Zenit St Petersburg v FC Copenhagen
UEFA Europa League. Kick-off: 5.55pm, Thursday 29th November.
Zenit reached the last 16 of the Europa League last season, knocking out Celtic on the way, before falling to RB Leipzig.
They will be keen to go further this term and head into the clash with Copenhagen knowing that victory will secure their place in the knockout rounds.
Things have been going pretty smoothly in St Petersburg so far in this campaign, with Zenit topping the Russian league as well as their Europa League section.
Their home form is formidable and they have gone 21 games unbeaten there in the Europa League proper, which explains why Copenhagen are rated 19/5 outsiders with 888 Sport.
Zenit are 3/4 for another home win and that could prove tempting for punters looking to boost their acca. They have scored at least once in all 22 of their group stage games in the competition so a match total of over 2.5 goals looks a great bet at 23/20 with 888 Sport.
Russia's World Cup battering ram Artem Dzyuba leads the Zenit attack and is the favourite in the first scorer market at 17/5 with 888 Sport.
But if you fancy stretching the odds a little then go for Aleksandr Erokhin, who scored in the weekend league win over Rostov. He's 9/1 with 888 Sport to net first and 4/1 for anytime scorer.
Copenhagen probably need a win if they're to stay in the hunt for a place in the last 32 as they trail second-placed Slavia Prague by two points.
That could make it an open game so consider backing both teams to score at odds of Evens while you can double that up with a Zenit win at 13/4 with 888 Sport.
Dame N'Doye has been pretty deadly for Copenhagen this season, netting 10 times, and looks their best bet for a goal. He's 16/5 for anytime scorer and that seems like a decent option.
Recommended bets
- Zenit win and both teams to score 13/4 (888 Sport)
- Aleksandr Erokhin anytime scorer 4/1 (888 Sport)
- Over 2.5 goals 23/20 (888 Sport)
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