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ZEN vs UFA Dream11 Match Preview: Zenit St. Petersburg will look to extend their lead at the top as they host FC Ufa for their 21st fixture in the Russian Premier League. From the last five games, Zenit has won four and drawn one and sit comfortably at the first spot with 46 points, while being eight points ahead of Lokomotiv Moscow and FC Krasnodar. As for FC Ufa, they were recently on the receiving end of a 2-0 defeat against FC Krasnodar, in spite of winning back-to-back games versus CSKA Moscow and Dalian Pro. FC Ufa is currently 9th in the Russian Premier League with 25 points on board.
Match Details
Date- Monday, March 9
Kick-Off- 9:30 PM (IST)
Venue- Krestovsky Stadium
Zenit St. Petersburg
FC Zenit are through to the semi-finals of the Russian Cup after beating FK Akhmat in midweek and could go with some changes. Branislav Ivanovic is undergoing suspension after an accumulation of bookings Artem Dzyuba and Sebastian Driussi are on their way back from injuries, however, Sergey Semak is optimistic of the duo being back in the matchday squad. Sardar Azmoun missed out the cup game due to illness and is still in doubt to start here.
FC Ufa
Aleksandr Shukov is ruled out for the visitors due to suspension. Daniil Krgovoy is a long term absentee due to injury and will not be available here. Lovro Bizjak and Vyacheslav Krotov will be expected to lead the attack. Jimmy Tabidze, Ionut Nedeclcearu and Bojan Jokic should be the back three. Thill, Fomin and Urunov are likely to accommodate midfield.
ZEN (Expected Playing 11)- Lunev; Santos, Rakitskiy, Osorio, Karavaev; Zhirkov, Barrios, Ozdoev, Malcom; Sutormin, Rigoni
UFA (Expected Playing 11)- Belenov; Tabidze, Nedelcearu, Jokic; Aliev, Thill, Fomin, Urunov, Emelyanov; Krotov, Bizjak
Magomed Ozdoev has bagged three goals and has two assists with a pass accuracy of 85.2% from 1566 minutes in the league this season for Zenit. Ozdoev’s inclusion in the Dream11 Match Prediction squad could earn the users a decent amount of points.
Daniil Fomin can pack a punch from the midfield role. Fomin has three goals and has a pass accuracy of 72.8% from 19 appearances this season.
Artem Dzyuba if fit from Zenit’s end can be lethal up front. The centre forward has 11 goals and nine assists with a pass accuracy of 69% from 19 appearances this season. Having Dzyuba in today match prediction squad could earn the user maximum points.
Vyacheslav Krotov has impressed in the advanced role for FC Ufa. Krotov has two goals, an assist and has a pass accuracy of 73.3% from 843 minutes in the league this season.
Zenit St. Petersburg has won their last four games against FC Ufa at home in all competitions and will be expected to win once again.
Goalkeeper- A Belenov
Defenders- Y Osorio, D Santos, Y Rakitskiy, B Jokic
Midfielders- M Ozdoev (C), Malcolm, O Thill, D Fomin
Forwards- A Dzyba (VC), V Krotov
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