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Zenit vs Juventus: prediction for the UEFA Champions League fixture
On October 20, Zenit will host Juventus in the Champions League match. What to expect from this game? The answer is in our prediction.
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Zenit St. Petersburg
Russian FederationZenit got a spot in the Champions League group stage as the Russian Premier League champion. For the first match of the main European club tournament Saint-Petersburg side travelled to English capital, team put up a great performance, but eventually failed to contain Lukaku, who brought the first victory to the reigning champions of the tournament.
In the second round Sergey Semak's men hosted the champion of Sweden. In this game Russian club put up a brilliant performance - Claudinho, Sutormin, Kuzyaev and Wendel brought first three points and scored four goals on Malmo (4:0).
The Blue-White-Sky Blues are at the top of Russian Premier League standings after 11 matches. Team recorded seven victories and two draws, which brought them 23 points and a 1st spot in the standings, they also scored more goals than any other team in the league.
In two most recent rounds The Zeniters suffered two consecutive defeats - to Sochi (1:2) and to Arsenal (1:2).
Ozdoev won't be able to play against Juventus due to a knee injury.
Juventus
ItalyMassimiliano Allegri started a rebuilding of the team, which is going quite well. A new head coach let Cristiano Ronaldo go and without him team's performance improved and before this match club is at the five-game winning streak.
In the first match of the Champions League group stage The Old Lady easily beat Malmo (3:0). In the second game The Zebras recorded a victory over the current champion of the tournament, Chelsea (1:0).
In eight rounds of the current Serie A season The Black and Whites recorded four victories and two draws, which brought 14 points and a 7th spot in the standings. In two most recent matches Juventus managed to beat local rivals, Torino (1:0), and recorded a home victory over Roma (1:0).
De Ligt, Dybala and Rabiot will miss the game.
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In our opinion, both teams will be extremely motivated for the match. Juventus are in a great form and it is unclear, how Sergey Semak is going to stop the Turin club. Two consecutive defeats are surely a reason to worry, but we think that hosts will be ready for the Champions League match. We are expecting an offensive performance from both teams and a number of goal opportunities, some of them might be converted into goals.
Our prediction - both teams to score
We should note that Zenit played well at London and then put up a brilliant performance against Malmo. We are expecting a success from the hosts due to a huge motivation and experience of their players.
Our second bet is on Zenit to win by one goal
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