Avtodor vs Samara Prediction 4 October 2025

Saratov's team kicked off their campaign with a defeat in St. Petersburg. Avtodor fell to Zenit with a score of 90-67. However, a couple of points are worth noting. First, Artem Klimenko hit his first three-pointer. Second, Saratov failed to win any quarter. It's clear that playing against Zenit is a tough challenge, as the St. Petersburg team is of a completely different caliber. Currently, Avtodor has four high-level foreign players on their roster, so one cannot simply write them off. Moreover, in September, in a friendly match against Samara, Avtodor secured a 19-point victory. This is a decent result, considering that at that time the teams were not in peak form and not all players were available.

Samara, playing on their home court in the season opener, managed to put up a fight against CSKA, but only in the first quarter. After that, the Moscow side took control of the game. The final margin was modest, just 19 points. It was a routine victory for CSKA over one of the league's underdogs. Interestingly, Samara has become the second fully Russian team in the championship. They have assembled a strong roster with high-caliber players like Mikhail Kulagin, Evgeny Minchenko, Nikita Mikhailovskiy, and Danila Pokhodyaev. Despite this, bookmakers remain skeptical about Samara's chances. However, the team shows great spirit and is determined to compete and win.