Preview of the match of the Cup of Russia Dynamo — Zenit

The return match of the quarterfinals of the FONBET Russian Cup between Dynamo Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg will be held at VTB Arena on Thursday, November 27, 2025.

When is the start and where to watch

The text broadcast of the game will be available online in our match center.

Buy tickets for the final home match of the year on the ticket website.

You can watch the live video broadcast of this game on the Match TV channel. Beginning at 20:30 Moscow time.

After the match, wait on our resources for the traditional edition of "Inside" with the highlights of the game and interviews of the actors.

Team status

In Rolan Gusev's first match as interim head coach, the Blue-Whites confidently defeated Dynamo Makhachkala 3-0. Andrei Lunev returned to the net and kept a clean sheet, making a crucial save in the second half. Three forwards scored – Ivan Sergeev, El-Mehdi Mauhoub, and Konstantin Tyukavin, who scored another beautiful backheel.

Denis Makarov was included in the match roster after two months. According to team head physician Alexander Rodionov, Anton Miranchuk and Danil Glebov are also expected to return to the main group by the end of November.

About the opponent

After the cup game in St. Petersburg, Zenit played two away matches against outsiders: first, a 1-1 draw with Krylia Sovetov, and then a 2-0 victory over Paris NN. In the championship, the St. Petersburg team continues to chase the leaders, trailing Krasnodar by one point.

Both matches were played with minimal scoring chances, and Maxim Glushenkov secured the result for Zenit. In Samara, he scored a direct free kick, and in Nizhny Novgorod, he first scored himself, and then, after a solo run, the ball bounced off a defender to Wendel, who had only to fire past the goalkeeper from a good position.

A number of Zenit players were missing from the last round due to injuries: Pedro, Mateo Cassierra, Vanja Drkusic, Douglas Santos, and Vadim Shilov.

History of meetings

The teams met 16 times in the National Cup draws: 10 wins for Dynamo, 4 for Zenit and 2 draws. According to the goal difference, the blue and whites are also ahead - 25:24.

The top scorers of the confrontation are: Konstantin Zyryanov and Anatoly Tymoshchuk (3 goals each), Alexander Minaev, Anatoly Baidachny, Vladimir Kozlov, Mateo Cassierra, Alejandro Dominguez, Alexander Panov and Anatoly Zinchenko (2 goals each).

The judges

Anton Frolov will officiate the match together with assistants on the lines Rustam Mukhtarov and Denis Bereznov. Pavel Kukuyan and Roman Galimov will be responsible for the Video Referee Assistance System (VAR).

Earlier, the 33-year-old referee from Moscow served two Dynamo Cup matches, in which they lost to Krasnodar (0:4 and 0:0, 2:4 on penalties).

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