LiontipsZenit St. Petersburg vs Chelsea. Prediction and Betting Tips for UEFA Champions League 2021-22 (December 8, 2021).
Command Analysis
Zenit St. Petersburg kicked off their Champions league campaign with a hard-fought game against Chelsea in London. The Russian champions suffered a narrow defeat to the Blues, and later yielded to Juventus twice. Sergei Semak's charges earned their 4 points from two games against Malmo, thus securing the 3rd line in the table and a ticket to the Europa League.
After 17 rounds of the Russian Premier League, Zenit are top of the log with 37 points from 11 victories and 4 draws. The closest pursuer is two points behind. The reigning champions have netted 43 goals, which is the best result in the league. The top-scorer for Zenit is Dzyuba with 10 goals. After beating CSKA (2:0), Zenit shared points with Rostov (2:2).
The hosts will be without Kritsyuk and Chistyakov.
In the fifth round of the current Champions League group stage, Chelsea crushed Juventus (4:0). The Blues won 4 out of 5 games and are top of Group H with 12 points. They scored an average of two goals per game and conceded only once in all 5 fixtures.
Thomas Tuchel's men earned 33 points from the first 15 rounds of the Premier League (10 victories and 3 draws). Chelsea were top of the league but dropped to the 3rd line following their defeat to West Ham (2:3) in the last round. The Londoners have the second-best attack with 35 goals, 5 of which were scored by Mount. Before losing to the Hammers, the Blues drew 1:1 over Manchester United and defeated Watford on December 1.
Havertz, Alonso, Chilwell, Kovacic, and Kante have been ruled out of this fixture.
Trends
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
This bet played in 2 of Chelsea's last 4 games.
СтавкаCorrect score 2:1
Zenit haven't lost at home in 4 straight games.
СтавкаYellow cards: total over 4
This bet played in 2 of Chelsea's last 3 games.
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
Goals were scored in both halves in 3 of Zenit's last 4 games.
Tip and bets
Regardless of the result, Zenit are headed for the Europa League, and Chelsea will progress to the knockouts. With nothing at stake, the teams will enjoy open football. We expect both sides to score here.
Our prediction - both to score
With no pressure whatsoever, Zenit might be able to get a win at home. In their first game against Chelsea, they made life extremely difficult for the Blues, and now the Russian champions will look to capitalize on thier home advantage.
Second wager - Zenit to win
