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Utrecht (Ned) vs Zenit Petersburg (Rus) Prediction & Betting tips
A striking match on Wednesday is Utrecht and Zenit for a new round of the Europa League (one leg).
Utrecht (Ned) :
In my opinion, the Russian box is a favorite because of the collective potential that it possesses and above all because of the great hierarchy of the Argentines who have arrived at the squad that Roberto Mancini is directing. For this reason and even when the Dutch are competitive between lines, we advise you to play a few euros to the bet “Zenit will win any half”.
Take into account that Utrecht already made his debut in the Dutch tournament, achieving a major victory against Den Haag (partial 0-1 advantage in the first 45 minutes). The team is expected to try to gain an advantage at home to be able to face with relative tranquility the return in Russia.
On the other hand do not forget that the Dutch box and played two rounds of Europa League, which could overcome them with some risk. First he left Valletta out of Malta and then eliminated the Polish Lech. In this key, managed to qualify despite not winning a match (0-0 draw at home and 2-2 away as a visitor, getting the ticket to this instance thanks to the goals as a visitor).
Zenit Petersburg (Rus) :
Continuing with the analysis you should know that Zenit is making a more than interesting campaign in his domestic league, demonstrating it by adding 16 points and leading the overall table (5 wins and 1 draw, getting to score 15 goals and yielding only 3 on his fence) . It is an atildado team, compact and effective thanks to the reinforcements arrived and to the experience of the technician Mancini. Of course, the team classified to this instance despite playing with substitutes (victory 0-2 and defeat 1-0 against Israeli Yehuda).
Finally, we will tell you that the Russians have added the following results in their championship: Victory 1-2 against SKA Khabarovsk, win 2-1 against Rubin Kazan, victory 0-1 against Tosno, beating 5-1 Spartak Moscow, equality 1-1 against Ural and triumph 4-0 against Akhmat Grozny.
In front of this panorama I play for the bet “Zenit will win any half” due to the following reasons: First because Zenit, despite being able to play with an oncena mixtra, is still a set of hierarchy between lines. Therefore, we believe that they can manage to score a goal, manage the advantage and achieve at least half a win. Second because the Russian squad has a large squad, which already managed to beat 0-2 visiting Israeli Yehuda. Players like Zhirkov, Hernani, Giuliano and Ecuador’s Noboa are expected to appear. And thirdly because Utrecht, even if it is a competitive and uncomfortable set to beat, can end up wasting time for some punctual play or defensive errors caused by the pressure generated by the Russians. Remember that 3 starters could enter this duel in the complementary stage (Driussi, Paredes, Kranevitter).