LiontipsAkhmat - Zenit. Forecast and bets on the Russian Cup match
Command Analysis
Current form
Akhmat is going through hard times. In 16 rounds of the Russian Premier League, Grozny managed to win only once. At the moment, the club is on a losing streak of four matches in a row. Such indicators, of course, do not have a positive effect on the emotional state of the hosts of the upcoming match.
In the first match of the quarterfinals of the national cup, Sergey Tashuev protégés lost to Zenit away with a score of 0:3. On November 10, a meeting was held again with the St. Petersburg team, this time within the framework of the national championship. The game took place at this stadium, and the Chechen club lost in that match with a score of 1:2. Let see if the coaching staff will change tactics in order to show themselves more competently.
Disqualifications and injuries
Berisha, Bogosavac and Harin are injured and will not take to the field.
Interesting trends for betting
- Akhmat have lost their last four matches
- The hosts have conceded in eight previous matches
Estimated line-up: Oparin - Utsiev, Ibishev, Gundri, Lovat - Camilo, Divanovich - Luna, Kamilov, Samorodov - Felipe.
Current form
In the first match with Grozny Akhmat, Zenit demonstrated a confident game, scoring three unanswered goals. The St. Petersburg team is approaching the return match in a good mood, because on November 23, thanks to a victory in the national championship over Orenburg (1:0) and Krasnodar misfire in the confrontation with Khimki (2:2), Sergei Semak charges were able to lead the tournament table.
The visitors are playing well in the Russian Cup. The St. Petersburg team won the last four matches in this tournament with a total score of 11:1. The club has enough players for rotation to show themselves well in both tournaments.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kerzhakov, Volkov, Latyshonok and Wendel are injured and will not appear on the field.
Interesting trends for betting
- Zenit have won four of their last five away matches
- The St. Petersburg team has been scoring for 11 matches in a row
Estimated line-up: Adamov - Karavaev, Chistyakov, Rodrigao, Gorshkov - Claudino, Akhmetov, Erokhin - Artur, Sobolev, Pedro.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:2
The last face-to-face match at this stadium ended with this score
7.93Zenit to score in the second half
In four of the last five matches the bet was successful
1.51Bet "Akhmat" will score in the second half
In two of the last five meetings, Akhmat scored in the second 45 minutes
1.82Tip and bets
Zenit won a confident 3-0 victory over Akhmat in the first match, demonstrating their superiority in class. Despite the fact that the return match will be held in Grozny, the likelihood that Akhmat will be able to take revenge is extremely small, because this season the Chechen team often fails in terms of play even on its home field. Only one victory out of ten recent matches in front of local fans suggests that the hosts will not have a chance for a positive outcome in the confrontation with the St. Petersburg opponent.
Our prediction is a victory for Zenit with odds of 1.67
Bet on total
The rivalries between these opponents often end with high scoring. This is also confirmed by the statistics of face-to-face games. Over the past year, the teams have played each other three times, and in all matches both teams managed to score. The hosts have failed to score in only one of the last six matches, while the visitors have not left 11 matches in a row without scoring.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.78
Bet on corners
Akhmat has nothing to lose, so it is unlikely that the Grozny club will park the "bus" at its gates. We are expecting an open game in which there will be quite a few corners between the two.
Forecast - total over 9.5 corners with odds of 1.86
