Juventus vs. Zenit St Petersburg

[RichieRich]

02.11.21 - 21:00 CET

Champions League
For Juventus, the rule is simple - if they win, they advance to the 1/8-finals. They have won all three of its previous matches without conceding a goal and the other results mean that the Old Lady has it in their hands. But they are struggling incredibly in the league. They haven't won 3 games in a row, a loss in Verona at the weekend and they are currently only 9th! So they manage their mood exclusively in the millionaire competition.
The Russian team has the opposite concern - they lead the league table by five points after beating Dynamo Moscow 4-1 at home at the weekend. In this year's Champions League, they only managed to beat Malmö, but that could be enough to qualify for the spring part of Europe's second most prestigious competition. But only the next duels will show that. Zenit doesn't concede many goals (they lost 1:0 to Juve and Chelsea), but it's not enough for big opponents. It won't be enough even now, Juventus will show experience, win and secure promotion to the top 16 teams.

My bet:
Juventus @ 1.50 (bet365)

 

[Paarai]

The big club from Turin is a slight favourite in the match. But we all know very well that this season is not the same. They have been struggling in recent games. The departures of offensive players have not been adequately replaced and Juventus have not scored more than one goal for seven games in a row. Juventus have a full 9 points after 3 rounds in group, having not conceded once. They have no rush with St. Petersburg and will play their game.

Moreover, St. Petersburg doesn't have a bad defence. In three games in the CL, they have conceded only two goals. They benefit mainly from their home stadium and will probably play in defensive block against Juventus like they did on Chelsea, where they were almost successful (1-0).

Not much football beauty was brought even by the mutual match from 20.10. in St. Petersburg. We saw one goal (0:1 - 86th minute), four shots on targer and all in all three big chances.

My prediction: Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.90 (bet365)

 

[RichieRich]

My bet:
Juventus @ 1.50 (bet365)

Juventus 4:2 Zenit

Juventus scorers: Paulo Dybala (11', 58' pen.), Federico Chiesa (73'), Álvaro Morata (82')
Zenit scorers: Leonardo Bonucci OG (26'), Sardar Azmoun (90+2')

Bet OK