The title-winning St. Petersburg FC "Zenit" will play an excellent 2026 Russian Super Cup final against the great Moscow FC "Spartak", who are currently demonstrating good physical condition and cohesion in attack and defense. The match will be relatively even, in my opinion, and both teams should s... Show more

Another interesting pairing from the 1st qualifying round, meaning another amusing clash between two teams from former USSR countries: the Albanian club "Dinamo Tirana"—which finished 4th this year—and the Nur-Sultan-based "FC Astana" are playing. The first team was thrashed by FC "Elbasan", a repre... Show more

This is another match where two top teams (the first straight from Armenia, and the other from Kazakhstan) will fight for a place in the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League playoffs. In their last friendly, the Yerevan side lost to the titled FC "Maccabi" from the capital of the ... Show more

This is the first round of the Conference League in the 2026/27 season, baby! Two of the leakiest and most porous post-Soviet teams from the eastern Transcaucasus are facing each other; in their latest matches, both scored and conceded equally. FC "Zira" lost their last away game to a not-too-formid... Show more