RB LEIPZIG VS ZENIT PETERSBURG PREVIEW & PREDICTION
In the first hand of the optimal Europa League on Thursday, starting at 20:05, the RB Leipzig – Zenit Petersburg game will be played. The hosts are trying to end the late season.
Continuing the series of less successful evolutions, the “bulls” took just one point in the Dortmund confrontation, ending with a score of 1-1. Although they led by Augustin’s goal, they managed to keep the advantage of only 9 minutes on the table. Transferred in the summer of 2017 from PSG, Jean-Kevin Augustin scored for the 6th time in the Bundesliga. With only 39 points accumulating, Leipzig occupies the 6th position in the championship and looks farther from a new qualification in the Champions League. With three defeats and a draw in the last four games, it is obvious that the confrontation with Zenit comes at a totally inappropriate moment.
On the other side, guests come in turn after a less successful result. Although they took advantage of their own land, they did not manage to impose themselves in front of Amkar, in which they drew, score 0-0. After this result, Zenit occupies the fourth position, but only one point separates it from a ranking in the second place, allowing it to participate directly in the Champions League. In the six moves made so far in this year’s European cups, he scored 3 wins, one draw and 2 defeats. In four of these, the table suffered less than three changes.
Leipzig (4-4-2): Gulacsi – Laimer Orban Upamecano Klostermann – Sabitzer Kampl Keita Forsberg – Werner Poulsen
Zenit (4-3-3): Lunev – Ivanovic Mevlja Mammana Criscito – Erokhin Kranevitzer Kuzyaev – Rigoni Zabolotny Kokorin
This will be the first direct confrontation between the two bands.
PREDICTION: RB Leipzig to win @ 1.67
