FK Zenit St. Petersburg

vs

FK Akhmat Grozny

Predictions & Betting Tips

Tashuyev tasked with turning Akhmat’s season around

Zenit St. Petersburg are the clear favorites to win Saturday’s clash against Akhmat at -277, while the visitors are +950 shots to pull off an upset. The FK Zenit St. Petersburg vs FK Akhmat Grozny prediction for this match points toward the home side, and the odds for Zenit to win to nil could be tempting, but we’re going to take the even money on offer about the home side to come through unscathed. This game is of greater significance than most at this late stage of the season with Zenit still in the championship hunt and Akhmat fighting for their Premier League lives. While the FK Zenit St. Petersburg vs FK Akhmat Grozny preview underlines that the home team have been consistently excellent throughout the campaign to sit second in the table with 63 points from 29 games, Akhmat are down in 14th with just 25 points on the board. Sergei Tashuyev took over as Akhmat’s head coach in September 2024 and he faces a stern test in his first few weeks at the helm. The visitors have not been in great form, taking just one point from their last two matches – a hard-fought 1-1 home draw against Dynamo Makhachkala and a 3-2 defeat away to Akron Togliatti.

High-octane home team can overwhelm visitors

Zenit play high-pressure football, pressing opponents into submission and hitting them hard and fast when they win the ball back. It is an entertaining style of soccer that has served them well this season and especially at home, where they have won nine, drawn three and lost only two of their 14 Premier League 2024/2025 games. In contrast, Akhmat are a defensive-minded team that tries to frustrate their better opponents and hit them on the break. They are much more disciplined than their hosts, but will need to be at their best to prevent this Zenit side from pinning them back. Six months ago, when they met in the league, Zenit won 2-1 away and this FK Zenit St. Petersburg vs FK Akhmat Grozny prediction could follow a similar pattern with the hosts having too much quality and intensity for the visitors to handle. Zenit have won five and lost one of the previous six Premier League clashes between the teams, never drawing, and that’s why we think the high-pressure home side can win this without conceding. For more insight, our FK Zenit St. Petersburg vs FK Akhmat Grozny betting tips support backing the home team to keep a clean sheet.

Zenin have superior quality in key areas

Luciano Gondou leads the scoring charts for Zenit with 10 goals in 22 league appearances, but Aleksandr Sobolev is in better form with three of the team’s last six goals in all competitions. Akhmat’s top scorer is Maxim Samorodov with six goals in 23 league matches, but one of their best recent performances came from Georgi Melkadze, who has scored two of their last five league goals.