Zenit St. Petersburg vs Celtic Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Zenit St. Petersburg take on Celtic in Europa League action this Thursday. Read the match predictions to find out why Zenit St. Petersburg are the betting tip at the Saint Petersburg Stadium.
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Zenit St. Petersburg vs Celtic Preview
Zenit St. Petersburg went into the first leg of the tie expecting a tough game, as European night’s at Celtic Park are very difficult for the majority of visiting sides. They came out of that game with a 1-0 defeat which isn’t the end of the world, but they will have hoped to at least grab an away goal which could have been crucial.
Zenit will look to play their strongest possible team for this game as they really need to stay in the competition. Denis Terentjev has not featured for Zenit since November but was named as a substitute in the first leg tie and could start here. Branislav Ivanovic was also a substitute in that game and will hope to regain his place. Dmitriy Poloz could also play from the start.
Celtic go into the second leg as underdogs as they look to defend their 1-0 aggregate lead. They know that the trip to Russia will be incredibly tough and that they will be playing in a hostile environment. Celtic of course reached this stage by finishing 3rd in their Champions League group, which included Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich.
Anthony Ralston has been injured since September but he was named on the bench on Sunday. Celtic are likely to go with a similar starting 11 that began the match against Zenit last week. Eboue Kouassi did well and should retain his place. Craig Gordon, Leigh Griffiths and Dedryck Boyata are all out.
Zenit St. Petersburg vs Celtic Betting Tips
- Zenit St. Petersburg have won 7 drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Celtic have won 7 drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Zenit St. Petersburg have scored an average of 2.3 goals and conceded an average of 0.6 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Celtic have scored an average of 1.7 goals and conceded an average of 0.5 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Zenit St. Petersburg’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Celtic’s previous 10 matches
Zenit St. Petersburg vs Celtic Prediction
The Russian Premier League is currently on a break at the moment so Zenit will be well rested, though you can also argue that they may be a little bit rusty due to a lack of match practice. They didn’t look great in the first leg but on home soil it will probably be a very different story.
Zenit progressed from the Europa League group stage with a 100 per cent home record so this is going to be a difficult night’s work for Celtic. They will probably play an attacking style in order to score an away goal or two, which will make things harder for Zenit.
Celtic won’t have taken much confidence or momentum from the 0-0 draw against St Johnstone on Sunday but they will still feel like they should progress to the next round. However, their away form is not great. They have only won two of their last seven competitive matches away from home but a draw would do here.
Zenit have won 8 of their last 10 Europa League home matches and they are likely to be strong on Thursday. The tip is for Zenit to overcome Celtic and make it through to the next round.
Team PredictionsZenit St. Petersburg vs Celtic Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Zenit St. Petersburg (4-3-3 formation): Lunev; Smolnikov, Ivanovic, Mammana, Criscito; Erokhin, Paredes, Kranevitter; Rigoni, Kokorin, Poloz
Celtic (3-5-1-1 formation): Vries; Lustig, Simunovic, Ajer; Forrest, Kouassi, Brown, Ntcham, Tieney; McGregor; Dembele
RECENT Head To Head
Europe League
Head to Head Statistics
Last1 matches
| Zenit St Petersburg | Celtic |
|---|---|
| Wins | |
| 0 | 1 |
| Corners | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Shots | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Shots on Target | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Red Cards | |
| 0 | 0 |
These two sides do not have a very long history against each other, with the only meeting taking place in the first leg of this Europa League tie. It was Celtic who got the better of things at Celtic Park, with Callum McGregor grabbing the winner.
Zenit not getting an away goal in the only previous meeting may be crucial.
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