Molde - Zenit Petersburg Prediction, Picks and Tips
Molde FK and Zenit St. Petersburg meet at Aker Stadion, in a return match for this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs), after the victory at home of Zenit St. Petersburg by (3-1) in the match outward. 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.
The home team comes to this second leg with a disadvantage of 2 goals, but with the advantage of having scored 1 goal as a visitor in the first leg. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last match they played, for the Eliteserien, they lost with Ranheim at home (2-3). Molde FK has won 8 and lost 2 of the last 10 home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 31 of the last 46 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In the last 14 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (31'-45 '). The Molde is a club that never managed to win a European title, but throughout its history won the Tippeligaen (Norwegian Championship) three times, with the most recent title expired in 2014. In the current season, the team, which is currently in the fifth position of the national championship, has already eliminated more unknown clubs, such as Glenavon (Scotland), Laci (Albania) and Hibernian (Northern Ireland). In the seven matches played by the Europa League this season so far, six scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this confrontation, as we have to score two goals to qualify, the Molde will start for the attack from the start of the game, taking advantage of the support of its fans, and will have conditions to open the scoring in the first half, but it will offer space for the opponent to attack and end up suffering a goal at the beginning of the game.
The away team comes to this second leg with a 2-goal lead, but suffered 1 goal at home in the first leg. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 34 goals scored and 8 conceded. The team comes to this match after a win away with Ufa by (0-2). In the last 10 away matches Zenit St. Petersburg has won 4, tied 3 and lost 3. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In 9 matches, they have conceded the first goal 4 times, but have come back in 2. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 9 of their 25 goals between minutes (76'-90 ' ). Zenit St. Petersburg already won the Europa League title in 2007/08, in addition to having won the Russian Championship four times, title won in 2014/15. The team entered this phase of the Europa League for having finished the national championship of last season in fifth position, within the qualifying zone for the qualifying phase of the Europa League. Zenit have already eliminated Celtic, RB Leipzig and Dinamo Minsk. In this phase, the first match at home against Molde won by 3x1. Now, he will visit the Norwegian team in search of the final classification for the group stage of the Europa League. We believe that in this game we will have at least one goal in the first half.
Our recommendation tip for Molde - Zenit Petersburg : Zenit Petersburg to win @ 2.10