Table-toppers Zenit St. Petersburg will host FC Sochi in the latest round of Russian Premier League fixtures on Sunday.Zenit come into this game fresh from a 4-0 win over Malmo in a UEFA Champions League group stage game this week. Zenit are flying high in the table and are four points clear of second-placed Dynamo Moscow.FC Sochi, on the other hand, endured back-to-back defeats as they went down 3-0 to Krasnodar in last weekend's fixture.FC Zenit in English✨@fczenit_enSergei Semak: "We have to be calmer in the opposition's penalty area so we score more"The boss spoke to the press after the 2-1 win over Krylia Sovetov at the Gazprom Arena📰 en.fc-zenit.ru/news/2021-09-2…11:45 AM · Sep 25, 202112Sergei Semak: "We have to be calmer in the opposition's penalty area so we score more"The boss spoke to the press after the 2-1 win over Krylia Sovetov at the Gazprom Arena📰 en.fc-zenit.ru/news/2021-09-2… https://t.co/DfYSjWdOoCZenit St. Petersburg vs FC Sochi Head-To-HeadZenit hold an enviable dominance in this fixture, having won their last five meetings against Sochi. The last time Sochi managed to win this tie was back in 2017 when they edged the Sky-Blues 3-2 in a home fixture.Zenit's recent run proves their dominance in the league. They are unbeaten in their opening nine fixtures and managed to edge Krylya Sovetov 2-1 in their last league game.Sochi currently sit sixth in the table and have picked up only six points from their last five league outings.Zenit Form Guide: W-W-W-D-WFC Sochi Form Guide: L-L-W-W-LRussian Premier Liga@premierliga_enZinkovsky opened the scoring with beautiful shot, but Zenit were better with the dead ballsWatch #ZenitKryliaSovetov highlights 📺#RPL11:10 AM · Sep 25, 2021264Zinkovsky opened the scoring with beautiful shot, but Zenit were better with the dead ballsWatch #ZenitKryliaSovetov highlights 📺#RPL https://t.co/w3OKNbrVpBZenit St. Petersburg vs FC Sochi Team NewsZenitThe visitors will be unable to call upon the services of Magomed Ozdoev and Vyacheslav Karavaev, who are recuperating from injuries.Injured: Magomed Ozdoev, Vyacheslav KaravaevSuspended: NoneFC SochiChristian Noboa is expected to miss this tie following an injury he picked up against Krasnodar last weekend. Victorian Angban is expected to return to the first-team lineup, having recovered from a niggle.Injured: Christian NoboaSuspended: NoneZenit St. Petersburg vs FC Sochi Predicted XIZenit Saint Petersburg Predicted XI (4-4-2): Stanislav Kritsyuk, Aleksey Sutormin, Dejan Lovren, Yaroslav Rakitskiy, Douglas Santos, Aleksandr Erokhin, Daler Kuzyaev, Claudinho, Malcolm, Artem Dzyuba, Serdar AzmounFC Sochi Predicted XI (3-4-3): Soslan Dzhanaev; Ivan Miladinovic, Emanuel Mammana, Miha Mevlja; Sergey Terekhov, Ibrahim Tsallagov, Artur Yusupov, Timofey Margasov; Joaozinho, Victorian Angban, Nikita BurmistrovFC Zenit in English✨@fczenit_enF/T' | Sergei Semak's men seal a confident win in Group H of the @ChampionsLeague #ZENMFF 4-0 | #UCL12:10 PM · Sep 30, 2021384F/T' | Sergei Semak's men seal a confident win in Group H of the @ChampionsLeague #ZENMFF 4-0 | #UCL https://t.co/fToPXMRJiVZenit St. Petersburg vs FC Sochi PredictionZenit will go into this game as overwhelming favorites. They will aim to wrap up a victory at home and maintain their distance with the Moscow-based clubs.For rivals Sochi, this fixture gives them the ideal opportunity to pull off an upset and recover from their lost form.Nonetheless, Zenit remains the team to beat in this fixture and we expect them to secure a narrow win.Prediction: Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 FC Sochi