In the All-Russain clash in the Euro League, Zenit Saint Petersburg host defending champions CSKA Moscow at Yubileyny Sports Palace, looking to end their barren run in home games this season. The game could lack intensity as both the teams have less than 48 hours to prepare for the tilt having featured in Wednesday’s schedule.
But the hosts have their task cut out as CSKA Moscow are playing some of the best Basketball in the tournament. However, the visitors suffered a rare defeat in the last game when they went down 79-84 at home against Olympiacos Piraeus.
Zenit should strike with all their might when CSKA are feeling low. The hosts will also draw some motivation from their early meeting against CSKA in the domestic competition when Zenit pulled out 79-82 victors.
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MATCH DETAILS:
Match Timing: November 01, 2019, @ 10:30 PM IST
Venue – Yubileyny Sports Palace
Capacity- 7,012
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Fantasy picks:
Will Thomas: One of the most consistent performers for Zenit this season. He is averaging in the double digits in Euro League.
Mateusz Ponitka: The 26-year-old has averaged around 20 points per game in the last 3 Euro League games.
Auston Hollins, Andrew Albicy and Coltin Iversion all are in good form for Zenit.
Mike James: He is absolutely on fire at the moment. He has scored a combined 72 points in the last 3 games for CSKA Moscow.
Darrun Hilliard: The former San Antonio Spurs star has scored at 18 points per game in the last 3 matches.
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Euro League Probable Five:
Zenit Saint Petersburg: Will Thomas, Anton Ponkrashov, Austin Hollins, Dmitry Khvostov, Anton Pushkov
CSKA Moscow: Mike James, Darrun Hillard, Kyle Hines, Nikita Kurbanov, Johannes Voigtmann
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Euro League team news:
Zenit Saint Petersburg: Andrey Zubkov remains out due to a thigh injury. He is expected to miss the next 2-3 months of action.
Zenit Saint Petersburg’s captain Evgeny Voronov has been ruled out as well with an ankle injury but Anton Pushkov was fit enough to feature last time around and should be fine for this match.
CSKA Moscow: Kosta Koufos remains out at the moment due to a foot injury.
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ZEN vs MOS DREAM11 Teams:
Team 1:
PG: M James (SP), A Albicy
SG: D Hillard, A Hollins
SF: M Ponitka
PF: W Thomas
C: K Hines, C Iverson
Team 2:
PG: M James (SP)
SG: D Hillard, A Hollins
SF: M Ponitka, N Kurbanov
PF: W Thomas, J Voigtmann
C: K Hines, C Iverson