Zenit - Dynamo Moscow: betting tip (cf 3.00) and bets on the Premier League match

Current form

Zenit continues to pursue the leaders, coming in fourth place in the table by the start of round 13. The competition this season is fierce in the championship: five teams at the top are in the range of three points. St. Petersburg has 23 points in the asset and the fourth place, while the gap from the duo of leaders, Lokomotiv and Krasnodar, is only three points.

Obviously, in conditions of such fierce competition, face-to-face fights between participants in the title race will decide a lot. Zenit has already clearly demonstrated that it is ready for such battles, as evidenced by the 2-0 away victory over Krasnodar a month ago. However, the problem of Sergey Semak's current team is the loss of points in confrontations with opponents noticeably inferior in class. So, in the round before last, there was an optional 1-1 away draw with Akron. Next, by the way, we managed to beat Sochi without any problems in class with a score of 3:0.

Last week, Zenit delighted its fans with a crushing 6-0 home victory over Orenburg in the Cup. However, we will make allowances for the fact that the opponent remained on the field with ten players from the seventh minute. As a result, Sergey Semak's team went through the group stage without losing points and confidently finished in first place with a ten-point lead over their closest pursuer. Undoubtedly, this was influenced by the solid depth of the squad against the background of rivals.

Disqualifications and injuries

Moskvichev will not play today due to injury, Casserra is questionable.

Interesting betting trends

• In 12 consecutive matches, Zenit players fouled less often than their opponents
• Zenit hasn't lost eight matches in a row in the Premier League.
• At least three goals have been scored in five of the team's last seven home matches in the RPL

Approximate line—up: D. Adamov - Mantuan, Drkusic, Nino, Santos — Barrios, Wendell — Luis Enrique, Glushenkov, Pedro — Sobolev.

Current form

In September, Valery Karpin's team had a three-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League (two wins and a draw). It seemed that stability had finally been achieved, but it did not happen. The 3-5 defeat by Lokomotiv clearly demonstrated Dynamo's vulnerability in defense, the lack of a coherent game pattern. This was followed by a productive draw with Akhmat (2-2). Obviously, skipping in such numbers, it's hard to even count on a place in the top five. At the moment, the blue and white have 19 goals conceded, which is the worst score in the top ten.

On the positive side, it is worth noting that Karpin's players have become much more active and effective in attack, scoring 13 goals in the last five matches. However, in confrontations with top opponents, as shown by the same Locomotive, the abundance of goals scored does not bring a positive result.

In the Russian Cup, Dynamo finished in second place in the group, passing Krasnodar ahead. In the last round, they left no chance for Krylia Sovetov (4-0). Interestingly, the Red and white played much better defense here, conceding only six goals in six rounds.

Disqualifications and injuries

Artur, Chavez, Majstorovich and Miranchuk are in the infirmary at Dynamo. Fomin will miss the game due to too many yellow cards. Lunev is questionable.

Interesting betting trends

• In three of the last four matches, the Muscovites have drawn in the first half.
• In five consecutive matches involving Dynamo in the Premier League, an exchange of goals was recorded.
• Dynamo have hit Zenit's goal in eight of the ten previous head-to-head matches in the RPL

Approximate line—up: Leschuk — Caceres, Marichal, Osipenko, Rubens — Glebov, Zainutdinov, Bitello - Gladyshev, Sergeev, Babaev.