Fakel Voronezh vs Zenit Prediction & Betting Tips (22 October)

Zenit are enjoying an incredible run of success on their top-flight travels, stringing together eight wins on the spin at the highest level of the Russian Cup. Fakel Voronezh, have found the going somewhat harder on their own patch of late, suffering four consecutive defeats in which they have conceded 10 goals.

Fakel Voronezh have been involved in just a single goalless draw over the course of their previous 19 top-flight home matches, so there is little reason to expect such a stalemate in this contest. That is because Zenit have made 41 trips since they were last involved in a 0-0 draw at the top table of Russian Cup, thus suggesting that they don’t have such a result in their locker.

Over the course of their last 13 Russian Cup matches, Zenit have been involved in just a couple of contests in which both teams have found the net, so this is a pretty unusual occurrence. Not only that, but at least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet from eight of the previous 10 top-flight fixtures involving Fakel Voronezh.