Both teams know each other inside out and it’s hard to pick a winner here. Zenit haven’t lost to CSKA in the Russian league in recent times. Although the last two cup games between each other ended in a win for the Army club: 2:0 and 3:0. On those occasions though i think it is fair to say that Zenit were not properly prepared and their focus this time around should be much improved.
Both teams are still fighting to win the league, although they will certainly want to do all that they can to add this trophy as well. It’s a hard one to call and I can’t predict a winner; however, I can see goals. Both teams have plenty of quality going forward, and It is likely that there will be two or three goals before the final whistle blows.
Given the quality both sides have in attack I think we could safely go for both teams to score, although match goals 2-3 looks slightly more appealing and that’s the selection here.