On September 17, the match of matchday 8 of the Russian Premier League “Rubin” – “Zenith” will take place. The game starts at 16:30 Moscow time. The bookmakers have already made a forecast, they consider the guests as favorites: in the bookmakers you can bet on the victory of the St. Petersburg team with odds of 1.70. At 17:00 the experts evaluated the success of the Kazan team. Tie bets are accepted at 3.60.
Bookmaker odds for the RPL Rubin – Zenit match on September 17, 2023
Bookmakers believe that the RPL Rubin – Zenit match will be productive: a total of more than 2.5 goals is equal to 1.86, and a total of less than 2.5 goals is equal to 2.00. If the hosts score, the odds will be 1.56. The away goal is available in betting houses with an odds of 1.15. You can bet on “both will score” for 1.86.
Analysis and forecast for the match on matchday 8 of the Russian Championship “Rubin” – “Zenith” (09/17/2023)
After a brief break due to national team matches, we returned to the national level. On September 17, three matches of the eighth round of the Russian Premier League will be played. In one of them, the local Rubin and Zenit will face each other at the Ak Bars Arena stadium in Kazan. The kick-off is scheduled for 16:30 Moscow time.
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In seven matches of the Russian Championship, Rubin only beat Krylya Sovetov (2:1). They tied with Lokomotiv (2-2), Orenburg (1-1) and Dinamo (2-2). The Kazan team lost to Spartak (1-4), Rostov (0-3) and Pari NN (1-2). Therefore, they are in 13th place in the RPL standings.
Many believe that Rubin did not score as many points as he could. And there is some truth in this. In all these matches, Rashid Rakhimov’s team showed very beautiful and attacking football. However, in some places they were disappointed by the implementation and in others they were simply out of luck.
Rubin leads in expected goals. In seven games he scored 91 goals. Of them, only 33 were correct. Therefore, despite not obtaining the best results, the management of the Kazan team continues to believe in Rakhimov and his ideas. His players show a very attractive game.
In the summer, the coach welcomed several newcomers to help him. Some transfers don’t seem very logical and seem like an attempt to buy everything available. In one day, Rubin signed up to five players. However, among them there are also very promising players who can become team leaders in the future.
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However, in the context of the advantages, we must not forget about the big disadvantage. The Kazan team misses a lot. Despite the efforts of Yuri Dupin, in seven RPL matches Rubin scored 15 goals. Even teams in the relegation zone concede goals less frequently.
Zenit is doing better than Rubin. He occupies second place in the RPL standings. The difference with the leader Krasnodar is three points. In seven games, the blue and white team only lost to Dinamo (2-3). They also tied with Rostov (1-1) and CSKA (1-1).
The Saint Petersburg team will not get used to the absence of Malcom, who moved to Al-Hilal. In the last round match against CSKA, Sergei Semak’s team regained victory only at the end, in the 88th minute. It was more difficult for them to open the opponent’s defense and take the initiative.
In an attempt to compensate for Malcom’s departure this summer, Zenit loaned forward Wilson Isidore from Lokomotiv. However, Semak himself understands perfectly that the Frenchman will not be able to completely replace the Brazilian. In a recent interview, he admitted as much.
On the other hand, despite the offensive problems that have arisen, in seven games the Saint Petersburg team scored 15 goals, only Krylia Sovetov has more. True, they themselves lost a lot, by their own standards – six goals. In this situation, the best option to bet seems to be 2.5 goals for an odds of 1.86.
The last seven head-to-head meetings ended this way. Kazan won three of them, so in our opinion we should not rule them out. Of course, Zenit has an order of magnitude stronger squad. However, the match will take place at the Ak Bars Arena in Kazan, which will give Rubin a certain advantage.
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Blue-white-blue ones are a little less dangerous on the road. In the last 19 games of the Russian championship, they have only won away from home 10 times. There were also eight ties. It is possible that Rakhimov’s team can take points from the defending champion and bring more intrigue to this season.
Predictions and bets for the match RPL “Rubin” – “Zenit” on September 17, 2023
Rubin has a worse squad and worse results, loses a lot and wastes many chances. However, the support of the home crowd, the right attitude and summer transfers can help the Kazan team take points from Zenit. The Saint Petersburg team has problems building attacks and controlling the game. They score a lot, but despite themselves. Therefore, we will not identify a favorite. We suggest taking the lead in goals. Statistics and history of head-to-head matches for this result only.
Tender: total more than 2.5 goals for a quota of 1.86.
