The home team Zenit will host the guests FC Orenburg. The meeting will take place at the arena Газпром Арена (Санкт-Петербург) - 22 October 2025 year.
Last time, in the head-to-head between the clubs, the home team celebrated success. By the way, this winning match was also played at home by Zenit.
The team Zenit achieved victory with a minimal win. FC Orenburg will surely want to get revenge for this defeat.
The teams have faced each other 2 times in the recent past. The FC Orenburg club lost all of those matches to Zenit. This leads to some conclusions being made.
Let's try to understand and analyze which team is stronger.
Zenit: It is in first place in the standings out of 4. Coach Семак, Сергей continues working with the team, which is in excellent form.
Recently, the team has managed to show a more organized defense away from home. At the moment, the club has the best defense in the current competition. This is confirmed by the number of goals conceded мячей.Information for thought:
The last time the team Зенит played a home match against the club Крылья Советов, which took place 10 месяцев назад. A brilliant shootout with an abundance of goals undoubtedly delighted the fans. The guests won, managing to score one more goal. But that was enough for victory.. One match before this the team Зенит played an away match against the club Фенербахче, it took place 11 месяцев назад. The match was played under roughly equal conditions, the teams exchanged goals, but the club Фенербахче managed to score one more goal.
FC Orenburg: Occupies fourth place in the standings out of 4. This team is coached by Ахметзянов, Ильдар. The team is in poor form.
Recently, the team has been showing a more organized defense away from home. Let's consider how the team performed in recent games:
Last time 7 месяцев назад the team played a home match against the club Рубин. The match was exciting with мячами scored. Both teams played without regard to their defense, which resulted in 8 goals scored. But for the home team, it ended in defeat.. Before this 11 месяцев назад the team played an away match against the club Динамо Махачкала. The team Оренбург failed to secure an away victory. The score was 2:1 which marked a defeat with a minimal goal difference. . There were plenty of fouls in the match, resulting in 8 yellow cards. The game did not go as planned, as the team was down to ten men already in the first half. The red card influenced the final result of this encounter..
Dynamo Moscow
Dynamo Makhachkala
Krylia Sovetov
Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Rostov
Khimki
FC Orenburg
CSKA Moscow
Akhmat
FC Krasnodar
Nizhny Novgorod
Zenit
Akron Tolyatti
Rubin Kazan
Fakel VoronezhThe forecast for the match between Zenit and Orenburg is difficult to predict due to the inconsistency of both teams. Considering the results of previous matches and Orenburg's interesting approach to the game, a thrilling encounter with goals from both sides can be expected. Taking into account that both teams have defensive problems, a high-scoring match should be anticipated. However, Zenit is overall stronger and may win thanks to the higher class of players and better attacking play. Most likely, we will see a high-scoring match with a scoreline of 3-1 in favor of Zenit.
Prediction: In the match between Zenit and Orenburg, it is likely that no more than 3 goals will be scored. Both teams will focus on defense, which could result in a low-scoring game. Zenit is a strong team, but facing Orenburg could be challenging for both teams' attacking lines. Therefore, we can assume that the number of goals scored will remain low. Based on these factors, a low-scoring game is predicted, making a bet on the total under 3 goals more likely.
I'll take a risk on the away team scoring a goal. Orenburg lost 3-5 to Zenit at home in the cup. Zenit has 5 wins out of 5 and has already advanced to the playoffs as the first team. So, there is a chance that the away team will score a goal, as Semak is unlikely to field the optimal lineup. Both teams have already advanced from the group, so the match may be played in a relaxed manner. I believe that Orenburg will be able to score against Zenit again.
Zenit, despite the crisis, will strive for victory due to dominance in head-to-head meetings and support from the fans. High motivation and a deep squad contribute to successful performances. Opponents may resort to rotation due to lack of tournament significance. Zenit's strong bench gives them an advantage. It is expected that the hosts will win at least twice, securing victory in the match.
