The end of the Russian Premier League is really exciting. With four dates to go, Zenit de San Petersburgo, team of Wilmar Barrios and Mateo Cassierra, and Krasnodar, club of Kevin Castaño and Jhon Córdobafight to win the title of the 32nd edition of the championship.
Both teams have 50 points. Zenit, which has 15 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, occupies first place with a goal difference of +21, while Krasnodar is +16 after 14 games won, 8 drawn and 4 lost. Dinamo Moscow, which is third, is also very close with 47 units.
Krasnodar will seek its first title in the history of the competition in both the current Russian Premier League and the defunct Supreme League of the Soviet Union. In addition, he will try to end a streak of 5 consecutive championships for Zenit Saint Petersburg, which hopes to become champion again to reach 10 titles and equal Spartak Moscow as the most winners.
Fixture Zenit and Krasnodar
St. Petersburg Zenit
- Fakel Voronezh – Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Zenit Saint Petersburg – CSKA Moscow
- Ajmat – Zenit St. Petersburg
- Zenit St. Petersburg – Rostov
FC Krasnodar
- Akhmat – FC Krasnodar
- Spartak Moscow – FC Krasnodar
- PFC Sochi – FC Krasnodar
- FC Krasnodar – Dinamo Moscow
Cassierra vs. Córdoba, the fight for the goalscoring loot
In addition to fighting for the title, Mateo Cassierra and Jhon Córdoba are in the fight for the scoring loot of the Russian Premier League. The two forwards of the Colombian National Team have been figures not only of their teams but of the competition in general and between them they have scored 30 goals in the current season.
The first place goes to the Zenit Saint Petersburg attacker, who has scored 16 goals to date, while the Krasnodar player has accumulated 14 goals, after reducing the difference last day with his double against Baltika. 4 and 5 assists, respectively, are part of his attacking statistics. Three goals each in the Russian Cup are also added to those numbers.
Mateo Cassierra’s goals: 2 vs Pari NN, 1 vs Rostov, 1 vs Spartak Moscow, 2 vs Ural, 1 vs Rubin Kazan, 1 vs Lokomitiv Moscow, 1 vs Sochi, 1 vs Akhmat Grozny, 1 vs Baltika, 1 vs Krasnodar, 1 vs Lokomitv Moscow, 1 vs Pari NN, 1 vs Ural and 1 vs Krasnodar.
Goals by Jhon Córdoba: 1 vs Dinamo Moscow, 1 vs Sochi, 1 vs Spartak Moscow, 1 vs Rubin Kazan, 1 vs Rostov, 1 vs Baltika, 1 vs Samara, 1 vs Ural, 1 vs Rostov, 2 vs Pari NN, 1 vs Fakel Voronezh and 2 vs Baltika.
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