Zenit and Rubin Kazan face off in mouth-watering clash

Zenit and Rubin Kazan face off this Saturday at the in an intriguing match in the Russian Premier League. Currently, Sergei Semak's team are 1st in the table with 40 points, while Rashid Rakhimov's team are 6th with 29 points.

After facing Dynamo Moskva in Russian Cup, Zenit turn their attention to the Russian Premier League where they challenge Rubin Kazan. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Sergei Semak's team and Rashid Rakhimov's team have faced each other forty-two times, with Zenit holding the advantage: 21 victories, against 12 victories of Rubin Kazan.

Considering only the Russian Premier League, there have been forty-one games played between the two teams, with 21 wins for Zenit, 9 draws and 11 wins for Rubin Kazan.

Considering the Russia 2023/24, from Zenit's most influential players, Claudinho has entered the field 20 times, and Douglas Santos has played the most minutes (1752). Mateo Cassierra is their current best scorer with 15 goals. As for Rubin Kazan, Yuri Dyupin is the most used player in a total of 20 games (1800 min). Mirlind Daku is the current best scorer with 4 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Zenit winning 3-0. It is expected to be an exciting clash, that can go either way.