The farm team will play with Kupol-Rodniki away

After a successful away game against "Temp-SUMZ" (77:88), Oliver Popovic's team is once again heading on the road. In tomorrow's game in Izhevsk, Zenit-2 will face the local team Kupol-Rodniki, which reached the tournament quarterfinals in the previous season.

Since last season, six players remain on the home team, while newcomers, including Pavel Lobarev, Vladislav Bobrovskikh, Nikolaн Zhmako and others, are already delivering results on the court. The Udmurt team had an intense preseason, which included a home-friendly tournament where they won twice and lost twice.

Kupol-Rodniki's first official game in the 2024/25 Fonbet Super League was an away match against CSKA-Junior (77:63). After the opening loss, the Izhevsk team defeated Tambov (76:62) and Dynamo Grozny (80:76), arriving at the 4th round of the regular season fully prepared.

As of now, the head-to-head advantage is on the side of the blue-whites, with three wins against Kupol-Rodniki's one.

Zenit-2 head coach Oliver Popovic commented ahead of the upcoming match:

Their roster has changed compared to last season, except for two young players. The others are very experienced and play very well on both ends of the court. If we want a positive outcome, we must be aggressive and focused, especially on defense. Izhevsk is a very good team.

The game will take place on October 19 and will begin at 18:00 St. Petersburg time. The match will be streamed on the Russian Basketball Federation's website.