Samara vs Zenit. Preview

Zenit will start their away game series with a match in Samara. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming 35th round game of the VTB United League regular season.

Opponent

Samara, with just two wins this season, is understandably at the bottom of the standings. The Volga-side team last won on February 12 in an away game against Avtodor (87:95).

In March, the home team also lost their main scorer — Nikita Mikhailovskiy. According to Samara’s head coach Vladislav Konovalov, the guard will not be able to help the team for the rest of this season. In the current championship, Mikhailovskiy played 26 games, averaging 20.5 points (top-1 in the League) and 7.3 rebounds (top-4 in the League).

Head-to-head

The overall history of Zenit vs. Samara in the VTB United League includes 11 games, all of which ended in victories for the Blue-White-Sky Blues. The previous encounter between these teams took place on February 1 in Saint Petersburg and ended with a score of 113:52.

Direct speech

Zenit head coach Dejan Radonjić before tomorrow’s game:

We have a long road trip ahead. Our focus is on the first game, of course, against Samara. We need to play good enough on both ends to win this game. We will try to, like I said, play good enough to win tomorrow, so this is the plan for this game.

Who. Where. When.

Opponent: Samara

Location: SKK Sports Palace, Samara

Date: March 30, 18:30 (St. Petersburg time)

Broadcast: Match! Igra, Match! Strana, VTB United League website, VK Video, Start Triumph