Zenit vs CSKA Prediction: Betting on the home team to win

Prediction for the Russian Cup match which will take place on May 15. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Zenit is not doing well at the end of the season. Their last win was almost a month ago, when they beat Orenburg 1:0 at home. Since then, they have played four more games in the Premier League, losing to Rubin 0:2, Dynamo 0:1, CSKA 0:1, and a 1:1 draw with Fakel. They haven't had such a poor run of form in a long time, and it came at the peak of the title race, so they are now only second in the standings. In addition, they have yet to secure a place in the Russian Cup, having drawn 1:1 with CSKA Moscow in the first leg of their RPL semi-final.

CSKA are no longer solving tournament problems in the current Russian league, being a solid mid-table Premier League side, but the Army Men have a direct impact on the championship race. Last week they travelled to St. Petersburg, where they suddenly beat a much more motivated Zenit 1:0. Another thing is that this victory was the first for the Red-Blues in the RPL since 7 April, when they beat Fakel 4:1. After that, they drew three times, and in the matches with Akhmat and Baltika they lost 1:2 and 1:3, respectively. They are now sixth in the standings. But they continue to defend their title in the Russian Cup, having already reached the final of the RPL, where they drew with Zenit 1:1 in the first game.

Zenit is the strongest team in Russia at the end of each of the five previous seasons, but now they got into a crisis, because of which two rounds before the finish of the championship lost the leadership. Now the fate of the title is out of their hands, and they need to rectify the situation at least through the FONBET Cup of Russia. They only need to win twice to win the tournament, so they will do their best to do so. The Neva team is vastly superior to the Army Men in terms of skill and rotation options, and they'll have the support of the stands on their side in the upcoming clash.