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Celtic Zenit betting prediction
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This confrontation tends to be one of the most balanced of this round of the Europa League, as it brings as protagonists two teams that play similar roles within European football. Both are among the largest of their countries, but do not have much expressiveness at the continental level. Celtic has been champion of the UEFA Champions League for more than half a century and won the European League runners-up in 2003. Zenit St Petersburg won the European League in 2008 and in 2009 the UEFA Cup UEFA. Thus, we expect a balanced game between two teams of similar quality, the draw being a good betting option, but with favoritism for Celtic.
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Preview
Celtic and Zenit meet at Celtic Park, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Europa League (16th Finals). These two teams have never met before, so this will be the first head‑to‑head between them. Zenit registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.
Analysis Celtic
The home team plays its first match in this edition of the UEFA Europa League with the intention of using the home advantage to get a positive result. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In their last match, for the Scottish Cup, they got a home win against Partick Thistle by (3‑2). In the last 10 home matches Celtic has won 8, tied 1 and lost 1. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. They have conceded the first goal in 4 of their 15 matches, and have only turned the score around in 1.
Celtic plays the second in a series of three consecutive away appearances, marking its first international commitment in 2018, trying to keep up the good performance it has been showing to build a good home advantage against the Russians. Of the six games played so far this year, the team has won five and lost only one, thus evidencing that it is going through a good phase, so much that leads the League of Scotland. The team is one of those who arrive in the Europa League after failing to continue in the UEFA Champions League, even because it fell into an extremely difficult group with Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich. For this duel, the coach is likely to organize the team in the 4-2-3-1 or in the 3-5-2, with Tierney standing in the left side.
Celtic plays the second in a series of three consecutive away appearances, marking its first international commitment in 2018, trying to keep up the good performance it has been showing to build a good home advantage against the Russians. Of the six games played so far this year, the team has won five and lost only one, thus evidencing that it is going through a good phase, so much that leads the League of Scotland. The team is one of those who arrive in the Europa League after failing to continue in the UEFA Champions League, even because it fell into an extremely difficult group with Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich. For this duel, the coach is likely to organize the team in the 4-2-3-1 or in the 3-5-2, with Tierney standing in the left side.
Confirmed Lineup: Dorus De Vries, Mikael Lustig, Kieran Tierney, Kristoffer Ajer, Jozo Šimunović, Olivier Ntcham, James Forrest, Callum McGregor, Kouassi Eboue, Moussa Dembélé.
Coach: S. Brown, N. Lennon.
Analysis Zenit
The away team comes to this stage of the UEFA Europa League (16th Finals) after having finished the group stage in the 1st position of Group L, with 16 points won. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 11 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 34 goals scored and 10 conceded. In their last match, for the Club Friendlies, they got a home win against Crvena Zvezda by (1‑0). Their last away match was for the Premier League and ended in a draw by (0‑0) against Terek Grozny. In the last 5 UEFA Europa League away matches Zenit has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition.
Zenit St Petersburg enters the field for its seventh appearance in 2018, but the first of an official character, since all the clashes it played until then were friendly, of which it won five and drew one. These results show that the team has been able to maintain the same rhythm of the first part of the season, since it occupies the vice-leadership of the Russian Championship, and in Liga Europa managed to classify of undefeated form in the leadership of Group L, surpassing Real Sociedad, who was probably the most prominent team in that group. In the national championship, the team has been highlighted by its defensive power, since it is the least leaked of the competition, which also was confirmed in the continental tournament, since finished the group phase like one of the less leaked ones. The 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 should be the tactical formation used for this duel, with highlight for Kokorin in the offensive sector.
Zenit St Petersburg enters the field for its seventh appearance in 2018, but the first of an official character, since all the clashes it played until then were friendly, of which it won five and drew one. These results show that the team has been able to maintain the same rhythm of the first part of the season, since it occupies the vice-leadership of the Russian Championship, and in Liga Europa managed to classify of undefeated form in the leadership of Group L, surpassing Real Sociedad, who was probably the most prominent team in that group. In the national championship, the team has been highlighted by its defensive power, since it is the least leaked of the competition, which also was confirmed in the continental tournament, since finished the group phase like one of the less leaked ones. The 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 should be the tactical formation used for this duel, with highlight for Kokorin in the offensive sector.
Confirmed Lineup: Andrey Lunev, Igor Smolnikov, Domenico Criscito, Miha Mevlja, Emanuel Mammana, Leandro Paredes, Aleksandr Erokhin, Daler Kuzyaev, Emiliano Rigoni, Aleksandr Kokorin, Anton Zabolotnyi.
Coach: S. Semak.
Frequently asked questions
👉 Which is the recommended bet for the Celtic Zenit match?
The tip and bet suggestion for the Celtic vs Zenit match, on 15 February 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Double chance, Celtic or Draw ⇒ bet available on bet365.
👉 In which stadium will the Celtic Zenit be played?
The Celtic vs Zenit on 15 February 2018 will be played at Glasgow, Celtic Park.
👉 Which is the most voted bet for this match?
The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Celtic Zenit match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Celtic at with 54% of the tips.
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa League - 2017/2018
- 100% 473 / 473 Games
- Home team wins 47.78%
- Draws 23.26%
- Away team wins 28.96%
- Over 1.5 73.15%
- Over 2.5 46.72%
- Over 3.5 25.58%
- Goals 1214
- Goals /match 2.57
- Goals /match home 1.5
- Goals /match away 1.07
- Both teams score 45.24%
- Goals after 80' 16.06%
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