Zenit Saint Petersburg and Borussia Dortmund meet at Saint ‑ Petersburg Stadium, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Zenit :
The home team is currently in 4th position, with 1 point won, after 1 draw and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Lazio by (3‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Club Brugge by (3‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in his stadium. In their last match, for the Premier League, they beat Ural at home by (5‑1). In their last 10 home games, Zenit Saint Petersburg has recorded 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
For this competition, he has not won 5 games ago. The team has not been very strong defensively, since they have always suffered goals in the last 5 games they played in this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency to have goals, since in 24 of their last 27 matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 21 of the last 27 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he only managed 1 comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Zenit St Petersburg enters this match with a 5-1 victory over Ural in a match that counts for the Russian Championship: the team’s goals were signed by Sardar Azmoun (3), Artem Dzyuba and Douglas Santos. It should be noted that the Russians won only 1 point in 5 Champions League matches. Coach Sergey Semak usually plays 4-4-2, prioritizing the organization of his blocking and counterattacks, especially on the right: Malcom is very fast and competent in transporting the ball to attack. For this match, the local commander cannot count on Dejan Lovren, a player who is in quarantine.
Dortmund:
After 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, the visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 10 points won. In the last match, they tied (1‑1) at home against Lazio, after in the previous match, having won (3‑0) at home with Club Brugge. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 10 victories, 1 draw and 4 losses as a visitor, with 37 goals scored and 14 suffered; against 8 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 35 goals scored and 19 suffered. In their last game, for the Bundesliga, they drew with Eintracht Frankfurt away by (1‑1). In their last 10 away matches Borussia Dortmund has recorded 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. His attack has scored regularly as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 21 of the last 24 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Borussia Dortmund enters this game with a draw, with a ball, on the trip to the Eintracht Frankfurt field, in a game that counts for the Bundesliga: the only goal for the team was signed by Giovanni Reyna. It should be noted that the Germans tied a ball against Lazio in the last match of the Champions League. On this trip to the Zenit court, commander Lucien Favre must keep the team 4-2-3-1 privileging the maintenance of ball possession and positional attacks, however, in some moments of the game he must play only the counterattack : Julian Brandt will be the most advanced man on the team. For this match, the visiting team cannot count on Manuel Akanji, Thomas Delaney, Raphael Guerreiro, Erling Haaland, Thomas Meunier and Marcel Schmelzer, all of them due to injury.
