Champion League Match Preview : Zenit St. Petersburg vs Benfica

Zenit St.

Petersburg will be playing their first competitive match as the Russian Premier League will only restart two weeks later. First time in their history, Zenit is going to play at this stage. They had not lose a single match in their last 15 games in all competition.  The injury list include, Aleksandr Anyukov, Danko Lazovic, Roman Shirokov Aleksanr Bukharov and Vyacheslav Malafeev.

Benfica has an outstanding performance by winning over Manchester United. Similar to Zenit, they had not lost a single match for the past 11 games that they played in all competitions. Javi Garcia will not be playing in tonight’s match due to suffering a knock last week.

Both sides have never met before in European competition, and it will be a tough match for predict on who will win. Buying a draw is a good consideration. However, on all matches with even strength, I will consider the home ground advantage that the home team have. Hence, I will recommend for a home win tonight.