Villarreal Zenit betting prediction

After the home loss in the 1st leg, the away team comes to this 2nd leg with a disadvantage of 2 goals and the hard task of having to come back from a negative result in an away match. 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 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 19 conceded. In their last match, for the Premier League, they got a home win against Ufa by (2‑1). In the last 6 UEFA Europa League away matches Zenit has a record of 2 draws and 4 losses.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 6 away matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 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. In 13 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 2.

Zenit St Petersburg comes for this match with a 2-1 win against Ufa in the Russian league: the team's goals were signed by Rigoni and Azmoun. We remember that the visitors need to win to advance in this competition. Even so, the coach Sergey Semak should opt for a more defensive strategy, exploring only the space on the opponent's back. The forward Artem Dzyuba is the highlight of the visiting team with 10 goals scored. There are no weight absences for this match.