The Premier League game at Solidarnost Samara Arena on Saturday will see home side Akron Tolyatti go up against opponents Zenit St Petersburg.
Our tips, poll and stats for Akron Tolyatti v Zenit St Petersburg can all be found here (including the best match odds).
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Akron Tolyatti
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Akron Tolyatti will be hoping to return to winning ways here after the 0-1 Relegation Play-offs loss in their previous 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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Last time out, Zenit St Petersburg drew 1-1 in the Super Cup match with Spartak Moscow.
The only name on the scoresheet from Zenit St Petersburg was Aleksandr Sobolev (98'). Christopher Martins (25') scored for Spartak Moscow. Zenit St Petersburg ran out winners after a 4-2 penalty shootout.
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 match between these sides was Premier League match day 18 on 06/12/2025 which ended up with the score at Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Akron Tolyatti.
On that occasion, Zenit St Petersburg managed 71% possession and 15 shots on goal with 6 on target. The goalscorers were Gerson (32') and Henrique (41').
Akron Tolyatti had 7 attempts on goal with 4 on target.
The match was refereed by Pavel Kukuyan.
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Team News: Akron Tolyatti
It’s our opinion that Akron Tolyatti could make use of the 4-3-3 formation for this game 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
From our viewpoint, Sine-Belo-Golubye might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 formation using 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,
13:07 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