FK Rostov vs Zenit Petersburg Match Preview

After a decent performance, Rostov managed to win against Tambov on the road. Rostov faced no trouble in keeping their lead since the first half of the game. Undoubtedly, tonight's game against champions Zenit will be much a more difficult one for V. Karpin's team, considering also the defeat they faced in the last round of the previous season, only three weeks ago.

Central defender Chistyakov, remains doubtful for the hosts, while the newly transferred defender Smirnov from Khimki will probably not play tonight.

In their opening game of the season, Zenit prevailed with 0-2 over the newcomers, Rotor, on the road, in a game where the hosts created many chances but didn't manage to score. However, the quality difference between these two teams was huge and the outcome of this game was definitely deserved forZenit. Zenit's main target remains the same as last season, when they won comfortably the title with a margin of 15 points from the second-placed team.

Zenit's missings for tonight's game are goalkeeper Lunev as well as right-back Sutormin who was diagnosed positive in COVID-19.

Zenit are the big favorites for this game, having great quality of players and the experience needed to face Rostov and grab all three points. On the other hand, the hosts know that the have to play offensively try to score  at least once in order to match the champions. BTTS: Yes seems very likely for this one, so this is my final call.