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Zenit Sankt Petersburg hosts Bayer Leverkusen in the 4th round of the Champions League group C. Leverkusen won the previous meeting 2-0 two weeks ago.
Zenit after amazing start of the season with 13 consecutive wins now starting to struggle a bit … only 2 wins in last 7 matches and only the 3rd place in the Champions League group with 4 points. But the bright side is that Zenit is fresh on the back of a 1-0 win in the weekend vs. CSKA Moscow, in Moscow, so expectations are that Zenit is improving and will play some good football today. Zenit has great team news for today … Smolnikov is the only absentee but even he could be assessed as fit until game time.
Bet on Zenit – Bayer Leverkusen with the best Champions League odds at Bet 365.
Levekusen with sinusoidal performance this season, great start, than a winless streak and now again playing great football. Bayer won vs. Zenit (2-0) and Schalke (1-0) lately with impressive performances, but on the other hand just lost to Hamburg in the weekend 1-0. Leverkusen clearly improved their defense in the last weeks but also lost some offensive firepower and do not score goals so easy anymore. For this game Bayer can not count on Castro, Reinartz, Wendell and possibly Bender and Rolfes.
We have two teams that showed pretty good football recently and it is expected we should see a tight match. Leverkusen has the edge in this clash, but Zenit have a very important home court advantage, we all know how difficult is to play in Russia in this time of year. With qualification on the line, I see cautious football and no team getting the best of the other at the end. Also, recently Zenit and Bayer did not score so many goals, looked more secure at the back, do this will help a balanced unfolding of events. Draw, that is my tip … for sure the best value on the 1×2 market at odds 3.50. Zenit can not afford to lose. Correct score prediction: Zenit St Petersburg – Bayer Leverkusen 1-1.
Pick: Draw
Odds: 3.50 @ Bet365
Stake: 6
Possible profit: 15
Event date: 4 November
