Europa League Knockout Round: Zenit vs Real Betis, can Zenit win with a climate advantage?
Tomorrow at 01:45 a.m., a match that begins earlier in the Europa League, Zenit St. Petersburg will face La Liga side Real Betis at home.
Recent status: Zenit is currently in the league number one, two points ahead, and they are currently unbeaten in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions, last in the Atlantic Cup on 3 February, when Zenit beat Danish side Middle Jutland 1-0.
Real Betis have emerged in La Liga this season and are currently in third place in La Liga, winning six of their seven recently concluded matches, with Betis beating Levante 4-2 away in the last round of the league.
Historical Engagement Record: Zenit and Betis have met once in history in a friendly match in the summer of 2015, when Zenit defeated Betis 3-0.
Casualty stoppage: For Zenit, goalkeeper Stanislav is in doubt.
Real Betis: Main midfielder Canales is currently in quarantine, Fekir will be suspended for a red card, and Bravo and Montoya are out with injuries.
The two sides are willing to fight: Zenit came to the Europa League in the champions league group stage as the third, the Russian Premier League team wants to achieve results in the Champions League is too difficult, but there is still a battle in the Europa League, it has come here, Zenit's dominance in the national league is very good, has the ability to double-line, and Betis side, as long as the game is stable this year, reduce mistakes, there is a high probability of entering next season's Champions League, the current Europa League one-week double, for them want to compete for the championship strength is not enough, continue to fear that it will have an impact on the league.
Outcome prediction: Zenit has a good ability to score points at home in the league this season, only lost one game, in the Champions League group stage, last season's Champions League champions Chelsea, Here and Zenit to make 3-3.Failed to take 3 points home, 18 rounds of 44 goals, Zenit is also the best team in the Russian Premier League attack, Betis through the Chilean coach Pellegrini to build, this season is the biggest dark horse, but the first leg will have two main midfielders absent, the impact on Betis will be great, Betis from warm southern Europe, the local maximum temperature is around 20 degrees, and Zenit is in St. Petersburg, according to the weather forecast, the maximum temperature on the day of the game is only 1 degree, and there is a high probability of snowfall. The five major league teams all know that Russia is difficult to play away, Germany, England is fine, the latitude is high, but for La Liga teams, whether they can adapt to the temperature difference of 20 degrees is also a huge test, there are many strong teams, have been in Russia away "overturned" This game is optimistic that Zenit relies on weather advantage + his own strength to stand unbeaten at home.
