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Chelsea vs Zenit St Petersburg Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League
by James | in Champions League Predictions
UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea begin the defence of their trophy on Tuesday night when they welcome Zenit St. Petersburg to Stamford Bridge for a Group H encounter. Last season, the Blues won the competition with a 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the final, their second triumph following a 2012 win over Bayern Munich. Zenit crashed out of the UCL group stage last season, and the Russian side have never made it past the Round of 16. They have one Europa League to their name, from the UEFA Cup era, back in 2008. Chelsea have started the season in flying fashion thanks to the return of former player Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian forward's previous spell didn't work out to inexperience on his end and mismanagement on the part of the club. Across 15 appearances, Lukaku didn't score once. However, 193 goals in 357 subsequent appearances for several different clubs prompted Chelsea to break the bank. Three goals in his first three games back suggest that Lukaku will succeed the second time around.
Naturally, winning the competition allowed Chelsea to stack up impressive UCL statistics. They are unbeaten in 12 of their last 13 matches, and they have kept five clean sheets in their previous seven outings. This propensity for keeping the opposition out led to low-scoring fixtures, with their most recent eight featuring fewer than three goals. A big reason for that is Chelsea didn't have a clinical finisher up front. Now they do, so we expect a better goal return. This upgrade is bad news for a Zenit team that has lost six of their last seven UCL games overall and three of their last four in England. We expect Chelsea to win to nil.
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Chelsea vs Zenit St Petersburg Form
Chelsea and Zenit St Petersburg's standings in the Champions League
Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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2
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13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
3
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5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Chelsea and Zenit St Petersburg Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
11 Sep 2021 - Premier League
28 Aug 2021 - Premier League
22 Aug 2021 - Premier League
14 Aug 2021 - Premier League
11 Aug 2021 - Uefa Super Cup
29 May 2021 - Champions League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
11 Sep 2021 - Premier League
14 Aug 2021 - Premier League
11 Aug 2021 - Uefa Super Cup
18 May 2021 - Premier League
15 May 2021 - FA Cup
12 May 2021 - Premier League
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
28 Aug 2021 - Premier League
22 Aug 2021 - Premier League
29 May 2021 - Champions League
23 May 2021 - Premier League
8 May 2021 - Premier League
27 Apr 2021 - Champions League
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
17 Jul 2021 - Super Cup
17 Mar 2021 - Russian Premier League
8 Dec 2020 - Champions League
2 Dec 2020 - Champions League
24 Nov 2020 - Champions League
4 Nov 2020 - Champions League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
17 Jul 2021 - Super Cup
8 Dec 2020 - Champions League
4 Nov 2020 - Champions League
20 Oct 2020 - Champions League
19 Aug 2020 - Russian Premier League
26 Jun 2020 - Russian Premier League
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
17 Mar 2021 - Russian Premier League
2 Dec 2020 - Champions League
24 Nov 2020 - Champions League
28 Oct 2020 - Champions League
3 Oct 2020 - Russian Premier League
30 Aug 2020 - Russian Premier League
Chelsea against Zenit St Petersburg Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Formation : 4 - 5 - 1
Most goals and assists
Chelsea - Zenit St Petersburg Key Points
- Chelsea are unbeaten in 12 of their last 13 UCL matches.
- Zenit have lost six of their last seven UCL games.
- Chelsea kept a clean sheet in five of their last seven UCL matches.
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Our Chelsea vs Zenit St Petersburg Prediction
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