VTB United League (basketball) · Wednesday, 21 October, MSK

Samara — Zenit Petersburg

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Model prediction for 21 October

Samara1%
Zenit Petersburg99%
Model estimate at MSK

Preliminary forecast: the match is more than a week away. Closer to it the model takes in fresh form, injuries and line-ups, and the numbers may move.

In short

Zenit Petersburg are clear favourites: 99% against 1% for the opponent.

The model expects a score around 70:98 — 169 points in total.

Over 168.5 points (incl. overtime) — 50%.

Why

  • Team strength against the league average: Samara −18.1, Zenit Petersburg +11.6 points in regulation.

Probabilities

Expected points (incl. overtime): Samara — Zenit Petersburg70.3–98.4
Total over 168.5 (incl. OT)50%
Total under 168.5 (incl. OT)50%

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Form

Samara

  • 07.10Unics Kazan62:117
  • 04.10Dynamo Vladivostok84:98
  • 26.09away · Saratov69:77
  • 22.04away · MBA Moscow61:79
  • 20.04Nizhny Novgorod76:78

Zenit Petersburg

  • 11.10Saratov91:71
  • 07.10Parma Perm99:85
  • 04.10away · Unics Kazan60:95
  • 25.09Uralmash Ekaterinburg92:68
  • 12.06Lokomotiv Kuban76:84

Head to head

  • 30.03.2026Samara — Zenit Petersburg63:100
  • 01.02.2026Zenit Petersburg — Samara113:52
  • 10.12.2025Zenit Petersburg — Samara95:56
  • 15.10.2025Samara — Zenit Petersburg64:113
  • 05.03.2025Zenit Petersburg — Samara115:57

Full record: 12 meetings →

Table

Table «Overall», season 2026/27
#TeamPWLPCTGB
2, Playoffs: straight to the quarter-finalsUnics Kazan431.7500.5
3, Playoffs: straight to the quarter-finalsZenit Petersburg431.7500.5
4, Playoffs: straight to the quarter-finalsLokomotiv Kuban321.6671
10, Play-in round for the quarter-finalsEnisey202.0002.5
11Samara303.0003

Season 2026/27 · by win percentage, ties by head-to-head record, then the points difference in those games and overall

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VTB United League on the same day

This is the model’s statistical estimate, not a recommendation. An outcome at 99% will not happen in roughly 1 matches out of 100. How to read probabilities →