Zenit St Petersburg vs Real Sociedad Preview

Zenit have been in fine form recently as the have managed 3 wins from their last 4 games and they trashed Vardar Skopje 0-5 in their first Europa League game.

That result was a show of how ruthless the Russians can be when they are allowed space to play their game.

Although they suffered a 3-2 loss to city rivals Dinamo in the Russian Cup, they bounced back with a win at Krasnodar on Sunday.

They have been solid defensively at home as they have kept 4 consecutive clean sheets in front of their home fans and they will be looking to keep that record going here.

Sociedad will visit Zenith with hopes of getting back to form as they have been dismal recently.

They have lost their last three matches, the last of which was a disappointing 2-3 home loss to Valencia a few days back.

They started their European campaign with a solid 4-0 win of Rosenborg and they will be heading into this game with confidence from that win.

They face an uphill task in Russia with Zenit Saint Petersburg being one of the toughest teams to break down when they play at home.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Zenit St Petersburg

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Zenit St Petersburg		3-0		FC Ufa	Sep 18, 2017	Russian Premier League
W	Vardar		0-5		Zenit St Petersburg	Sep 14, 2017	Europa League
D	Dinamo Moscow		0-0		Zenit St Petersburg	Sep 10, 2017	Russian Premier League
D	Zenit St Petersburg		0-0		Rostov	Aug 27, 2017	Russian Premier League
W	Zenit St Petersburg		2-0		FC Utrecht	Aug 24, 2017	Europa League

Real Sociedad 

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Real Sociedad		1-3		Real Madrid	Sep 17, 2017	Spanish Primera División
W	Real Sociedad		4-0		Rosenborg	Sep 14, 2017	Europa League
W	Deportivo La Coruña		2-4		Real Sociedad	Sep 10, 2017	Spanish Primera División
W	Real Sociedad		3-0		Villarreal	Aug 25, 2017	Spanish Primera División
W	Celta Vigo		2-3		Real Sociedad	Aug 19, 2017	Spanish Primera División