Zenit-2 will face Barnaul away

The reserve team continues its away game series across Siberian cities. Following a victory over Novosibirsk (66:73), Oliver Popovic's squad will face Barnaul in the 18th round of the regular season of the Fonbet Super League.

Zenit-2 enters the Saturday clash as one of the league leaders, sharing the top 1-3 spots with CSKA-2 from Moscow and Temp-SUMZ from Revda."Barnaul, on the other hand, holds 7th place in the standings with 8 wins and 9 losses.

In their last game, Alexander Gerasimov's team defeated league underdog Dynamo Grozny at home with a score of 70:64. The standout player for the Siberians in that match was team captain Maxim Beloshapko, who scored 19 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and made 2 steals.

Over the season, Barnaul ranks among the top three teams in ball movement, averaging 17.7 assists per game. The hosts are also second in the Super League for steals per game (10), trailing only the CSKA-2.

On an individual level, Barnaul forward Kirill Gornaev is second in the league in rebounds (8.1 per game), while Maxim Beloshapko leads the league in steals with 2.1 per game.

In their last five head-to-head meetings, the blue-whites team holds the advantage with three wins compared to Barnaul’s two.

The game will take place on January 18 at the "Pobeda" sports complex. Tip-off is scheduled for 14:00 St. Petersburg time, with a live broadcast available on the Russian Basketball Federation's website.