RB Leipzig vs Zenit St. Petersburg
Champions League
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Kick-off at 17:55 UK / 18:55 CET
Venue: Red Bull Arena (Leipzig).
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Ethan Ampadou is a doubt for the home side, who are also without Tyler Adams, Hannes Wolf, Patrick Schick and Ibrahima Konate.
Nordi Mukiele may get the nod ahead of Dayot Upamecano together Willi Orban in the heart of the defense must be Julian Nagelsmann choose 4-4-2 setup.
Zenit St Petersburg
Malcom and Emanuel Mammana both sidelined for the Russian side.
Aleksandr Kokorin lack of fitness following the prison release and is unlikely to play a part against RB Leipzig.
RB Leipzig vs Zenit St Petersburg Predictions
The host has experienced a sharp decline in form and without a win in their last three games. Although signing up far more shots on goal than Lyon in their last clash in Europe, the home side were stunned by the last placed two unanswered goals past them.
However, Julian Nagelsmann man is still in contention for a top-two finish and just one point behind both Lyon and Zenit.
On the other hand, their counterparts for this week has dropped to an unbeaten start in Group G. Clothing Russia shared the spoils with Lyon in their opening match, following which they took off an impressive 3-1 victory over Benfica at home.
Furthermore, visitors will make the trip to the Red Bull Arena in the back of a two-game winning streak in all competitions. Be that as it may, it does not guarantee Zenit three points in this one.
It is certainly worth mentioning that the far side is part of the domestic campaign is much more competitive. As opposed to RB Leipzig which features in what is arguably one of the toughest leagues in all of Europe.
The visitors have not been faring well in previous clashes with the enemy well and have not tasted success against this side. Considering that their last fixture here also viewed RB Leipzig out above, the possibility of walking away with a victory Zenit are looking bleak, despite the home team's recent struggles.
Moreover, Zenit have had their scoring boots on in their latest event. They have scored seven goals in their last five away. RB Leipzig has been clinical in front of goal at home as well and has netted four times their previous four games.
Considering that their previous head to head clash here also feature more than 2.5 goals in the charts, ready for nothing short of a high scoring affair on Wednesday.
RB Leipzig vs Zenit St Petersburg Betting tips
RB Leipzig to win @ 1.50 (1/2)
Over 2.5 goals @ 1.60 (3/5).
