Фарм-команда «Зенита» отправляется в Челябинск

Zenit-2 is preparing to face Chelbasket on the road in the 21st round of the regular season of the Fonbet Super League. The team has failed to win three consecutive matches, and now the farm is heading to Chelyabinsk fully prepared to get back on the winning track.

Our opponent is in 7th place in the standings, with 10 wins and 10 losses. The blue-whites shares 3rd-5th place with Khimki and Dynamo from Vladivostok.

After starting the new year with three defeats, the Ural team managed to redeem themselves in recent matches. In the last two rounds, Chelbasket defeated Tambov on the road (63:79) and one of the leaders of the regular season, CSKA-2 (83:89).

The main scorer for the hosts is Andrey Toptunov. On average, the guard scores 14.6 points per game and makes 4.5 assists. Chelyabinsk's center Vadim Stupeda leads the Super League in offensive rebounds, with 3.1 per game (tied with Kirill Gornaev from Barnaul).

In their previous head-to-head meetings, Zenit-2 has won 2 times, while Chelbasket has claimed 1 victory.

Zenit-2 head coach Oliver Popovic on the match against the Ural team:

Chelbasket is on a winning streak, while we are on a losing streak. The team has experience and quality. We are facing a tough match and a challenging period. Two weeks ago, we were near the top of the standings, and now a very serious battle for the playoffs has begun. We still have 10 games left in the regular season — 6 away and 4 at home. It will be very difficult.

The game will take place on February 3 and will begin at 17:00 St. Petersburg time. The match will be broadcast on the website of the Russian Basketball Federation.