Moscow - League leaders Zenit St Petersburg can clinch their fourth Russian title on Sunday when they play minnows FC Ufa at their Petrovsky ground.
Zenit are eight points ahead of second-placed FK Krasnodar with just three matches remaining.
That means that Andre Villas-Boas' side need just one point to win the Premiership title for the first time since 2012 as they have three more wins than Krasnodar and lead the two clubs' head-to-head record this season.
On Sunday, Zenit will be without Venezuelan sharpshooter Jose Salomon Rondon, who received his fourth yellow card in the previous league match against Rostov.
"It's a pity that Rondon will have to miss the game against Ufa," former Porto, Chelsea and Tottenham manager Villas-Boas said.
"He's the league's second top scorer and we were counting on him.
"We all want to secure the championship as soon as possible, and we're looking to show our best to do that on Sunday."
Zenit will enjoy home support despite nominally being the away side as Ufa agreed to switch the game to Saint Petersburg after playing their matches this year in Perm due to the poor condition of their own stadium.
"There is no doubt the match will be sold out and our club will receive all the gate receipts," Ufa general manager Shamil Gazizov said.
Fixtures (all times GMT)
Friday
Mordovia Saransk v Rostov (1600)
Saturday
Amkar Perm v Kuban Krasnodar (1100), Arsenal Tula v Terek Grozny (1330), Lokomotiv Moscow v Rubin Kazan (1600)
Sunday
Spartak Moscow v CSKA Moscow (1030), Ufa v Zenit St Petersburg (1300), FK Krasnodar v Torpedo Moscow (1530)
Monday
Ural Yekaterinburg v Dynamo Moscow (1400)
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