Zenit vs Astana. Preview

If we can't call Astana the standout of the current championship, we can certainly consider it one of the clubs that surprised at the start of the season. The team from Kazakhstan has already achieved more victories than in the entire previous year and continues to fight not just for the playoff zone but for the top six.

The Astana team has already defeated Samara, Uralmash, Loko, twice Minsk, and twice Pari Nizhny Novgorod. In particular, in the last match, Oleg Kiselev's team brought a 31-point difference to the Nizhny Novgorod team, so it's definitely not worth underestimating the opponent.