Celtic vs Zenit St. Petersburg Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Celtic take on Zenit St. Petersburg in Europa League action this Thursday. Read the match predictions to find out why an away win is the betting tip at Celtic Park.
Celtic FC v FK Zenit St. Petersburg TIPS
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Celtic vs Zenit St. Petersburg Preview
Celtic entered the knockout stages of the Europa League after crashing out of the Champions League with only one win and four defeats in the group stages. However, they faced tough competition in their group and finished beneath Ligue 1 and Bundesliga leaders PSG and Bayern Munich. Celtic have only lost three games at home this season but what is worrying is that all of the losses came in European fixtures.
Manager Brendan Rodgers will have at least five players out due to injury. However, the majority of his first team players are available and he is expected to start with a similar lineup that beat Partick Thistle 3-2 on Saturday.
Zenit St. Pertersburg flew through the group stages of the Europa League with five wins and a draw, finishing top of their group on 16 points from a possible 18. They’re currently on their winter break in the Russian Premier League and haven’t played a competitive game since mid-December when they failed to break down Akhmat Grozny in a 0-0 draw away from home.
Zenit sit second in the Russian Premier League and have proven hard to beat at home and on the road. However, they have only won one of their last seven away games in all competitions and drawing five of them.
Zenit don’t currently have any first team players out through injury and will have taken the winter break as a blessing to rejuvenate their team. However, lack of competitive football for two months may have had an effect on the players and Thursday night will be a test for Roberto Mancini’s men as to whether they have held onto their fitness.
Celtic vs Zenit St. Petersburg Betting Tips
- Celtic have won 8 drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Zenit St. Petersburg have won 7 drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Celtic have scored an average of 2.1 goals and conceded an average of 0.5 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Zenit St. Petersburg have scored an average of 2.4 goals and conceded an average of 0.8 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Celtic’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Zenit St. Petersburg’s previous 10 matches
Celtic vs Zenit St. Petersburg Predictions
Both teams are capable of scoring goals with Celtic scoring an average of 2.1 goals and Zenit 2.4 goals in their last 10 games. We’re expecting both teams to get on the scoresheet but feel Zenit may snatch the win given their performances in Europe so far this season.
Team PredictionsCeltic vs Zenit St. Petersburg Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Celtic (4-2-3-1 formation): Vries, Tierney, Ajer, Simunovic, Lustig, Ntcham, Brown, Sinclair, Musonda, Forrest, Dembele
Zenit St. Petersburg (4-3-3 formation): Lunev, Criscito, Mevlja, Mammana, Ivanovic, Noboa, Paredes, Kranevitter, Poloz, Kokorin, Rigoni
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| Draw - Celtic FC | 6 | 5.75 | 5.7 | 6 | 6.5 | ||||
| FK Zenit St. Petersburg - FK Zenit St. Petersburg | 4.33 | 5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||||
| FK Zenit St. Petersburg - Draw | 15 | 15 | 15.5 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Draw - FK Zenit St. Petersburg | 6.5 | 6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7 | ||||
| Celtic FC - Draw | 15 | 15 | 16.5 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| Celtic FC - FK Zenit St. Petersburg | 34 | 41 | 28.99 | 26 | 34 | ||||
| Draw - Draw | 4.75 | 4.33 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||||
| Celtic FC - Celtic FC | 4.33 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.33 | ||||
| FK Zenit St. Petersburg - Celtic FC | 29 | 34 | 34.01 | 26 | 34 |
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| Under 7.5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Over 6.5 | 67 | 64.94 | 41 | ||||||
| Under 6.5 | 1 | 1.01 | 1 | ||||||
| Under 3.5 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.25 | |||
| Over 5.5 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 17 | |||
| Under 0.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 10 | 8.5 | 8 | ||||
| Under 2.5 | 1.61 | 1.62 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.73 | 1.67 | |||
| Over 1.5 | 1.36 | 1.44 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.4 | |||
| Over 2.5 | 2.25 | 2.3 | 2.05 | 2.32 | 2.1 | 2.2 | |||
| Over 0.5 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.07 | ||||
| Under 5.5 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.02 | |||
| Over 4.5 | 9 | 9 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Over 7.5 | 151 | 101 | |||||||
| Under 8.5 | 1 | ||||||||
| Over 3.5 | 4 | 4.33 | 3.75 | 4.3 | 3.75 | 4 | |||
| Under 4.5 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 1.07 | |||
| Under 1.5 | 3 | 2.8 | 3.25 | 3.2 | 3 | 2.88 |
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| Celtic FC | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.62 | 2.68 | 2.63 | 2.63 | |||
| Draw | 3.25 | 3 | 3.25 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | |||
| FK Zenit St. Petersburg | 2.87 | 2.75 | 2.7 | 2.96 | 2.8 | 2.75 |
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| Yes | 1.9 | 1.95 | 1.73 | 1.87 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |||
| No | 1.9 | 1.85 | 2 | 1.98 | 2 | 1.91 |
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