Olimpiyets - Zenit predictions

The game is heavily lopsided in the visitors’ favour – for instance, most bookies are offering 10.70 odds on a home win. The hosts are no doubt in a difficult situation and don’t have much hope of overcoming Zenit.

Most bookies and expert opinions agree that Zenit should record a decisive victory here. It’s a fairly one-sided matchup overall, and they are hard favourites despite playing as the away team.

Olimpiyets’s most recent 3:1 defeat at the hands of Krylya Sovetov was easily predictable, with most bookies pricing it at 1.76. Still, Olimpiyets kept up for the first 45 minutes at an away game, which is still better than what betting predictions anticipated.

Zenit failed to snag a decisive victory in the previous round’s home game against Spartak Moskva despite the favourable betting odds and home-field advantage. Records show that the two teams were largely neck-to-neck throughout the showdown, which ended in a rather disappointing 0:0.

Olimpiyets tend to concede quite a lot when playing at home, strangely enough. For example, the ball ended up in their net more than 5 times over the course of their latest 3 home games.

Zenit have been met with a lot of success in previous away games – at least in terms of goal-scoring. They scored 9 in their previous 3 away games, so this might be a good chance to consider an Over 4.5 Goals bet.

We last saw these two teams clash in the previous season when Zenit walked away with a decisive victory. Both the bookies and most betting tips are expecting another win for them here.

With no players out due to injury or suspension, both teams will have their full lineups ready for a thrilling showdown.

Going for a straight Result bet would severely limit your profits, so our advice is to throw in a -1.5 Asian Handicap for the favourites. This will still keep the odds in your favour at 1.80, but should do wonders for potential profitability.