Zenit St. Petersburg hosts Malmo FF in round 2 of the Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, September 29th at Gazprom Arena (Saint Petersburg)
Zenit St. Petersburg started its way in the Champions League group stage with an away defeat to Chelsea (1-0). In Group H, the Blue-White-Sky Blues are on the 3rd line. Zenit is still undefeated in the local arena. The team won the Russian Super Cup and is confidently going in the national championship. The Blue-White-Sky Blues scored 23 points in nine rounds and are four points ahead of Dynamo Moscow, which is on the 2nd line. On September 25, Semak's footballers achieved their 4th consecutive victory in the championship, defeating Krylia Sovetov at home (2-1). The victory was gutsy: the visitors scored an early goal, but Artem Dzyuba equalized the score ten minutes before the break. The outcome of the match was determined by a penalty kick converted by Aleksey Sutormin in the 79th minute.
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Malmo FF began their performance in the Champions League group with a major home defeat to Juventus (0-3). The Swedes are at the bottom of the standings in Group H (0 points). However, Malmo continues to fight for the champion’s title in the Swedish championship. The Sky Blues are on the 2nd line in the standings (41 points after 21 matches), lagging three points behind the leading Djurgården. Last week, Thomasson's team interrupted a streak of three matches without victories, gaining six points in two rounds. On September 22, Malmö defeated Elfsborg away (0-1), and three days later the Sky Blues destroyed the championship outsider Orebro at home (5-1).
Zenit’s players scored in all matches of the current season, except for the game against Chelsea in London, where they also had chances to score. Most likely, Zenit's attack will breach the defense of the Swedes, who conceded in six out of seven previous games in all tournaments. At the same time, there is a high probability that Zenit will concede again. The champions of Russia have kept a clean sheet only twice this season. Despite its underdog status, Malmo FF may upset the Russian champions. The Sky Blues scored in all away matches of the Champions League qualification. Scottish Rangers and Bulgarian Ludogorets suffered from the Swedes.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
