Zenit will arrive in Perm on the morning of the game. PARMA vs Zenit. Preview

Zenit announces that, due to reasons beyond the club’s control, the main team's flight to Perm has been delayed. The initial daytime flight was canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions, and a charter flight was also blocked for the same reason.

The start time of the match against PARMA has changed — the meeting will take place on February 8 at 17:30 St. Petersburg time.

More details about the game of the 31st round of the VTB United League regular season.

Context

Over the past month, Evgeny Pashutin’s team has experienced highs and lows. On one hand, they started the new calendar year strong with a road victory over Loko (77:82), marking their third consecutive win this season. They also secured home victories against Enisey (77:74) and Uralmash (88:84). On the other hand, they suffered a crushing defeat against CSKA (64:101) and lost crucial points in away matches against direct competitors in the standings — MBA-MAI (91:76), Avtodor (94:63), and Samara (86:78).

However, in the most recent round, playing at home, PARMA showed great resilience against UNICS, nearly ending their opponent’s winning streak. The match ended in a narrow win for Kazan (92:93), despite a late three-pointer from Alex Hamilton that almost secured victory for the home side.

PARMA’s leading scorer Garrett Nevels averages 16.3 points per game, making him the fourth-best scorer in the league, just 0.3 points ahead of Zenit’s Dwayne Bacon. Their second key player, Royce Hamm, leads the league in rebounds with 8.7 per game.

Head-to-head

This will be the 23rd meeting between the two teams in VTB United League history. Zenit has dominated past encounters, winning 19 times, while PARMA has won just 3.

Quotes

Zenit head coach Xavi Pascual on the upcoming game against PARMA:

We are going to play in Perm. One team with a very good coach and they are making very good things. At home, in the last three games, they won Enisey, they won Uralmash, and they were ready to win UNICS. So, with this is enough to understand how difficult it's going to be. And we are going to finish this mini cycle with three games in six days so we have to be ready physically and mentally to win.

Who. Where. When. 

Opponent: PARMA

Location: Molot Arena, Perm

Date: February 8, 17:30 (St. Petersburg time)

Broadcast: VTB United League website, Okko Sport, Start TV