Former Spartak footballer Andrei Tikhonov believes that Zenit St. Petersburg will defeat Ural Yekaterinburg with a two-goal difference in the sixth round match of the WORLD of the Russian Premier League (RPL).

The teams will meet on Saturday, August 26, in St. Petersburg.

– Perhaps the main match of the tour – and, as they say, not on the sign. The current champion against a very strong Ural. Gancharenko managed to put on a good, balanced football. At the same time, Ural has already managed to beat strong rivals – CSKA and Spartak, albeit at home. In the cup match with Lokomotiv, the Urals lost with a one-goal difference, but they still looked very organized. Zenit may have problems in this match if the motivation is not fully worked out.

Wendel, one of the key players, has just returned to the team. In fact, the Blue-White-Blues keep the entire center of the field on the Barrios-Wendel link, these are top-class players for our championship. Petersburgers, of course, will go forward at home, but I don’t expect a scattering of heads: the current Urals are able to give an organized rebuff. They will probably be able to snap back in a counterattack. I think that we are waiting for a very rich game in terms of moments. But still, despite the steel character of the Urals, I would venture to suggest that Zenit will win with a two-goal difference, ”RT Tikhonov quotes.

Watch the live broadcast of the meeting between Zenit and Ural on Saturday from 14:30 Moscow time on the MATCH PREMIER channel, as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.