Copenhagen take on the visitors Zenit Petersburg at the Tella Parken in the Round 1 of the UEFA Europa League Group C. The match will be played in the eponymous city Copenhagen on Thursday, September 20th.
Copenhagen went through all four of the Europa League qualification rounds before getting to the group stage of the tournament. In the first qualification round they beat KuPS from Finland (1-0, 1-1). In the second qualification round the team of Stale Solbakken beat Stjarnan from Iceland (2-0, 5-0). In the third one they went through CSKA Sofia from Bulgaria (2-1, 2-1). In the qualification play-offs the Danes beat Atalanta from Italy in a penalty shootout (0-0, 1-0). In their last three matches Copenhagen lost to Midtjylland with a 1-3 score, beat Esbjerg with a 2-0 score and Atalanta with a 1-0 score.
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Zenit Petersburg also went through some Europa League qualification rounds before getting to the group stage. In the third qualification round the Lvi beat Dinamo Minsk from Belarus in an incredible face-off in the extra time (0-4, 8-1). In the qualification play-offs they confidently went through Molde from Norway (3-1, 1-2). In their last three matches Zenit Petersburg beat Orenburg with a 2-1 score, Kairat Almaty with a 1-0 score and drew against Spartak Moscow with a 0-0 score.
Copenhagen and Zenit Petersburg have already faced each other this year. The fixture has happened in Saint Petersburg where the Lvi have been able to beat the Danes with a 5-0 score. It is likely that the teams will score some goals in the upcoming fixture too.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 goals scored.
