Zenit — CSKA, 01 November 2022

PRE-GAME BREAKDOWN

Definitely, the Red-Blues approach this game with extra motivation. And it's not just about the titles taken from then by the team from St. Petersburg. Taking into account the recent pre-season, Zenit beat CSKA five times in a row - three times in the playoff final, then in the finals of the Kondrashin-Belov Cup and the VTB League SuperCup.

Muscovites prepared carefully. The team started working on Saturday, and flew to St. Petersburg on Monday morning. In the evening, CSKA held a practice at the SIBUR Arena and is planning a shooting session on Tuesday noon.

PRE-GAME QUOTES

Emil Rajkovic, CSKA head coach:

After starting the season with 6 wins this game will let us know if we are really good, what kind of progress we have at the moment. I hope this will be the game that all the basketball fans in Russia enjoy.

PAST MATCHUPS

Wins-losses: 24-11 (5-0 in EuroLeague, 18-0 against Triumph Lyubertsy)

Games of the 2021-22 season:

12-Oct-2021. EuroLeague. Regular season. CSKA – Zenit: 77-67 (+10)
17-Jan-2022. VTB United League. Regular season. Zenit - CSKA: 81-68 (-13)
14-Mar-2022. VTB United League. Regular season. CSKA – Zenit: 79-78 (+1)
20-May-2022. VTB United League. Final. CSKA – Zenit: 83-59 (+24)
22-May-2022. VTB United League. Final. CSKA – Zenit: 82-73 (+9)
25-May-2022. VTB United League. Final. Zenit - CSKA: 93-79 (-14)
27-May-2022. VTB United League. Final. Zenit - CSKA: 110-111 2OT (+1)
30-May-2022. VTB United League. Final. CSKA – Zenit: 95-97 (-2)
02-Jun-2022. VTB United League. Final. Zenit - CSKA: 82-63 (-19)
05-Jun-2022. VTB United League. Final. CSKA – Zenit: 75-81 (-6)

SHORT DOSSIER

Zenit St.Petersburg, Russia

Founded: 2014
Colors: dark-blue, white, light-blue
Homecourt: SIBUR Arena (7,120)
CEO: Alexander Tserkovny
Head coach: Xavi Pascual
Website: basket.fc-zenit.ru