Zenit St Petersburg vs Orenburg Live Stream, Predictions

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Zenit St Petersburg

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Zenit St Petersburg are hoping to win again following the 1-2 Premier League success vs FC Krasnodar.

In that game, Zenit St Petersburg had 54% possession and 10 shots at goal with 4 on target. For Zenit St Petersburg, the scorers were Mateo Cassierra (47') and Artur (63'). On the other side, Krasnodar had 11 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Lucas Olaza (16') was the scorer for FC Krasnodar.

Their latest results reveal that things are going according to plan in the Zenit St Petersburg backline. Zenit St Petersburg have been miserly, seeing the number of goals that have gone in at their end during their past six games standing at 3.

Looking at their past form shows that Zenit St Petersburg:

• have not beaten Orenburg in their previous 2 matches in the league.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 7 league matches at home.

Orenburg

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Orenburg come into this game following a 3-1 Premier League win to beat Nizhny Novgorod in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Orenburg had 44% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Orenburg, the goalscorers were Vladimir Obukhov (2'), Arsen Adamov (51') and Jimmy Marín (87'). For their opponents, Pari Nizhny Novgorod got 17 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Juan Manuel Boselli (43') was the scorer for Nizhny Novgorod.

A run of reliable showings from the Orenburg defensive unit has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 3 from their previous 6 outings overall. During the same time, their own attack force has managed to score 9. Let’s find out whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Their past results show that Orenburg:

• are unbeaten in their previous 3 league matches away from home.
• are without an away win for the past 8 league games. What a terrible run of away results.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 31/03/2019 shows us that Zenit St Petersburg have won 4 of them and Orenburg 1, with the number of drawn results being 1.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 27 in total at an average of 4.5 goals per match.

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was Premier League match day 10 on 30/09/2023 which ended up with the score at Orenburg 3-1 Zenit St Petersburg.

On that occasion, Orenburg had 32% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The goalscorers were Dmitriy Vorobyev (7'), Matías Pérez (25') and Brian Mansilla (36').

Zenit St Petersburg got 33 attempts at goal with 15 on target. Gustavo Mantuan (2') scored.

The referee was Sergey Ivanov.

ℹ️ Team News: Zenit St Petersburg

The Zenit St Petersburg manager Sergei Semak doesn’t have any fitness worries at all ahead of this match thanks to a fully injury-free group ready to go.

In our view, Sine-Belo-Golubye may well line up in a 4-3-3 system featuring Mikhail Kerzhakov, Strahinja Erakovic, Nino, Rodrigão, Vyacheslav Karavaev, Claudinho, Wendel, Wilmar Barrios, Andrey Mostovoy, Mateo Cassierra and Pedro.

ℹ️ Team News: Orenburg

Orenburg manager David Deogracia has some current player fitness concerns. Arsen Adamov (unknown injury), Timofey Martynov (Cruciate ligament injury) and Vladimir Obukhov (Meniscus injury) won’t be making appearances.

We’re of the thinking that Orenburg will likely elect for a 4-3-3 lineup by sending out Nikolay Sysuev, Vladimir Poluyahtov, Danila Khotulev, Matías Pérez, Leo Goglichidze, Yaroslav Mikhailov, Lucas Vera, Gabriel Florentín, Brian Mansilla, Dmitri Vorobyev and Jordhy Thompson.

🔮 Prediction

In this game, Orenburg could really find it hard to be getting goals against a Zenit St Petersburg side who have the quality to dominate proceedings.

We’re going for a 3-0 margin for Zenit St Petersburg by the conclusion of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 20:01 19/04/2024