Continuing its domination in the Russian top-flight, Zenit Saint Petersburg has a four-point lead over the second-placed Dinamo Moscow. The defending champions are the league's best offensive side this season, and have also been second in goals conceded. Sergei Semak's men are by far the best home team in the league, winning seven of eight matches they played at the Gazprom Arena. Zenit comes from a 2-0 away win against its rival, CSKA Moscow, and has last been defeated vs. Juventus in the Champions League, a 4-2 loss in Italy. Contrary to the hosts, Rostov's main goal this season will be to stay in the top-tier. The guests are currently eleventh, and only one point separates them from the relegation-threatened Ufa.

Rostov has lost four of its previous five meetings against Zenit, and are without a victory in Saint Petersburg since 2013. These two already met this season, with the league leaders winning 4-2 on Rostov's ground. The visitors come from a 2-0 loss to Akhmat Grozny, winning just one of the last five matches. Vitaly Kafanov's squad is on a four-game winless streak while playing on the road, and has won only one of its last eight visits. Coming into this meeting, the guests will be without Armin Gigovic, Kento Hashimoto, Pavel Mamaev, and Nikolay Poyarkov.

The hosts are missing Stanislav Kritsyuk and Wendel ahead of this duel. Zenit's last three home matches have been impressive, as the hosts won 5-1, 4-1, and the historical 7-1 win against their biggest rival and the second-biggest team in Russia, Spartak Moscow. They also gave Juventus a hard ninety minutes in the CL, only for the Italians to score in the late 86th minute.

I expect the hosts to give Rostov a tough game, and to win persuasively on the home ground. Good luck!

圣彼得堡泽尼特继续其在俄罗斯顶级联赛中的统治地位，目前领先第二名莫斯科迪纳摩4分。卫冕冠军是本赛季联赛中进攻最好的球队，失球数排名第二。谢尔盖·斯迈克的球队是目前为止联盟中最好的主场球队，他们在俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司球场的8场比赛中赢了7场。泽尼特在客场2-0战胜了对手莫斯科中央陆军，并且在冠军联赛中输给了尤文图斯，在意大利4-2负于对手。与东道主相反，罗斯托夫本赛季的主要目标是留在顶级联赛。客队目前排名第十一，与面临降级威胁的乌法队仅差一分。

罗斯托夫在与泽尼特的五场比赛中输掉了四场，自2013年以来，罗斯托夫在圣彼得堡的比赛中从未取得过胜利。这两支球队本赛季已经相遇，在罗斯托夫主场以4-2取胜。客队0 - 2负于阿赫玛特·格罗兹尼，在最近的五场比赛中只赢了一场。维塔利。卡法诺夫的球队在客场比赛中四连败，在最近的八场客场比赛中只赢过一场。参加这次会议的嘉宾没有阿明·吉欧维奇、桥本健藤、帕维尔·马耶夫和尼古拉·波雅科夫。

在这场决斗之前，主办方失去了斯坦尼斯拉夫·克里茨尤克和温德尔。泽尼特最近的三场主场比赛都令人印象深刻，主场分别以5-1和4-1获胜，并以7-1历史性地战胜了他们最大的对手、俄罗斯第二大球队莫斯科斯巴达克队。在冠军联赛中，他们也给了尤文图斯一个艰难的90分钟，只是意大利人在86分钟后才进球。

我希望主队能给罗斯托夫一场艰苦的比赛，并在主场取得令人信服的胜利。好运！