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Zenit vs Jordan: Prediction for the Friendly Match
Zenit is preparing to resume the Russian championship and will play a friendly match with the Jordanian national team on January 21. The first face-to-face meeting between the rivals took place in 2021 and ended with a modest victory for the St. Petersburg club with a score of 1:0. Will the blue-white-blues manage to win more confidently this time? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Zenit St. Petersburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
Zenit continues to dominate the Russian Premier League, but has recently been increasingly facing competition from its rivals. Last season, the St. Petersburg club almost lost the championship title to Krasnodar and Dynamo, and now the team went into the winter break in second place, behind Krasnodar on additional indicators. Spartak Moscow is also not far behind, lagging behind by only two points. The autumn part of the championship ended disappointingly for the current champion - Sergei Semak charges suffered defeats from Krylia Sovetov (2:3) and Akron (1:2), who are inferior in class. Brazilian winger Luis Henrique, bought from Brazilian Botafogo for an impressive 35 million euros, is called upon to solve the problems in the game.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with their squad ahead of the friendly match.
Interesting trends for betting
- The hosts have had red cards in three of their last six matches
- None of the team last eight matches have ended in a draw.
Estimated lineup: Latyshonok - Karavaev, Nino, Rodrigao, Santos - Wendel, Barrios, Luis Enrique - Glushenkov, Cassierra, Mostovoy.
Jordan
JordanCurrent form
The Jordanian national team continues to fight for a place in the 2026 World Cup. The third qualifying round in the Asian Confederation is currently underway. The Jordanians are in third place in their group and are only two points behind Iraq, which is in the direct qualifying zone for the tournament. In this qualifying round, the visitors have only lost to South Korea (0:2), the clear favorite of the group. After that, they managed to secure a confident victory over Oman (4:0), and also draw with Iraq (0:0) and Kuwait (1:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The Jordanian national team has no losses before the match with Zenit.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has lost only one of its last 13 matches.
- The visitors have conceded only one goal in their last three matches.
Approximate lineup: Abulayla - Nasib, Al-Arab, Abualnadi - Haddad, Al-Rashdan, Sami, Abu-Taha - Tamari, Al-Mardi - Al-Naimat
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:0
The only face-to-face meeting ended with this score
11.00Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in three of Jordan last four matches
2.03Bet Number 1 in the final score
This pattern has worked in five of the hosts' last six matches
1.94Tip and bets
The Jordanian national team has a good chance to be at the World Cup for the first time in its history. This team should not be underestimated, the Jordanians give a fight even to the strongest representatives of their region. Considering that Zenit play has recently raised serious questions, we believe that it will not be easy for the St. Petersburg team.
Our betting tip is Asian handicap (+1.5) on Jordan for 1.90
Bet on total
Zenit players are just getting into the training process and have not yet acquired the necessary game form. Jordan is quite good in defense and has kept a clean sheet in two of the last three matches. Most likely, the Asian team will take the match with the Russian champion seriously and will play reliably at their goal.
Our prediction is total under 3.5 goals at 1.68
Bet on the first half
We don't expect the opponents to go forward in force immediately after the starting whistle. It will obviously take time to get to know each other. In this scenario, a draw at the end of the first half is likely.
Our prediction is a draw in the first half at 2.95
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