Uralmash vs Zenit. Preview
Context
During the offseason, Uralmash added Jeremiah Martin, Yauheni Beliankou, Alex-Sergey Kotov, Oleg Akramov and Viacheslav Zaitcev to their roster, all of whom have already made their mark in the first games of the championship. Martin is currently one of the team's top performers in points (15.1), rebounds (3.7), assists (3.4),and steals (2). Meanwhile, Beliankou is second on the team in blocks (0.3).
So far, Uralmash has won three games and lost four. The orange-greens are tied for 7th place in the standings with Samara and PARMA. Statistically, it's worth noting that Uralmash has one of the lowest three-point shooting percentages in the league at 32.3%.
Connections
Alexander Shcherbenev spent the 2020/21 season with Uralmash, playing in 39 games. In an average of 16:44 minutes on the court, the guard scored 11.4 points, 2.1 assists, and 1.4 rebounds. That season, together with the team, Alexander became the silver medalist of the Super League.
Head-to-head
During Yekaterinburg's first season in the VTB United League, the teams met 7 times, 5 of which were in the playoffs. So far, the advantage is with the blue-whites, with 4 wins to Uralmash’s 3. In the Russian Cup, the teams have met three times, with Zenit winning all encounters.
Quotes
Zenit head coach Xavi Pascual about the game against Uralmash:
First of all, we are going to play away in one stadium where the previous season we had big problems to win. Uralmash is one of the top six teams in the competition and we know that it's going to be very difficult to play there. But for another side we believe that we are ready for this game. We have to improve in both parts of the court, defensively and offensively. But for sure it's going to be a tough game, difficult game, we have to play with full energy to win.
Who. Where. When.
Opponent: Uralmash
Location: DIVS, Yekaterinburg
Date: October 21, 17:30 St. Petersburg time
Broadcast: Match! Strana, Match! Igra, VTB United League website, Okko Sport, Start Triumph
