LiontipsZenit vs Akhmat. Prediction and Betting Tips for Russian Premier League (September 11, 2021).
Command Analysis
Zenit have had a solid start to the season. Sergei Semak's team is unbeaten after the first six rounds of the Premier League. In the fourth and fifth rounds, the club from Saint Petersburg lost points: they drew away Lokomotiv and Ufa with the same score (1:1). However, Zenit didn't get on a winless streak and in the last round, they won over CSKA with a score of 1:0.
Akhmat don't look very convincing at the start of the season. Andrey Talalaev's men have lost half of the games so far. However, the Wolves from Grozny have already scored nine points: they defeated Krylia Sovetov (2:1), Dynamo (2:1), and Arsenal Tula (2:1). Before Matchday 7, Akhmat occupy the 8th line in the table.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 2:0
Akhmat suffered 2 out of 6 latest away defeats with this score.
СтавкаZenit to score in 2nd half
Akhmat conceded in the second half in the last 3 away games.
СтавкаAkhmat to not score
In the last 4 away games, Akhmat did not score against Zenit.
Tip and bets
Zenit are currently the leader and won't give away the first line of the standings to anyone. The hosts will try to get another victory. But they will most likely use rotation because next week they start their Champions League campaign and they want all of their stars fresh. We don't think this will be of much help to Akhmat: the class advantage of Zenit is too big. Moreover, the Wolves aren't reliable in defense and usually play poorly away.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (-1) to Zenit.
Zenit will try to get a victory without spending too much energy because they have to take on Chelsea next week in the Champions League. Akhmat would be happy with a draw and they will try to slow the game down. We don't think that this will be a high-scoring game.
Second wager - total under three goals.
