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UNICS - Zenit. Forecast for the VTB United League match
A victory in the confrontation with Zenit will allow UNICS to catch up with the team from St. Petersburg in the tournament table. The meeting will take place on January 5 in Kazan. Will the hosts take advantage of the support of the stands? Bets and forecast will give the answer to this question
Command Analysis
Unics Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
Two weeks ago, UNICS defeated Zenit. It happened in St. Petersburg. Despite the fact that the Kazan team was playing away, they won the match with a score of 79:76. After that, UNICS players also managed to slam MBA (117:71) and Parma (103:92).
Velimir Perasovic men are approaching the match against Zenit with a six-game winning streak. The team recent successes allowed them to retain third place in the standings. UNICS has the same number of wins as Lokomotiv-Kuban - 17, but it is ahead of the Krasnodar team in additional indicators.
Disqualifications and injuries
UNICS has no personnel problems.
Interesting facts for betting
UNICS has been unsuccessful in matches with teams from the top 4. This season, they have managed to win only one victory. It was achieved in a match with Zenit.
Estimated lineup: Taylor - Knight, Akun-Purcell - Belenitsky, Bako.
BC Zenit
Russian FederationCurrent form
Zenit played the last period excellently. In the previous ten matches, Javier Pascual charges suffered only one defeat. Apart from the defeat to UNICS, the team did not allow any other misfires. Moreover, in the last round, the team from St. Petersburg dealt with Uralmash at home (89:79).
It is worth adding that Zenit is considered the best away team in the league. This season, Javier Pascual team has lost only one match on away courts. Largely due to this result, the team from St. Petersburg occupies the second line in the tournament table.
Disqualifications and injuries
Zenit has no personnel problems.
Interesting facts for betting
Zenit plays in Kazan with varying success. In 3 of the last 5 matches in this city the team suffered a failure. This time it will try to improve the situation.
Approximate line-up : Moon - Bacon, Karasev - Spellman, Hunter.
Trends
Bet 1st quarter. Zenit win
In 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings, the St. Petersburg team won the opening segment
1.87Bet 1st quarter: total under 40.5 points
In 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings, more than 40 points were not scored in the first quarter
1.80Tip and bets
The teams' previous face-to-face meeting, which took place quite recently, was a low-scoring affair. Zenit players chose their favorite defensive tactics, although it did not bring them the desired result. Be that as it may, the opponents scored 155 points in total.
It is quite possible that Javier Pascual charges will act in a similar style in Kazan. There is no point in playing open basketball with UNICS, because in this case the visitors will have fewer chances of success. We believe that the meeting will not please with high results.
Our prediction is total under 165.5 points at 1.77
Bet on the outcome
In the previous match, UNICS beat Zenit by three points. In principle, Javier Pascual charges are in no way inferior to Kazan. They have a very good selection of players, so we do not expect a big gap in the score.
Forecast - "Zenit" with a handicap (+4.5) points for 1.76
Bet on statistics
In the last four away games, Zenit did not allow its opponents to score more than 74 points. If Javier Pascual charges choose a similar tactic, UNICS will not be able to show a productive game.
Forecast - UNICS: total under 83.5 points for 1.78
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