Zenit vs CSKA Moscow Prediction, Tips & Odds – Jul. 15, 2023

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July 14, 2023

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Zenit vs CSKA Moscow Prediction 15.07.2023. The football season in Russia begins with the Super Cup match, in which last year’s champion and winner of the Russian Cup traditionally meet. This time it’s Zenit and CSKA Moscow, and there’s no doubt that we will watch an exciting duel.

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Zenit vs CSKA Moscow Odds

Zenit vs CSKA Moscow 1×2: 2.05 / 3.40 / 3.80

Total goals over/under (2.5): 1.90 / 1.80

Handicap (-1.5/+1.5): 2.80 / 1.50

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Zenit Team News

Zenit has dominated the Russian championship for the past few years, and they are five consecutive league champions. In addition, they are three straight Super Cup winners, which shows this team’s quality.

However, after UEFA decided to ban Russian clubs from participating in its competitions, the quality of football in Russia is declining. Many clubs have a problem bringing quality players from the European Union, and along with domestic football players, the teams are made up of players from South America. Zenit brought in Du Queiroz and Gustavo Mantuan from Corinthians and Alexander Kovalenko from Sochi.

As part of the preparations for the new season, Zenit hosted the PARI Premier Cup, in which Neftchi, Fenerbahce, and Crvena Zvezda teams participated alongside them. Zenit beat Neftchi 3:1 in the first match, followed by a defeat against Red Star and a draw with Fenerbahce. After that, they played the last preparatory duel before the Super Cup final against the Saint Petersburg selection and won convincingly with 4:0 thanks to a hat trick by the experienced Erokhin.

F/T' | We take the win on penalties, and thank you @Fenerbahce_EN for a tough game. Good luck for the season! 🇹🇷🤝🇷🇺#ZenitFenerbahce 0-0 (4-3) pic.twitter.com/ml8qPvpzMT
— FC Zenit in English✨ (@fczenit_en) July 9, 2023

CSKA Moscow Team News

CSKA won the Russian Cup in the previous season, the team’s first trophy since 2015/2016 when they were champions. Also, CSKA finished the championship at the second place, and after Zenit, they were the best team in Russia.

However, the game of this team in the preparatory period worried most of the fans. The club bought the Brazilian Moises contract from International, which is the only reinforcement of the Moscow team this season. CSKA, after the duel with the lower league team Neftekhimik, played two friendly matches with Dynamo Moscow, which we believe everyone will want to forget. The matches were played in the format of 3*30 minutes, and Dynamo fully declared the rival. The result of the first match was 5:0 for Dynamo, while the same club won the second match 6:3.

Given these defeats, CSKA does not enter the duel with Zenit in the expected mood, and it remains to be seen how this will affect them in the game on Saturday.

«Динамо» забило три, а ещё два гола заработало за счёт победы в челленджах 😕

Завтра будем брать реванш во втором матче Братского кубка на ВТБ Арене 🔜

#ЦСКАДинамо pic.twitter.com/BBi8xhJzkR
— ПФК ЦСКА Москва (@pfc_cska) July 8, 2023

Zenit vs CSKA Moscow H2H

Zenit won eight of the previous nine matches between these two rivals, while CSKA recorded one victory when they won 1:0 at home. It was also the last duel between these teams.

Injuries and suspensions

Zenit: Rodrigo (injury)

CSKA Moscow: Agapov (injury)