Zenit and CSKA Battle for Premier League Title Foothold
A single point separates these heavyweights as third-place Zenit host fourth-place CSKA Moscow in a critical clash for continental positioning.
Zenit enter this fixture in third place with 12 points, trailing the league leaders by six. They successfully arrested a minor slump by defeating Fakel 1-0 in their last outing, following a disappointing 2-0 loss to Spartak Moscow. Sergey Semak’s side remains firmly in the title race with 24 games remaining and will look to exploit their home advantage at the Gazprom Arena.
CSKA Moscow sit just one place behind their hosts, also on 12 points, currently occupying a continental qualification spot. Marko Nikolic’s men are unbeaten in their last five matches but have struggled to turn draws into wins, most recently held to a 2-2 stalemate by Akron. They will rely on a defensive unit that has kept two clean sheets in their last three games.
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Strength rating and xG.
Elo is overall team strength. xG is the goals an average team would score from the same chances.
One strength number built from every result a team has had. Higher means stronger.
Zenit are the stronger side — 103 rating points clear of CSKA Moscow.
Goals scored and conceded.
Per-game averages this season. Use the buttons to split the goals by venue.
Both teams across every game this season.
ZenitCSKA MoscowWhole season, home and away combined — Zenit 9 games, CSKA Moscow 9 games.
ZenitCSKA MoscowPast meetings.
Their recent form.
Where they sit in the table.
Premier League (Russia) standings · both teams highlighted in context.
