Just a few rounds ago, Krasnodar confidently took first place and was ahead of Zenit by seven points. In the last round, the blue-white-blues narrowed the gap, and now, the gap between St. Petersburg and Krasnodar is only two points.
Krasnodar’s invincibility dissipated in just two rounds. First, the Bulls drew 2-2 with Baltika, and now they lost to CSKA 0:1. The loss to the “army” was the first defeat of “Krasnodar ” in the current season of the RPL.
Zenit can regain the first place in the next round. This could happen if Zenit beat Baltika in Kaliningrad, and the powerful Wings of the Soviets beat Krasnodar.
Even if Zenit does not take first place in the next round, everything can be decided in a face-to-face meeting of the two teams in St. Petersburg. Then it may already become known which team will go on a winter break, taking first place.
Zenit took the second place thanks to victories over Krylia Sovetov and Akhmat. This season, the blue-white-blue team has formed an effective the duo of forwards Ivan Sergeev-Mateo Casserra. Players score almost every game, and often it is their goals that bring victory to Sergey Semak’s team.
