Rostov - Zenit: betting tip and bets with a coefficient of 4.25

Russian Federation

FC Rostov

Russian Federation

Cup

12 March 08:15 UTC

Zenit St. Petersburg

Russian Federation

Rostov will host Zenit on March 12 in the first match of the Russian Cup semi-finals. Will the Rostov team be able to hold a strong match and not lose to their opponent for the third time in a row, or will the blue-white-blues justify their status as favorites and take a step towards the finals today? In the betting tip, we assessed the prospects of each of the teams and selected reliable bids. What will be the outcome?

FC Rostov vs Zenit St. Petersburg Prediction and Betting Tips (12.03.2025)

Command Analysis

FC Rostov

Russian Federation

Current form

Rostov was approaching the start of the season as a contender for a place in the top five – the selection of players made it possible to set such goals, but it was difficult to count on anything more. In the first half of the season, the Rostov team had a lot of problems, but they managed to get in shape, and in general, the yellow and blue team looked quite decent and approached the top five.

Before the start of the second part of the championship, Valery Karpin resigned and Jonathan Alba took his place. In the first match under his leadership, the Rostov team drew 1-1 with Dynamo Moscow at home, managing to win back in the end. In the away match against Orenburg, the yellow-blues scored a hard-fought 2-1 victory and retained seventh place in the table, with eighth Ruby one point away.

In the Cup, Rostov competed for a place in the playoffs in the same group with Lokomotiv, Khimki and Orenburg, being one of the favorites of the quartet before the start of the group stage. As a result, the Rostov team advanced very confidently from the second place to the playoffs, where they met with Spartak. Rostov sensationally beat Spartak in each of the matches and with a total score of 3:1 made it to the semi-finals of the RPL.

Disqualifications and injuries

Shchetinin was disqualified. El-Askalani and Mironov are injured.

Interesting betting trends

Rostov has not lost in the last nine matches – seven wins and two draws.
Rostov has scored in the last 12 matches.
In two of the last three matches, Rostov scored against Zenit

Approximate composition: Yatimov — Langovich, Osipenko, Melekhin, Vakhania — Kuchaev, Komarov, Bayramyan — Ronaldo, Komlichenko, Mokhebi.

Zenit St. Petersburg

Russian Federation

Current form

Zenit was approaching the start of the season as the main contender for the championship title – Sergey Semak's team had a serious advantage over all competitors in terms of player selection. The blue-white-blues played the starting segment at a very high level and managed to immediately become leaders, but in the end they lost the first place to Krasnodar even before the winter break, giving out a number of very weak matches.

After the resumption of the championship, Zenit failed to beat CSKA at home, drawing a goalless draw with the army team - Krasnodar also made a mistake synchronously, but Spartak used these mistakes. In the last round, St. Petersburg beat Fakel quite easily 2-0 away and retained the second place in the table – Krasnodar is the leader ahead due to additional indicators, three points less than Spartak.

In the Cup, Zenit competed for a playoff berth with Rubin, Akron and Fakel - in this company, the champion and current trophy winner was the clear favorite. The St. Petersburg team had no problems getting a ticket to the playoffs ahead of schedule, taking first place and 16 points. In the quarterfinals, Zenit beat Akhmat 5-1 without encountering any resistance.

Disqualifications and injuries

Karavaev, Volkov and Vasiliev are injured.

Interesting betting trends

Zenit has scored only one victory in the last four matches.
Zenit has not conceded in the last two matches.
Zenit has beaten Rostov in the last two matches.

The approximate line-up: Adamov — Mimovich, Alip, Chistyakov, Santos — Zdelar, Barrios — Luis Enrique, Erokhin, Akhmetov — Sobolev.

Trends

The exact score is 1:2

Two of the last three matches between the clubs ended with this score

8.10

The Rostov team will score in the second half

In the last four matches of Rostov, such a bet was successful.

1.95

Zenit'sbetwill score in the second half

This bet was successful in the last two matches between the clubs.

1.65

The bet Total of the second half is more than 1.5 goals

This bet was successful in three of Rostov's last four matches.

2.15

Tip and bets

2.79total more than three goals

Rostov has shown in recent matches that even without Valery Karpin, he remains committed to his style, plays brightly and openly, and scores regularly. Today, the Rostov team will probably also be as aggressive as possible ahead, without an advantage in the home match in St. Petersburg, there will not be much to count on - it will be difficult for Zenit to win back to zero. Before the match with Spartak in the championship, the blue-white-blues will probably rotate in the Cup, but the reserve team as a whole is of very high quality and they are quite capable of responding with their goals.

We believe that the match will be productive. The betting tip is a total of more than three goals. This bet is offered with a coefficient of 2.79

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2.05Zenit's victory

Betting on the outcome

Zenit has a very important match against Spartak in the championship ahead, and it is obvious that today the guests will be forced to use a large-scale rotation. At the same time, the blue-white-blues have very high-level players in reserve, so the hosts should hardly count on leniency. Rostov has a southern derby against Krasnodar ahead and there is also a need to rest some players, Zenit has a huge advantage in terms of reserve quality, it makes sense to give preference to the guests in such a situation, although they certainly should not wait for an easy walk.

The bet is Zenit's victory. This bet is offered for 2.05

Combined bid

Zenit is the undisputed favorite of the pair – even taking into account all the achievements of Rostov this season and the traditionally strong performances at home, the blue-white-blues are a team of a completely different level, albeit not at the peak of their form. Both sides will use rotation today, but Zenit has a wider and higher-quality reserve, the guests are quite capable of winning today, but at the same time it will be almost impossible to beat Rostov on its field dry, Rostov residents have their own trump cards ahead.

The bet is Zenit's victory and both will score. This bet is offered for 4.25

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