The game takes place between two teams that are on the opposite ends of the table. Zenit are runaway leaders of the league while Tambov are in the middle of a relegation battle.
Tambov would take this as a game where they have nothing to lose and go on and fight to win. Zenit would take this as a game to make sure that they put the final nails in the coffin.
Zenit are in good form and should win this one easily.
Date- Wednesday, July 1
Kick-Off- 08:00 PM (ist)
Venue- Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
FC Tambov
Tambov haven’t started well in this second phase of the tournament and are desperate for points however they are up against the best team in the league and this is going to be the toughest encounter they will face this season so no reason for not fielding their best team. They are expected to field an aggressive 3-4-3 formation and they will rely on Kostyukov to deliver the goods
FC Tambov (Expected Playing 11)
Giorgi Shelia, Nikita Chagrov, Adessoye Oyewole, Aleksandr Filin, Aleksey Gritsaenko, Evgeniy Shlyakov, Igor Yurganov, Oleksandr Kapliienko, Soslan Takazov, Aleksey Rybin, Anton Kilin
Zenit St Petersburg (Expected Playing 11)
Zenit are in top form and would not settle for anything but a win. They won their last game and should opt for the same team in this game as well
Alexdaner Vasyutin, Andrey Lunev, Mikhail Kerzhakov, Nikita Goylo, Nikolay Rybikov, Branislav Ivanovic, Danila Prokhin, Douglas Santos, Emanuel Mammana, S. Azmoun, A Dzyuba
Captain Options
Sardar Azmoun– Having scored 10 goals already in the tournament, he is there most likely scorer in this game and is going to be the targetman for his team. He has the legs to last the entire game too.
Arten Dzyuba– The veteran showed in the previous game that he is not slowing down any time soon. He has scored 13 goals in the season already.
Branislav Ivanovic – The fullback is a key figure for them and is going to be a key person for providing delivery into the box for the strikers
Zenit St Petersburg are a better team and are to win this game.
Goalkeeper- Sheila
Defenders- Oyewole, Takazov, Ivanovic, Santos
Midfielders- Kilin, Ozdoev, Shatov, Zhirkov
Forwards- Dzyuba (‘C) Azmoun (VC)
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