Preview of the Russian Cup match Zenit — Dynamo

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

Tickets to the Dynamo active support sector 205 will be available for purchase after registration on Zenit's official ticket website using this link, using the promo code CPD-4FNA. Also, tickets can be purchased 1.5 hours before the game at the ticket office of the stadium, located at the entrance group No. 12.

We recommend that you generate QR codes in advance in the mobile application "Public Services. Fan Card" for the possibility of using the QR code offline (without Internet connection) when entering the stadium or printing them on paper in advance, or using other ways to save the QR code.

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.

Dynamo failed to score against Rubin in the final round, playing with a man advantage for the final half hour, and settled for a 0-0 draw. Kurban Rasulov recorded his first shutout in the RPL, and Konstantin Tyukavin celebrated his five-year anniversary with the senior team, playing his 160th match for his hometown club.

Ivan Sergeev, who appeared in the 80th minute, was benched for the first time this season, while Ulvi Babayev, on the other hand, made his first start for Dynamo in an RPL match.

Zenit won six games in the group stage, extending their home Cup winning streak to 10 matches! Incidentally, the last team to win a Cup match at Gazprom Arena was Dynamo in March 2023 (1-1, 5-4 on penalties – Igor Leshchuk saved both shots in the shootout).

Things are also looking up for the St. Petersburg team in the league – three consecutive wins have allowed them to climb to third place and close the gap to first place to three points. On Saturday, they beat Lokomotiv at home thanks to goals from Pedro and Andrei Mostovoy, who recently survived a kidnapping attempt. Zenit's main summer acquisition, Gerson, made his first start in an RPL match this fall, playing 75 minutes.

— It was clear he's gained strength: he protected the ball well with his body and made good runs. Of course, he's missed quite a lot of games, and he needs to regain his form, but we basically have the opportunity to test him in any position, depending on the opponent. He's a player with a good passing ability, and he can play as a second defensive midfielder, even higher up, or even on the wing in certain situations. I hope he'll only improve; he has all the qualities to do so, — Sergei Semak said of Gerson.

Mateo Cassierra, Arsen Adamov, and Douglas Santos, who will miss the rest of the year with a shoulder injury, will be out on Wednesday. Vanja Drkušić was also substituted due to injury in the game against Lokomotiv, and his participation remains uncertain.

The teams have met 15 times in the Russian Cup: Dynamo has won nine, Zenit four, and drawn two. The St. Petersburg team leads the competition on goal difference, 23-22.

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

The match will be officiated by Yegor Yegorov, assisted by linesmen Konstantin Shalamberidze and Denis Petrov. Evgeny Bulanov and Pavel Shadykhanov will be responsible for the video assistant referee (VAR) system.

This season, the 32-year-old referee from Nizhny Novgorod officiated the derby against Spartak (2-2).