Chelsea vs Zenit: How will the game end?
Chelsea - Zenit. Forecast and bets on the Champions League match (September 14, 2021)
13/09/2021
Chelsea F.C.
Zenit Saint-Petersburg
The reigning Champions League winner kicks off in the capital of England on September 14. Will the guests from St. Petersburg be able to put up a worthy resistance? - the answer is in our material.
Chelsea F.C.
Last season, "Chelsea" won the main club trophy in Europe. The capital team unexpectedly managed to defeat "Manchester City" in the Champions League final, which brought the coveted title.
The "Retirees" stopped only at the fourth position in the English championship. This result was brought 19 victories and 10 peaceful outcomes, which was enough to get into the four strongest representatives of the Premier League.
Romelu Lukaku came to London to strengthen in summer, for whom they gave 115 million euros and Saul Niguez from "Atlético" (5 million). The first victory in the new football year was the success in the UEFA Super Cup, where the "Blues" beat "Villarreal" on penalties.
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Zenit Saint-Petersburg
Last season "Zenit" once again won the Russian championship. "St. Petersburg" deservedly won, ahead of the nearest opponent by eight points, while showing the best attack performance, which scored 2.5 goals per tournament on average.
Claudinho from "RB Bragantino" (12 million) in summer, Dmitry Chistyakov from "Rostov" (3.25 million) and the goalkeeper of "Zhil Vicente" Stanislav Kritsyuk (2 million) came to reinforce the roster.
Sergei Semak's players celebrated the new football year with a victory over "Lokomotiv" in the Russian Super Cup (3:0). The start of the Premier League tournament brought five victories and two peaceful outcomes, which corresponds to 17 points and the first position in the table. The "Blue-white-blue" won the last two duels - against "CSKA" (1:0) and "Akhmat" (3:1).
Statistics
- The hosts have won their last two home games dry.
- This rate took place in 2 of "Chelsea's" last 3 matches.
- Teams have scored in 2 of "Zenit's" last 3 games in both halves.
- This rate has taken place in the last two matches of "Chelsea".
Our Prediction
"Zenit" has an open streak of 20 unbeaten matches. The Russian Champion is in good shape, but the current Champions League winner is very good in recent fights. Moreover, the chances of any opponent tend to zero at Stamford Bridge.
In our opinion, today "Chelsea" are more powerful in the selection of performers and, due to the class and support of the stands, they will be able to score the first three points.
Our prediction is an Asian handicap (-2) for "Chelsea" with the odds of 2.09 on 1xbet.