Zenit U21 will play with Avtodor-2 in the final round of the calendar year

On December 25 at 14:00 and December 26 at 15:00, Zenit U21 will face Saratov's Avtodor-2 in away matches. The games against the Volga region team will be part of the final fixture of the United Youth League VTB in 2025.

Currently, the black-whites hold 12th place in the standings, with 6 wins in 24 games. Zenit U21, on the contrary, leads the regular championship and sits in 2st place with a record of 22-2.

In the previous roun, Eduard Raud's team hosted Krasnodar's SSOR Lokomotiv Kuban on their home court, but both meetings ended in defeat: 57:87 and 61:93. Before the games against Loko, Avtodor-2 had a successful trip to Krasnoyarsk, defeating Enisey-2 with scores of 93:58 and 81:52.

The top scorer for the hosts is Arseniy Nikulin. Averaging 28 minutes on the court, the point guard scores 13.2 points (top-9 in the League), 3.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.3 steals.

The head-to-head history between Zenit U21 and Avtodor-2 includes 45 games, and so far, the St. Petersburg team leads this rivalry 25-20.

Zenit's guard Dmitry Filippov — ahead of the matches in Saratov:

The team approaches the final games of 2025 in good form. Finishing the year on a positive note is an additional incentive to be focused for the upcoming matches. The Avtodor-2 team, despite their place in the table, can create certain problems: they have a couple of good players capable of sparking the offense and scoring points. If we manage to neutralize their strengths, then the matches should turn out in our favor.

The match broadcasts will be available on the United Youth League VTB website and on VK Video.