After the defeats of Lokomotiv-Kuban at the first stage of the VTB United League championship, Zenit will do everything to take revenge in the next meeting with the “red-greens”, and from the point of view of motivation it looks like a favorite, the former national team defender told Russia Victor Keyru .
Zenit and Lokomotiv-Kuban will meet in the second stage match of the regular VTB United League championship on February 11 in St. Petersburg. The game starts at 13:00 (Moscow time). At the first stage, Javier Pascual’s team lost twice to the Krasnodar team. In the last two matches, Zenit lost to Pari Nizhny Novgorod and Yenisei.
— Zenit will be super motivated in the next match. After all, at the first stage of the championship he suffered two defeats against Lokomotiv. Zenit will be in a vengeful mood. Moreover, he played unsuccessfully in the last matches. So Loko will struggle in this confrontation, and from the point of view of feeling revenge, I would call Zenit the favorite in this match. Plus, it’s important that he plays in front of his fans. Therefore, I think the odds here are 55 to 45 in favor of Zenit.
At the same time, of course, it should be noted that Loko has found his game 100% and knows how to act in different situations. And in terms of play, he simply looks better. Zenit will therefore also have a difficult match ahead. But from a motivation and field point of view, he has an advantage,” Keiro told correspondent.
The Krasnodar team is in third place in the Group A standings, while the St. Petersburg team is fourth.
Watch the live broadcast of the match on February 11 on the channel from 12:55 (Moscow time), as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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