Since the beginning of the season, Zenit has beaten Dynamo Makhachkala twice in cup meetings. Next up is the next face-to-face match on October 25 as part of the 12th round of the Premier League. Will Sergei Semak's wards be able to deal with a rival inferior in class again? - the answer is in our betting tip. What are the best bets to choose?
Command Analysis
FC Zenit
Current form
Zenit lost an important match to CSKA on September 5 (1:2) in the Premier League. After that setback, Sergei Semak's team improved a lot and gave the RPL a four-game winning streak. Today, if they win, St. Petersburg will become the sole leader, as Dynamo Moscow lost their match in this round. In the last meeting, Zenit defeated Akhmat (3:2). The score is not the most convincing, especially considering that we had to fight back after the first half. John John scored the winning goal in the 901st minute. It should be noted that in the last three matches Semak's team conceded two goals each, the absence of Diveev in the defense affects.
Disqualifications and injuries
Diveev is injured, Vega will serve his suspension. Wendell's entry into the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
In Zenit's last three home matches in the RPL, there has been an exchange of goals scored.
Zenit players fouled less often than their opponents in 9 of the 11 previous matches.
The approximate line–up: Adamov – Mantuan, Nino, Alip, Santos - Barrios, Karpoukas – Luis Enrique, Glushenkov, Pedro – Sobolev.
FK Makhachkala
Current form
Dynamo had a successful start to the season, when they managed to create a solid foundation for themselves from the relegation zone. However, Vadim Evseev's team could not keep such a high level at a distance and claim the role of a strong average man. In the last four rounds, Dynamo scored only one point, having drawn with Akron in the previous game. On the road, the Makhachkala team is going to a series of three defeats and it will be difficult to break these failures today. Zenit has beaten Dynamo twice in the Cup since the beginning of the season (3-0 at home and 2-1 away).
Disqualifications and injuries
Shumakhov and Sandrachuk will not be able to help their team due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
Dynamo has three losses in the previous four rounds in the RPL.
In three of the last four matches involving Dynamo, more than two offsides were recorded.
Zenit defeated Dynamo twice in the Cup this season, and won on its own field with a confident score of 3:0. Today, the hosts will obviously be extremely motivated, as they will become the sole leaders if they win. Dynamo has seen an obvious decline after a successful start: no wins in the previous four rounds, and only one point scored in this stretch. We do not see any prerequisites for the fact that a sensation will happen in this pair today.
Our betting tip is for Zenit to win with an Asian handicap (-1.5) by a factor of 1.86
In recent matches, Zenit has noticeable problems in defense, nevertheless, the absence of Diveev affects, it is unlikely that the hosts will be able to win back to zero. At the same time, Sergei Semak's wards fully compensate for all the difficulties at their gates with a powerful offensive game. There is a high probability that there will be an exchange of goals scored in the match.
The second bet is that both will score with a coefficient of 2.10
The bet on the corners
In three of the last five matches involving Zenit, more than 10 corners were served. We expect that the game will be productive, no one will play strictly from defense and there will be at least 11 corners in the match.
The betting tip is that the total number of corners is more than 10.5 with a coefficient of 2.27.
Liontips
Denis Adamov