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In Moscow on July 6 Zenit and Lokomotiv will meet in the final of the Supercup of Russia – in my prediction I estimated chances of each of commands for a trophy.
Zenit SPB
Zenit in last season was great - from the very first tours Sergey Semak's team was beaten out in leaders and as a result nobody managed to stop it. With 64 points the St. Petersburg club won the champion's title, having overtaken in the table of the today's rival on eight points.
In the summer "blue-white-blue" already carried out one loud transfer – Brazilian Douglas Santos designed to strengthen defense of club came from Hamburg. The team prepared for a season through friendly duels, in the last was beaten with the score 1:0 "Crvena Zvezda". It is remarkable that Zenit won all four control meetings, played three of them on zero in defense.
Lokomotiv
Lokomotiv fully in a champion race did not participate in last season – Yuri Semin's team failed start of a season and made the way in a zone of the Champions League with fights. As a result "railroad workers", contrary to all forecasts, finished the championship on the second line, but lagged behind Zenit on eight points, without having imposed it fight.
So far Lokomotiv is not too active in the transfer market, but one loud news nevertheless from club arrived – Krykhovyak who spent all last season in club in rent and helped team to break through in a group stage of the Champions League was redeemed from PSG.
"Railroad workers" in the last friendly match won back on zero with Slovak Gilina, before without problems were beaten Czech Zlin (4:2) and Austrian Klagenfurt (3:1).
Statistics and personal meetings
- Teams met in the Supercup final twice – both times the trophy took away Zenit
- Zenit lost only in one of 14 last matches
- In each of the last three matches Lokomotiv passed from Zenit
Zenit perfectly spent last season and will obviously stake today only on a victory in attempt to win the next trophy – the team has every chance to achieve success. In last season Semak brought together powerful collective and delivered to team a game as showed friendly matches in off-season – former mutual understanding players did not lose.
Lokomotiv is an experienced cup fighter, but Zenit looks now much more powerfully, both on quality of soccer, and on selection of players therefore the obvious favourite of a meeting it is possible to call the champion of Russia.
Zenit SPB – Lokomotiv W1 with 2,42 for 2% of bank
Zenit SPB – Lokomotiv 1(0) with 1,7 for 5% of bank
Zenit SPB – Lokomotiv Ind. Total More Than 1 with 1,7 for 8% of bank
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