LiontipsZenit - Lokomotiv. Forecast (odds 3.10) and bets on the Premier League match
Command Analysis
Current form
After an extremely difficult last season, where Zenit experienced serious competition from Krasnodar and Dynamo, Sergei Semak team was seriously strengthened in the summer and was once again approaching the start of the season as the main favorite for the championship title. After a crushing victory over the "bulls" in the Super Cup and a number of confident victories in the championship, there was little doubt that the St. Petersburg club would seriously pull away by the end of the first round.
However, they failed to play evenly throughout the first half of the championship – there were a number of losses, while Krasnodar, on the contrary, gained excellent form and broke into first place in the table. At the moment, https://www.fc-zenit.ru/>Zenit is in second place with 29 points and is one point behind the leader Krasnodar. There is a risk of losing the second place today – Lokomotiv has only two points less.
In the last round of the championship, Zenit easily crushed Akron 5:0 away, gaining their second victory in a row and already the ninth of the season. In the Cup in the middle of the week, the St. Petersburg team met Fakel in a duel in which nothing was decided, by that point the "blue-white-blues" had already guaranteed themselves everything. Nevertheless, Zenit 1:0 victory in Voronezh took place.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kerzhakov, Volkov and Glushenkov are injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Zenit have not lost at home in the current season, seven games - one win and one draw
- Zenit have not conceded in their last three matches
- Zenit lost to Lokomotiv in their last two matches
Estimated line-up : Latyshonok - Mantuan, Nino, Alip, Santos - Wendel, Barrios, Claudino - Luciano, Cassierra, Mostovoy.
Current form
Lokomotiv could hardly set maximum goals for itself in the summer – one of the team leaders, Maxim Glushenkov, left, and the team as a whole was very young and could hardly compete with its opponents, who had been seriously strengthened in the summer. However, from the start, Mikhail Galaktionov’s team showed very high-level football and consistently earned points, managing to join the championship race.
At the start of the 13th round, https://www.fclm.ru/>Lokomotiv is in third place in the table with 27 points, three points behind the leader Krasnodar, and two points ahead of Zenit. CSKA and Dynamo are four points behind them, and Spartak will probably still be able to improve – there is a risk of not only letting their neighbors above them get ahead, but also losing third place.
The situation for Lokomotiv could have been more promising, but in the last round, Lokomotiv unexpectedly lost 0:2 to Khimki away, suffering its third defeat of the season. The Railwaymen were close to losing to Rostov in the Cup last week, but in the final seconds they snatched a 2:2 draw from their opponent, and then turned out to be stronger in the penalty shootout.
Disqualifications and injuries
Samoshnikov is disqualified. Fasson is injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lokomotiv have not won in their last two matches – a draw and a loss
- Lokomotiv have conceded in eight of their last nine matches
- Lokomotiv have scored against Zenit in their last three matches
Approximate lineup : Lantratov - Nenakhov, Nyamsi, Montes, Silyanov - Barinov, Karpukas - Sevikyan, Batrakov, Tiknizyan - Vorobiev.
Trends
Bet Exact score 3:1
In the last five matches between the clubs, this score has been met twice
11.75Zenit to score in first half
In Zenit last two matches, this bet was successful
1.61Bet Lokomotiv will score in the second half
In the last two matches between the clubs, this bet paid off
2.15Bet Total Second Half Over 1.5 Goals
In the last two matches between the clubs, this scenario was realized
1.90Tip and bets
Zenit is undoubtedly the favorite of the match – despite the fact that only two points separate the teams in the table, the St. Petersburg team currently looks more stable, and is significantly superior to its opponent in experience and class. On its home field, Zenit is quite capable of getting three points and breaking away from its opponent in the table – in recent matches, Lokomotiv has demonstrated that the team has plenty of weak points.
We think that the guests have no chance. Forecast - Asian handicap (-1) on Zenit . This bet is offered with a coefficient of 2.05
Bet on total
Zenit will undoubtedly play first and only for victory, the hosts have very high-level players ahead, Lokomotiv is extremely vulnerable in defense even in a confrontation with much less status opponents, the guests are unlikely to remain without conceding goals. At the same time, the "railwaymen" are extremely effective in attack, they will clearly have no shortage of motivation, in the last three matches they managed to score against Zenit, Lokomotiv will probably score its goal today.
Bet - total over three goals. This bet is offered for 2.09
Combined rate
Zenit will be determined today - three points will allow, at a minimum, not to let Krasnodar get away, while a defeat could deprive them of even the second line and complicate the situation as much as possible. Recently, the "blue-white-blues" have looked more than worthy and are quite capable of taking all three points, but they are unlikely to beat Lokomotiv dry, the "railwaymen" are unstoppable in attack.
The bet is Zenit win and both teams will score. This bet is offered for 3.10
