Zenit Petersburg VS Celtic ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )
Zenit Petersburg VS Celtic ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )

Zenit Petersburg VS Celtic ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )

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Zenit Petersburg

February 22, 2018 18:00 -
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Celtic

PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Zenit Petersburg vs Celtic

Zenit St Petersburg and Celtic play in a Europa League second leg match (round of 32) after Celtic’s (1-0) home win in the first leg. In this match the home factor may play a significant role, as Zenit St Petersburg presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Zenit Petersburg Team News

The home team arrive in this second hand with a 1-goal deficit and the disadvantage of not having scored in the first leg. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 12 conceded, against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats at home, with 36 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last 5 games at home in the Europa League, Zenit St Petersburg won 4 and lost 1.

In this competition, he has won the last 4 games that he played in his stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 11 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never managed to turn the board.

Zenit Petersburg vs Celtic Stats

Zenit St Petersburg are back at home just after their nine-game unbeaten run since the beginning of December last year. In that period, the club accumulated seven victories, but the five occurred in 2018 were all in friendly, since still awaits the return of the Russian Championship, which restarts in the beginning of March. After qualifying for the UEFA Europa League finals in Group L, unbeaten and with the best attack of the competition, the team failed to maintain the same good performance and ended up suffering a defeat by the minimum score in the home of Celtic. Thus, the Russians face a mission perfectly possible to be carried out, since a simple victory already takes the decision for the penalties. The 4-3-3 should be the system used for this duel, especially Rigoni in attack.

Celtic Team News

The away team has a 1-goal lead in this second-leg game but has conceded 0 goals at home in the first leg. This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside of its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played for the Premier League, tied with Saint Johnstone at home for (0-0). In the last 10 games as a visitor Celtic has won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3. His attack has regularly scored, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games.

Celtic are out in the field after three consecutive appearances in front of their fans who should be satisfied with their recent performance, after which they have only one defeat in the last twelve games, with nine victories in that period. Now the team comes from a draw at home to Saint Johnstone for the Scottish Championship, where they take the lead with nine points clear of second place. Celtic are one of the clubs that reached the Europa League after being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League, which was perfectly understandable in the case of the Scottish team, as it had in its group Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich. In the first leg against Zenit St Petersburg, the team secured a victory for the minimum score and now can even draw to continue in the continental tournament. It is expected that in this duel the coach will organize the team in 3-5-1-1, highlighting McGregor in the offensive sector.

Zenit Petersburg vs Celtic Predictions



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