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Zenit St. Petersburg hosts AS Monaco in matchday 2 of the Champions League after both teams won the first round … but in a different manner.
Zenit comes after winning vs. Benfica 2-0 on the road confirming an incredibly good start to the season. Zenit had 8 wins in 8 games in Russia before drawing 0-0 with Spartak this weekend … but their thought was at this match vs. Monaco. So far the statistics in Russia for Zenit say 8 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses and 26-4 goal difference – amazing football by Zenit! It seems Villas Boas finally made this bunch of superstars play like a team, and summer transfers like Garay for sure helped as well. Hulk and Garay doubtful for Zenit but very probably will play.
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Monaco is slowly disintegrating, they lost the best players like Rodriguez and Falcao and with the Russian owner deciding to not spend any more money, they do not look good in this group. Even if Monaco won 1-0 vs. Leverkusen in the first match is was a really undeserved win and Leverkusen could have won that 3-0 easily … also Leverkusen was just starting to get in a very bad run of form. In French League Monaco has two wins with 1-0 and one loss with 1-0 in the last three games … they really struggle to score but are tight at the back. Monaco is still a decent team and some good players did not leave yet, but they don’t look like a team to play Champions League football at the moment. Traore and Lopez out for Monaco, Abdennour very doubtful.
Monaco has problems scoring and relies on defense to get the job done … but Zenit’s devastating attacking setup will not be impressed and for sure the Russians have the power to get at least 2 goals past Monaco … specially with home court advantage becoming huge for Russian clubs in this period of the year. Looking at statistics and at the way the french side plays, normally you would not expect Monaco to score here … so a bet on a Zenit -1 asian handicap win looks to have great potential. Zenit likes to cover spreads so vs. this Monaco side my tips will be Zenit to win with -1 asian handicap. Considering a Zenit win by 1 goal does not lose the pick and looking at the odds, high stakes are good investment in my opinion. Correct score prediction: Zenit St. Petersburg – AS Monaco 3-0.
Pick: Zenit (-1 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 2.26 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 9
Possible profit: 11.34
Event date: 1 October
