Zenit St. Petersburg - Kemerovo predictions and free betting tips [09/04/2024]

On Tuesday a Russian Super League play-off match for places 5 to 8 is set to take place between St. Petersburg's Zenit and Kemerovo's Kuzbass.

Zenit

The St. Petersburg team are sitting fifth in the league table and are in decent form. In the previous stage, they put up a sturdy fight against Moscow's 'Dynamo', ultimately conceded defeat 2:3. This, however, followed a confident winning streak of seven games. Cumulatively this season, they have bagged eighteen victories and suffered twelve losses.

Kuzbass

The guests, currently ranked sixth in the Super League, have been playing rather erratically as of late. In their last play-off match against 'Belogorie', they had no chances and suffered a crushing 0:3 defeat. Even before that, they struggled significantly against 'Nova', with the result extraordinarily coming down to a golden set where Kuzbass emerged victoriously with a score of 15:13. Over the course of thirty season matches this season, the team has racked up seventeen wins against thirteen losses.

Head-to-Head 

Since 2022, the teams have faced off five times. Zenit emerged on top thrice (3:2, 3:0, 3:1), while Kuzbass clinched two victories (3:2, 3:1).

Prediction for the match Zenit - Kuzbass

'Zenit has the clear upper hand in this match, given the current abysmal form of Kuzbass. I foresee a win for the hosts but it's unlikely that Kuzbass will roll over without scoring any points. Hence, my wager here would be for Handicap 2 (+2.5) at 1.52.