On May 11, the match of the 28th round of the Russian Premier League Zenit – CSKA will take place. The game starts at 19:00 Moscow time. The bookmakers have already made a prediction; They consider the hosts as favorites: you can bet on the victory of the St. Petersburg team at odds of 1.74. The success of Muscovites is estimated at 5.40. Tie bets are accepted at 3.80.
Bookmaker odds for the RPL Zenit – CSKA match on May 11, 2024
Analysts believe that the RPL Zenit – CSKA match will not be productive: a total of more than 2.5 goals costs 2.07, and a total of less than 2.5 goals costs 1.81. If the hosts score, the odds will be 1.18. An away goal is available at odds of 1.66. You can bet on “both will score” for 2.02.
Analysis and forecast for the match of the 28th round of the Russian Championship “Zenit” – CSKA (05/11/2024)
The Russian Championship is coming to an end. The teams have three games left to play. On May 11, four matches of the 28th round of the RPL will be held. In one of them, Zenit will host CSKA at the Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg. The starting whistle will sound at 19:00 Moscow time.
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In the last three meetings in the Russian Championship, Zenit lost to Rubin (0:2) and Dynamo (0:1), and also drew with Fakel (1:1). Despite this, the St. Petersburg team continues to lead the championship standings. The difference with the next Krasnodar and Dynamo is one point.
Sergei Semak remains calm. He calmly assesses the situation and tries to correct the shortcomings. According to the coach, the team lacked offensive action and execution in the games in which points were lost. He stressed that there is only one algorithm to correct the situation: keep working.
A short break is good for the inhabitants of St. Petersburg. They have time to recover after the match with Fakel, correct their mistakes and score some points in training. The Zenit squad has champion quality. Semak just needs to figure out how to use the power of it in the most effective way.
The performance of the blue-white-blue team has decreased, although the club has more than enough forwards and midfielders. Only Mateo Cassierra scored 16 goals and gave three assists in 25 games in the RPL. In the last three games the forward did not perform any useful action. Maybe the debriefing and rest will help him improve.
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CSKA could use a rest either. In the last five games of the Russian championship they drew with Lokomotiv (3-3), Spartak (0-0) and Rubin (2-2), and lost to Akhmat (1-2) and Baltic (1-3). ). The red and blue fell to eighth place in the championship standings.
Throughout the season, the Muscovites have shown striking attacking football, but they constantly lose points. They developed serious mental problems. Vladimir Fedotov’s team repeatedly lost its lead on the scoreboard. This is surprising, because the coach is strong in psychology and motivation.
If in the first half of the season the army team missed a lot due to injuries, then in the last period it will no longer be possible to complain about it. A new problem has appeared: lack of discipline. Red-blue defenders often received cards and lost games due to disqualification.
Furthermore, CSKA’s goalkeeping position has weakened. The experienced Igor Akinfeev began to help less often and make mistakes more often. Age takes its toll. The 38-year-old goalkeeper participated in 23 RPL matches, in which he missed 32 goals. In the next match, Fedotov will surely try to reduce the load on the goalkeeper and give preference to a more defensive scheme.
Considering the St. Petersburg team’s problems in opening strong defensive lines, this would be a completely logical move. You can bet on Zenit to defeat CSKA and the total will be less than 3.5 goals at bookmakers with odds of 2.34. In the last nine head-to-head meetings, the teams have not scored more than three goals between them.
Of these nine matches, the army only won one and also drew two at home. Another evidence in favor of the victory of St. Petersburg is that a few days after the next match the teams will meet in the Russian Cup. The first match was played in Moscow and was characterized by a 1:1 draw.
Vladimir Fedotov is likely to decide to reserve the strength of the main players, in particular Abbosbek Faizullaev, for the second leg. The military team has no chance of winning anything in the championship, but it is quite capable of defending the title of winner of the Russian Cup.
Predictions and bets for the match RPL “Zenit” – CSKA on May 11, 2024
Zenit urgently needs to break the winless streak and strengthen its position in the championship race. A short break and the support of the home crowd should help Sergei Semak improve the situation. For CSKA it is more important to save energy for the Russian Cup. The history of head-to-head confrontations on the side of the inconclusive victory of the St. Petersburg team.
Tender: Zenit’s victory and the total was less than 3.5 goals in 2.34.
