On Thursday, starting at 17:55, Zenit – Fenerbahce, from the 16th European League, the second round, the 2018-2019 edition, will be played.
Fenerbahce won the tour, score 1-0, through the goal scored by Slimani in the first half. Robert Mak missed a penalty for Zenit before the break.
Until the confrontation of Sukru Saracoglu, the Russian team has not played in an official match since December 13, Zenit playing a series of friendly games lately. The Russian leader missed a considerable advance against Krasnodar and TSKA Moscow, with only 1 point above Tauri. “Students” of Sergey Semak had a series of impressive victories, but at the end of the year they began to get tired. On March 2, the Russian championship will resume, and Zenit wants a new championship title.
Fenerbahce drew in the last round in Turkey, score 1-1 on his own, in front of the Konyaspor team. The miserable record reveals the 8 internal failures this season. “Yellow Canaries” have gained only 24 points so far, being over the demotion line, just because of the go-go. The season far below expectations continues even from the takeover of the team by Ersun Yanal. The inconsistent evolutions have brought them a qualification in the Europa League final sixteen, and now they have the first chance to reach the optimum after the first game.
Zenit is able to return the result, even if Mak missed a huge chance in the tour. Fenerbahce scores very hard on the move, and the Russians will try to equalize the situation, possibly a final outcome “after” after extra time or penalty shoot-outs.
PREDICTION: Zenit Petersburg to win @ 1,95
