The farm team will play its last away match of the year in Tambov

After the match against CSKA-2 in Moscow, Zenit-2 headed to Tambov, where Oliver Popovic's team will play its final away game of the year. The match against the "wolves" will take place tomorrow, December 18, at 19:00. Here’s everything you need to know about the 12th round match of the FONBET Super League regular season.

One-third of the regular season is already behind us, and the standings remain very tight. The Blue-White-Sky Blues are in 7th place with 6 wins. At the same time, several teams from 2nd to 6th place have just one more victory. Tambov — our next opponent — currently sits in 12th place with four wins. The situation changes with every round, so every game is crucial in the fight for the playoffs.

As of today, the home team is on a less-than-ideal streak — five consecutive losses, including a match in the Gazprombank Russian Cup, where the Tambov squad has already been eliminated. However, despite this rough patch, Oleg Igumnov's team remains a tough opponent. In the last round, Tambov lost at home to Grozny's Dynamo by the slimmest of margins — 60:61.

The head-to-head history between Zenit-2 and Tambov spans six games, and the "wolves" currently lead the series — 4-2.

Zenit-2 forward Ivan Kasyanov on the upcoming FONBET Super League away match:

We have two days between games. On the first day, we traveled by train to Tambov, so we couldn't rest fully. But on the second day, we had enough time to recover and analyze our mistakes from the game against CSKA-2. We expect strong defense from our opponent tomorrow, but we're ready for it and will do everything to redeem ourselves for the game in Moscow!

The match will be broadcast live on the Russian Basketball Federation website.