Slavia Prague welcome the visitors Zenit Petersburg in the Europa League Group Stage – Round 6. The match will be held on Thursday, December 13th, at the Sinobo Stadium (Prague).
Slavia Prague are currently leading the Check league, demonstrating a good-quality football; of 5 matches, they conceded 0:2 away from home to Bordeaux only, in the other 4 rounds, they celebrated wins, shipping 12 goals to the opponents, which enabled them to be 4 points ahead of the closest pursuer Viktoria. In the Europa League, the team occupy the 2nd line in the standings. Ahead of the Thursday night clash, the opponents have different motivation. The hosts will strive for a win, given they play on their soil, however, a draw will also do. Under the dead heat, Copenhagen will not be able to claim the 2nd place in light of the head-to-heads’ results.
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Zenit, the leader of the Russian championship, obviously surpass the opponent in their class and playing potential, but they don’t have any ambition in the final matchday – they have already secured their top place and completed their task. The team count 11 points after 5 rounds, and they feature no-loss series. In their national league, they are also first, with a tally of 34 points that they have attained in 17 rounds. In the last 2 rounds of the Russian Premiere League, Zenit have sensationally conceded to Arsenal from Tula first, 2:4, and then to Rubin, 1:2.
In the first meeting, Slavia stayed strong till the end, they had aggressive attacks and many scoring opportunities. Zenit managed to find the net yet at the end of the match thanks to Kokorin and racked up 3 points. In the second-leg, Slavia will most likely seek for revenge, and they will attack a lot. Bookmakers are not positive about Zenit at all, giving the over 5 odds on their win. In our view, however, despite the ‘warmup’ status of the match and the guests’ latest defeats in the Russian league, they will not concede at least – they are table toppers in their championship, and they won’t be keen to damp their no-loss record.
Prediction for the match: Zenit Petersburg to win or Draw.
