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Dortmund vs Zenit Prediction & Betting tips
Borussia Dortmund must look for a victory in the Champions League on Wednesday, after a defeat on match day one. Zenit Saint Petersburg is the opponent of the Germans.
Borussia Dortmund:
Last Tuesday it became clear why Borussia Dortmund, despite the presence of a strong selection, has never really been a serious title contender in recent years in Germany. Too often good matches are alternated with unmistakable off-days. Der BVB had one of those days in Rome on matchday. At Lazio, Dortmund played – except for a short phase in the second half – simply below par, so that there was not much to bargain in the 3-1 loss.
The luck of Dortmund is that this group of the billion-dollar ball is certainly not the toughest, with Club Brugge and Zenit St. Petersburg as opponents. Last Saturday, Dortmund made a great impression. Rival FC Schalke 04 was played to a hopeless 3-0 defeat, so that the yellow-blacks will be at the kick-off of the game against the visitors from Russia on Wednesday with an optimistic spirit. Trainer Lucien Favre does not have everyone on board, but can set up a strong team.
Zenit St. Petersburg:
Zenit Saint Petersburg, like Dortmund, started the new European campaign with defeat. The champion of Russia misjudged Club Brugge last week. In Saint Petersburg, fans were partly allowed, so that there was no need to play in front of empty stands. The competition itself was not too inspiring. Zenit came back from a 0-1 deficit with a wonderful goal, then went in search of the winning goal, but ended up empty-handed after a late Flemish goal (1-2).
Overwintering in the Champions League already seems to be an almost impossible mission for the blue and white, with duels against Borussia Dortmund and Lazio Roma ahead. European duels are also not very good for Zenit. Of the five last matches in the CL on foreign soil, four were lost by the Russians. And there was not even played against the absolute top in that series. It also lost last weekend, when Rubin Kazan proved too strong for Zenit 1-2.
Dortmund vs Zenit head to head matches
19.03.14 CL Dortmund Zenit 1 : 2
25.02.14 CL Zenit Dortmund 2 : 4