Zenit vs CSKA Prediction: The home team will get closer to the championship title

Prediction for the RPL match which will take place on May 11. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Zenit is having its worst stretch of the season but is still the main contender for the title. The St. Petersburg side had plenty of problems in the first half of the league, but after the winter break, they have been playing very well. In the opening six rounds, they won four games with two draws, and then they opened the way to the gold medals. However, at the turn of April and May, they began to lose points. They lost to Rubin and Dynamo - 0:2 and 0:1, respectively, and drew 1:1 with Fakel in the last round. One point in three games is a real misfortune for such a high-profile team, but the Blues remain in first place in the Premier League standings.

CSKA has already given up on the Premier League, where things are getting worse with each round. A year ago, they managed to make a significant improvement after the winter break, which allowed them to become vice-champions of the country, but now they have failed to pull off a similar trick. In nine spring league games, they beat only Krylya Sovetov and Fakel 2:0 and 4:1, respectively, and drew five more, with losses to Akhmat 1:2 and Baltika 1:3. Such a modest stretch leaves them only in eighth place in the standings. But they have already reached the final of the RPL FONBET Cup and, therefore, have an excellent chance of defending their title.

Zenit is the most stable team in the RPL, having won the national championship for the last five consecutive years. They have accumulated a lot of experience in stadium games, and therefore, it can be considered a grand sensation that they have picked up only one point in the last three rounds and at the finish of the season. Obviously, the current state of the team leaves much to be desired, but they should still pick up three points in the upcoming encounter, as the Army Men are playing even worse in the Premier League. They are focused on the Russian Cup, so they are unlikely to cause much trouble in the upcoming game.