Today is the culmination of the RPL: Zenit or Krasnodar — who will become the champion?
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- Today is the culmination of the RPL: Zenit or Krasnodar — who will become the champion?
On Saturday, May 24, the matches of the last, 30th, round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) of the 2024/25 season will be played, and it will become clear who will get the title of champion. Two teams, Krasnodar and Zenit, continue to claim gold. The game of the clubs will be the main intrigue of the season. Izvestia tells you where and at what time to watch matches and publishes bookmakers' forecasts for the outcome of the tournament.
Krasnodar – Dynamo (Moscow): match forecast for the 30th round of the RPL 2024/2025
Perhaps it is the Krasnodar– Dynamo match that will arouse the increased interest of the audience, since it will depend on who gets the championship title. By the final stage, the Bulls are in the lead, one point ahead of Zenit. But after losing in the 29th round of the RPL to CSKA Moscow (1-0), Krasnodar lost the right to make mistakes in the fight for gold. Therefore, the game is of crucial importance for the team: in case of victory, Krasnodar will become champions of Russia in football for the first time.
Dynamo Moscow, which is ranked fourth at the previous games, also intends to compete for a medal, intending to take the bronze. The club's midfielder Daniil Fomin told Izvestia that the team has been growing in recent years, and the third place can no longer be considered luck. However, according to him, this does not mean that one should not fight for him if there is a chance to enter the top three.
Defender of the club Dmitry Skopintsev confirmed the attitude of the blue and white. In an interview with the publication, he stated that the team is determined to "go out and fight" for the bronze, calling this position principled.
Besides, Dynamo has an additional motivation. A year ago, the teams already decided the fate of the championship trophy on the Krasnodar field. Then the Krasnodar team beat the Muscovites with a minimum score (1-0), so now Dynamo intends to take revenge.
Meanwhile, there is no consensus among experts about the outcome of the decisive match. Some are betting on Krasnodar losing points. Others give disappointing forecasts for Dynamo, including due to the fact that Konstantin Tyukavin, Luis Chavez, Diego Laxalt, Milan Majstorovich and a number of other strong players will miss the match as a result of injuries.
But, just like a year ago, the sympathies of the fans are on the side of the Bulls. This is due to the fact that in case of their defeat, Zenit, whose championship is already boring, will get the gold. Moreover, many people wish victory personally to Sergey Galitsky, the president of Krasnodar, who has invested a lot of money and efforts in the development of football in the capital of Kuban, the newspaper Sport Express writes.
Bookmakers also consider Murad Musayev's team to be the favorite in their forecasts. It is suggested to place a bet on the victory of the bulls on the website of the Fonbet betting company with a coefficient of 1.90 — approximately 52% probability. Dynamo's victory is estimated at a coefficient of 3.80, a draw is 4.30.
Where and at what time to watch Krasnodar – Dynamo today
As part of the final, 30th round of the Russian Premier League, Krasnodar and Dynamo will play at the Ozon Arena, the home stadium of Krasnodar. The game is scheduled to start at 16:30 Moscow time. Match TV and Match! TV channels will show the live broadcast. Premier", and the match can also be viewed on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru .
Who will Zenit play against in the last round of the RPL
On the same day, May 24, Zenit and Akhmat (Grozny, Chechen Republic) will meet on the field. By the last round of the Russian Premier League, Sergey Semak's team is in second place. The St. Petersburg club has won the Premier League championship six times in a row and expects to take gold this time, hoping for Krasnodar to misfire. Then the St. Petersburg team will become champions for the seventh year in a row.
Akhmat is currently located at the end of the standings, ahead of Fakel and Orenburg. The teams have met three times this season, including the Russian Cup. Zenit won all the matches. The clubs have held 42 face-to-face meetings throughout their history. The St. Petersburg team has 22 wins, the Grozny team was stronger in eight matches, and 12 more games ended in a draw.
Zenit captain Douglas Santos told the portal before the meeting with Akhmat Sportbox.ru that the team is looking forward to the match with great enthusiasm and is going to give everything on the field to defeat the opponent and please the fans. He added that the players are confident in their abilities, and their only task is to do their job well.
Analysts believe that St. Petersburg will confidently beat Akhmat in the last round of the Premier League. Bookmakers also call Zenit the favorites of the game. On the Fonbet website, you can bet on their success with a coefficient of 1.25, which is about 78% probability, while for the team from Grozny it is 11.5 (7%), a draw is estimated at 5.90 (15%).
Where and at what time to watch Zenit – Akhmat today
The Zenit –Akhmat match will take place at the Gazprom Arena stadium in St. Petersburg. The game will start at 16:30 Moscow time. Match TV and Match! TV channels will show the live broadcast. The country." The video and text broadcast of the match will also be conducted online on the official Zenit FC website.
RPL after sanctions: adaptation, youth and the growth of internal competition
Isolated from Euro and world tournaments, the Russian Premier League, which unites 16 top-division clubs, retains its championship intrigue every year until the last round, and more and more teams are competing for medals. This suggests that Russian football, having faced many difficulties, has been able to adapt to the new conditions.
Today, the strategy of the championship is based on not depending on the current isolation of Russian sports, but developing as an independent and competitive project capable of attracting the maximum audience.
Football coach Valery Nepomnyashchy, in a conversation with Match TV, said that interest in the tournament had grown significantly. He explained the interest in the RPL matches by the integration of young players into the club applications, the teamwork of the teams, the high level of competition and the lack of passing games in the championship.
According to statistics provided by the TV channel, in the 2024/25 season, more than 2.5 million people attended RPL matches, the average attendance per game is about 12 thousand. the audience.
RPL 2024/2025 standings on the eve of the last round
This season, 16 teams are participating in the championship: four clubs from Moscow, one from the Moscow region, one from St. Petersburg and one club each from other Russian cities.
The first place in the standings at the time of the 30th round of the RPL belongs to Krasnodar, which scored 64 points in 29 matches. Zenit is on the second line with 63 points. CSKA closes the top three with 56 points. Fakel (17 points) and Orenburg (19 points) are in the direct relegation zone. In the play—off zone are Akhmat (25 points) and Paris NN (27 points).
The outcome of the championship largely depends on the final matches. In addition to the already listed teams, the final stage of the RPL will feature matches Spartak (Moscow) – Khimki (Moscow Region), Lokomotiv (Moscow) – Akron (Tolyatti), CSKA (Moscow) – Paris NN (Nizhny Novgorod), Fakel (Voronezh) – Krylia Sovetov (Samara), as well as Dynamo (Makhachkala) – Rostov (Rostov-on-Don) and Rubin (Kazan) - Orenburg. Therefore, it will be possible to summarize the final results at the end of the tournament.
Static schedule of the standings at the time of the 30th round of the RPL
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