In one of the matches of the group stage of the Champions League, the players of Chelsea and Zenit will come face to face. Which of the rivals will get the victory in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
Chelsea
Thomas Tuchel's team finished last season superbly. The team led by a German specialist was able to reach the Champions League final without being a candidate for victory. In the final of the most prestigious club tournament of the Old World, the Londoners were able to defeat Manchester City thanks to a goal scored in the 42nd minute of the meeting by Haverts. This season, the hosts managed to take the UEFA Super Cup, defeating Villarreal on penalties. In recent matches, the Blues have looked confident in the English championship, having managed to beat Arsenal and Aston Villa, sharing points at Anfield with Liverpool.
Zenit
The St. Petersburg team has not lost yet this season. He has 8 matches on his account, 6 of which he managed to win. Sergey Semak's team is leading in the RPL, at the same time, in the Champions League, St. Petersburg does not stick at all. For example, last season the team scored one point in 6 rounds of the group stage and was eliminated. In the LCH, Zenit cannot win for six matches. He had 5 defeats and only one draw. At the same time, Lazio, Borussia Dortmund and Brugge were in the blue-white-blue group. As for the matches of the St. Petersburg team before leaving for London, the team will go to the Foggy Albion after a series of two victories, in which they managed to defeat CSKA and Akhmat.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Kante (ankle injury), Pulisic (ankle) – all Chelsea. Ozdoev (knee) – Zenit.
- Under question:
- Karavaev (injury) – Zenit.
Statistics and figures:
- Chelsea - the favorite of the meeting;
- The Blues have an 11-match unbeaten streak;
- Zenit has not lost in 20 previous meetings;
- The rivals did not intersect earlier in the LCH;
- The St. Petersburg team scored in each of the last 10 matches;
- The Londoners scored in each of the 13 previous games.
Forecast
Both opponents are good in attack and have a series of matches in which they score against their opponents on a regular basis. I advise you to bet on the fact that each of the teams can score at least one goal in this meeting.