Zenit St. Petersburg vs RB Leipzig
Champions League
Date: Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Kick-off at 17:55 UK/ 18:55 CET
Venue: Gazprom Arena (Saint Petersburg).
Team News
Zenit St Petersburg
Malcom and Emanuel Mammana both sidelined for Zenit, while Aleksandr Kokorin fitness shortage.
The first choice goalkeeper Andrey Lunev also expected to miss out on the Russian side. Mikhail Kerzhakov should deputize.
Igor Smolnikov and Vyacheslav Karavaev battle to start at right-back for the home team.
Yaroslav Rakitskiy will incur a one-match ban with future bookings in the competition.
RasenBallsport Leipzig
RB Leipzig will continue to be without five players through injury: Tyler Adams, Hannes Wolf, Willi Orban, Patrick Schick and Ibrahima Konate.
Emil Forsberg will be expected to start in Russia but it will be hard to topple Christopher Nkunku after perfect WhoScored 10 shows on weekends.
Amadou Haidara will incur a one-match ban by next yellow in the competition.
Zenit vs Leipzig - Match Stats
Zenit have won seven of eight European matches their last home, and 12 of their last 14 (D1 L1), the only draw coming against Leipzig. their record at St Petersburg in the group stage of the Champions League is W8 D8 L3.
Zenit winless in their last three matches against German visitors enclosure (D1 L2); indeed, they have won only twice in their nine games against Bundesliga clubs in St Petersburg (D2 L5).
Matchday 1 success at Benfica only won four European away Leipzig in their 13th game (D4 L5).
Zenit St Petersburg vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips
Zenit playing host to Leipzig on Tuesday night, as they look to take control of Group G. The visitors will be hoping to stay ahead, which will require at least a point.
Russia came into this match on the back of a 1-1 draw against CSKA Moscow at the weekend. Despite the dominant side, Zenit failed to produce a final product that is enough, which is a worry ahead of the match against the team of Leipzig has been in fine scoring form of late. Not only Germany in the third run wild clothes last couple of days ago, they also came out on top (2-1) when the couple met in the reverse fixture two weeks ago.
Fortunately for the hosts, Gazprom Arena is very difficult for non-Russian side to go, as is illustrated by the fact Zenit have lost only two of their 23 home matches continent since 2015.
This will be the second home match of Zenit's Champions League campaign. First time out at this point, they got the better of Benfica in style, winning by three goals to one. They have moments of weakness in the back, but looked a real threat to the future and do a better job of both teams creating chances and produce the final product.
However, creating opportunities and come up with a touch of something Leipzig is also doing very well this term. Tuesday's visitors notched twice on route to beat Zenit in Germany two weeks ago, while they come into this match having scored no less than eight goals in the Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon. Moreover, their first away game in Group G resulted in three points, as they got the better of Benfica, winning by two goals to one.
When the couple met two weeks ago, despite the three goals scored, there is an abundance of quality end-of-third in the event. In fact, they cancel each other somewhat. Keeping this in mind, 'Under 2.5 Goals' appeal ahead of this match. The starting price would suggest high scores game possibility, although there is no reason to suggest the possibility of a relatively low-scoring affair that is greater than the possibility today would have us believe.
Not just the reverse fixture a bit lucky dealt three goals, Leipzig did not create a lot when playing away at Benfica; despite scoring twice, they only registered only three shots on target. Moreover, Zenit really did not give much away just in their previous group matches at this place.
In the end, with not much jumps out in terms of price, support a low-scoring game at least appear to offer passengers a slice of value. Those looking to nail the scoreline pointed toward a narrow victory for the hosts, who were lucky to admit when first playing at home in Group G.
