Akron Tolyatti are going up against visitors Zenit St Petersburg at Solidarnost Samara Arena in this Premier League match on Saturday.
View all of the Akron Tolyatti v Zenit St Petersburg predictions, poll and stats below - plus the latest match odds.
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Akron Tolyatti
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Akron Tolyatti will be hoping for a better result following the 0-1 Relegation Play-offs losing effort in their last game against Rotor Volgograd.
Srđan Blagojević's Akron Tolyatti have hit the back of the net a sum total of 5 times in their prior half-dozen outings. The comparative number of goals that have been scored against them in that time stands at 9.
Zenit St Petersburg
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Previously, Zenit St Petersburg drew 1-1 in the Super Cup match with Spartak Moscow.
The only player to score from Zenit St Petersburg was Aleksandr Sobolev (98'). Christopher Martins (25') was the scorer for Spartak Moscow. After a tense 4-2 penalty shootout, Zenit St Petersburg were victorious.
A succession of steadfast showings by the Zenit St Petersburg defensive unit has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their previous 6 fixtures overall. In that period of time, their own forwards have managed to score 9.
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Head to head
The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Premier League match day 18 on 06/12/2025 and the score finished Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Akron Tolyatti.
In that game, Zenit St Petersburg managed 71% possession and 15 shots on goal with 6 on target. The scorers were Gerson (32') and Henrique (41').
Akron Tolyatti had 7 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.
The referee was Pavel Kukuyan.
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Team News: Akron Tolyatti
We think that Akron Tolyatti will probably use the 4-3-3 formation featuring Ignat Terekhovsky, Yomar Rocha, Rodrigo Escoval, Marat Bokoev, Roberto Fernández, Kristijan Bistrovic, Aleksa Djurasovic, Stefan Loncar, Dmitriy Pestryakov, Maksim Boldyrev and G. Tavares Benchimol.
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Team News: Zenit St Petersburg
There’s a good chance that Sine-Belo-Golubye seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, going with Denis Adamov, Vanja Drkusic, Igor Diveev, Nino, Román Vega, Wilmar Barrios, Wendel, Gustavo Mantuan, Maksim Glushenkov, Pedro and Aleksandr Sobolev.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Akron Tolyatti are capable enough to score against this Zenit St Petersburg team, although one goal probably won’t quite be enough to prevent defeat.
We therefore reckon that it will be a narrow 1-2 winning margin for Zenit St Petersburg when the referee blows the final whistle. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.
Renata Leite,
08:25 21/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Akron Tolyatti
Formed: 2018
Stadium: Solidarnost Samara Arena (44,918)
Captain: Ionuţ Nedelcearu
Chairman: Konstantin Klyushev
Manager: Srđan Blagojević