Read our prediction for Zenit vs Lokomotiv Moscow below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Zenit vs Lokomotiv Moscow Prediction & Betting tips
In the Russian Premier League, the 28th – and thus third from last – matchday of the current season is on the program this weekend. An absolute treat awaits the fans of Eastern European football. On the late Sunday afternoon there is the absolute top game between the league leader and the first pursuer. Zenit St. Petersburg and Lokomotiv Moscow face each other in the Gazprom Arena.
Zenit St. Petersburg:
In recent years, the sky blues have underpinned their supremacy in Russian football. Winning the title this season would be the third championship in a row for Zenit Saint Petersburg. The personality of head coach Sergey Semak is closely related to this dominance. The 45-year-old ex-professional has an average of 1.98 points per game after 123 competitive games.
Last season Zenit achieved an outstanding 72 points in 30 league games and remained without defeat in all 15 home games (10-5-0). Although the league leader has not achieved this point yield in the current season and has already had to deal with a defeat in the Gazprom Arena, the home strength is impressive.
Moscow locomotive:
Given the course of the season, it’s almost a bit of a surprise that the 41-year-old Serbian Marko Nikolic is still a trainer at Lokomotiv Moscow at the beginning of May. He only took up his post last June and had to cope with many setbacks, especially at the beginning of this season. The team not only fell short of expectations internationally, but also in the league it didn’t go according to plan for a long time.
In autumn 2019 19 games were played in the Russian league and at that time the Nikolic-Elf was in the completely disappointing eighth place in the table. A possible championship was not even an issue for the most daring optimists, even the European qualification seemed unlikely.
Zenit vs Lokomotiv Moscow head to head matches
30.08.20 PL Lokomotiv Moscow Zenit 0 : 0
07.08.20 SC Zenit Lokomotiv Moscow 2 : 1
29.02.20 PL Zenit Lokomotiv Moscow 0 : 0
28.09.19 PL Lokomotiv Moscow Zenit 1 : 0
06.07.19 SC Zenit Lokomotiv Moscow 2 : 3
* Our advice is: Zenit to win
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.55
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!