RB Leipzig vs Zenit St. Petersburg Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
RB Leipzig take on Zenit St. Petersburg in Europa League action this Thursday. Read the match predictions to find out why a RB Leipzig win is the betting tip at the Red Bull Arena Leipzig.
RB Leipzig v FK Zenit St. Petersburg TIPS
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RB Leipzig vs Zenit St. Petersburg Preview
RB Leipzig claimed a huge scalp in the last round, as they managed to eliminate impressive Italian side Napoli. This included a fantastic 1-3 win in Naples which eventually gave them the win on away goals after a 0-2 defeat at home in the second leg.
Marcel Halstenberg is the only player that is definitely missing for the home side. Adamola Lookman cannot play as he is ineligible, having featured in the Europa League for Everton earlier this season. Some players will have to be cautious, as Willi Orban, Marcel Sabitzer, Yussuf Poulsen and Jean-Kevin Augustin are one booking away from a suspension.
Zenit St. Petersburg defeated Celtic 3-1 on aggregate last time out, where the pressure was on in the home game. They had lost 1-0 in Glasgow, but completely dominated the game in Russia, with goals from Ivanovic, Kuzyayev and Kokorin.
Leandro Paredes is suspended for Zenit, so Roberto Mancini will have to deal with not having one of his key players. Erokhin and Domenico Criscito were both sent off at the weekend but they will be able to play here. They are one booking away from a Europa League ban though, as are Mathías Kranevitter and Daler Kuzyaev.
RB Leipzig vs Zenit St. Petersburg Betting Tips
- RB Leipzig have won 4 drawn 2 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
- Zenit St. Petersburg have won 6 drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, RB Leipzig have scored an average of 1.4 goals and conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Zenit St. Petersburg have scored an average of 2.1 goals and conceded an average of 0.4 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of RB Leipzig’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Zenit St. Petersburg’s previous 10 matches
RB Leipzig vs Zenit St. Petersburg Prediction
RB Leipzig’s home form has fallen apart a little bit recently, having not won in their last three on home soil. They have not gone four home games without a win since way back in 2011.
Zenit St. Petersburg are not great away from home, and have only won once in their last eight away matches. Most of those matches were draws though, as they only lost two of those eight games.
Domestically, RB Leipzig have had a rotten couple of weeks. They have lost against Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Koln, while they drew 1-1 at home to Borussia Dortmund at the weekend. Zenit returned to Russian Premier League action at the weekend with a disappointing 0-0 draw with Amkar.
Zenit finished that match with just 9 men, and their disciplinary problems have really got in their way recently. Missing Paredes for this match could be the difference, so the tip is for an RB Leipzig win.
Team Lineups
| RasenBallsport Leipzig | Zenit St Petersburg |
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| 4-4-2 | 4-3-3 |
| Goalkeeper | |
| Peter Gulacsi |
Andrey Lunev |
| Defenders | |
| Konrad Laimer Willi Orban Dayot Upamecano Lukas Klostermann |
Branislav Ivanovic Miha Mevlja Emanuel Mammana Domenico Criscito |
| Midfielders | |
| Emil Forsberg Diego Demme Naby Keita Bruma |
Matias Kranevitter Aleksandr Yerokhin Daler Kuzyaev |
| Forwards | |
| Jean-Kevin Augustin Timo Werner |
Aleksandr Kokorin Emiliano Ariel Rigoni Anton Zabolotny |
| Substitutes | |
| Marcel Sabitzer Yussuf Poulsen Yvon Mvogo Stefan Ilsanker Bernardo Dominik Kaiser Ibrahima Konate |
Igor Smolnikov Yuri Lodigin Dmitri Pletnev Dmitry Poloz Ilya Skrobotov Sebastian Driussi Yuri Zhirkov |
| Coach | |
| Ralph Hasenhuettl |
Roberto Mancini |
RECENT Head To Head
Europe League
Head to Head Statistics
Last1 matches
| RasenBallsport Leipzig | Zenit St Petersburg |
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| Wins | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Corners | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Shots | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Shots on Target | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Red Cards | |
| 0 | 0 |
As RB Leipzig were only founded in 2009, it should come as no surprise to read that these two sides have never met each other in competitive action. This is their first season with European football, having qualified for the Champions League.
After finishing 3rd in the group, they are now in the Europa League and will face Zenit St. Petersburg for the first time ever.
LiveRasenBallsport Leipzig vZenit St Petersburg Updates
| in Bernardo out Konrad Laimer | 46' |
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| Bruma | 56' |
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| 57' | in Sebastian Driussi out Anton Zabolotny | |
| in Marcel Sabitzer out Bruma | 75' |
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| Timo Werner | 77' |
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| in Yussuf Poulsen out Jean-Kevin Augustin | 79' |
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| 80' | in Dmitry Poloz out Emiliano Ariel Rigoni | |
| Dayot Upamecano | 85' |
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| 86' | Domenico Criscito |
Compare Odds
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| Under 8.5 | 1 | ||||||||
| Under 3.5 | 1.33 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.29 | 1.22 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.33 | |
| Under 4.5 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1 | 1.08 | 1.1 | 1.11 | |
| Over 4.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 7 | 5.9 | 7 | 7 | 6.5 | |
| Over 3.5 | 3.25 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.35 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | |
| Under 5.5 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | ||
| Over 5.5 | 15 | 9.75 | 17 | 15 | 11.49 | 13 | 13 | ||
| Over 8.5 | 201 | ||||||||
| Under 2.5 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.8 | 1.73 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| Under 0.5 | 10 | 7.5 | 10 | 10 | 8.5 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Over 2.5 | 2.02 | 1.91 | 1.95 | 2 | 1.91 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Over 6.5 | 41 | 21.01 | 34 | ||||||
| Over 7.5 | 101 | 101 | |||||||
| Under 7.5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Under 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.15 | 3.4 | 3.25 | 3.4 | |
| Over 1.5 | 1.28 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.22 | 1.3 | 1.33 | 1.33 | |
| Over 0.5 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | ||
| Under 6.5 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1 |
| Match Odds | |
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| Draw | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.75 | 3.4 | 3.75 | 3.9 | 3.75 | |
| FK Zenit St. Petersburg | 5.75 | 6 | 5.2 | 5 | 5.4 | 5.25 | 5.5 | 5.5 | |
| RB Leipzig | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 1.67 |
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| No | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.85 | 1.8 | 1.76 | 1.9 | 1.83 | 1.8 | |
| Yes | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.81 | 1.9 | 1.91 | 1.91 |
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| Draw - FK Zenit St. Petersburg | 11 | 11 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 11 | 13 | |||
| RB Leipzig - Draw | 15 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 17 | |||
| FK Zenit St. Petersburg - RB Leipzig | 23 | 26 | 14.99 | 26 | 20 | 26 | |||
| FK Zenit St. Petersburg - Draw | 17 | 17 | 9.8 | 20 | 15 | 17 | |||
| RB Leipzig - RB Leipzig | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.97 | 2.7 | 2.63 | 2.6 | |||
| FK Zenit St. Petersburg - FK Zenit St. Petersburg | 9 | 10 | 8.2 | 9 | 9 | 9.5 | |||
| Draw - RB Leipzig | 4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.33 | 4.5 | |||
| RB Leipzig - FK Zenit St. Petersburg | 41 | 56 | 21.01 | 46 | 46 | 51 | |||
| Draw - Draw | 5.5 | 5.25 | 4.1 | 5.75 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
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