LiontipsZenit - Baltika: betting tip (cf 2.20) and bets on the Russian Cup match
Command Analysis
Current form
The current winner of the Premier League at the start of the new season confidently confirms the status of the main favorite for gold awards. Sergei Semak's team scored the maximum six points in two rounds and lead the standings by the best difference between goals scored and conceded. Zenit played two opening matches on the road, but this did not become a problem.: They defeated Akron with a score of 5:0 and then confidently dealt with Orenburg (3:0). In these meetings, the leaders proved themselves great in attack: Sobolev scored two goals and an assist against Tolyatti, and Glushenkov scored a hat-trick against Orenburg. There is a cup game ahead, Semak traditionally uses a decent rotation of the squad in the group stage, but the team has no problems with reserves. So, last season Zenit won all six matches in the group.
Disqualifications and injuries
Only Shilov is on the injured list.
Interesting betting trends
- Zenit has lost by offside in three of the last four matches.
- Zenit won three of the previous five matches in the first half.
Approximate composition: Moskvichev – Karavaev, Alip, Andrade, Santos – Drkusic, Wendel – Luis Enrique, Kondakov, Mostovoy – Felipe Augusto.
Current form
Baltika played two controversial matches in the Premier League at the start of the season. In the opening round, Kaliningrad played uncertainly against CSKA, clearly lacked movement, speed, and could not keep a high pace. As a result, a well-deserved 1-2 defeat in Moscow. In the second round, Kaliningrad beat Dynamo Moscow (2:1) on their own field. This time, Andrei Talalev's team proved themselves effective in attack: they had possession of the ball for only 28% of the playing time, hit four shots on target and scored two goals (one from the penalty spot). Last season, Baltika obviously focused on the RPL, and the reserve team regularly played in the Cup. It is unlikely that anything will change, since there is not much depth in the composition.
Disqualifications and injuries
There's only Filin in the Baltic hospital.
Interesting betting trends
- Baltic players fouled more often than their opponents in 24 of the last 30 matches.
- In the last three face-to-face meetings, Baltika has failed to hit Zenit's goal once.
Approximate composition: Kukushkin – Mufi, Varatynov, Kirsch, Anderson, Civich – Belikov, I. Petrov, Yenne, Pospelov – Gil.
Trends
The Baltic Victorybeton yellow cards
In six of the previous seven matches, Zenit players received fewer yellow cards than their opponents.
1st halfbet: draw
In the last three face-to-face meetings, a draw was recorded in the opening 45 minutes.
The bet is an accurate score of 2:0
Zenit scored the last two wins in personal meetings with a "dry" score.
Tip and bets
Baltika played two different matches at the start of the season, it's hard to judge the real readiness of the team. Moreover, it is highly likely that Talalaev will habitually perform a deep rotation in the cup meeting.
There are no questions about Zenit and its readiness for the new season: it has two confident class victories over Akron and Orenburg with a total score of 8:0. The St. Petersburg team has no problems with the depth of the squad, last season Semak constantly used rotation in the group stage of the Cup, but at the same time managed to get six wins. We believe that due to the depth of the squad, Zenit will achieve a confident victory on its own field today.
Our betting tip is for Zenit to win with an Asian handicap (-1.5) by a factor of 2.20
Bet on the total
Last season, taking into account the Premier League and the Cup, Zenit and Baltika played against each other three times. Kaliningrad players were never able to score then. We don't expect anything to change today.
The second bet is that Baltika will not score with a coefficient of 1.74
Betting on corners
Baltika, under Talalev, plays second, uses pressure, and has little possession of the ball. Unsurprisingly, in three of the last four matches, Kaliningrad players have taken fewer corners than their opponents. We expect Zenit to win confidently in terms of the number of corners.
The betting tip is Zenit's victory on corners with a handicap (-1.5) with a coefficient of 1.75
