Zenit St. Petersburg hosts Lazio in round 3 of the Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, November 4th at Gazprom Arena (Saint Petersburg)
The St. Petersburg team had problems with the lineup during the week. Azmoun was not in Dortmund due to angina, and Driussi picked up an injury that wouldn’t allow him to play with Lazio. Dziuba did not play with Khimki (2-0), and Semak generally fielded a mixed version of the squad in that match. Dziuba, Azmoun, Driussi, and Malcolm didn’t appear on the pitch, but everyone except the Argentine must play with Lazio. The team had some rest, although there is no order in the defense, and such cool forwards as Immobile and Milinkovic-Savic must push the opponent.
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Lazio had its own coronavirus history, which mowed down almost the entire regular squad before the match with Brugge. However, Inzaghi has a quite wide bench, and the match with Torino showed that most of the players returned to the squad. Therefore, we are likely to see them in St. Petersburg, unless some force majeure happens again. Inzaghi's team always tries to play attacking football, which often causes damage to the defense.
The teams have never met on the football pitch. But I think there are several reasons in favor of “Both teams to score – yes.” Both opponents prefer an attacking style of the game. They are used to taking the initiative in most of their matches, but their defensive formations raise questions. Zenit’s line of defense is simply slow, while the Eagles do not really think about it and take their toll due to attacking actions. Both Champions League matches of Lazio ended in the exchange of goals scored. Zenit will have to go ahead after two defeats in a row, so the game will be wide-open, and if the conversion of attempts does not let the teams down, our bet will win.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score - yes
