Zenit – Club Brugge KV Picks & Prediction Picks & Prediction
Zenit - Club Brugge KV Prediction, Picks and Taips
On Tuesday, starting with 17:55, the Zenit - Brugge match will be played, within the group stage of the Champions League. Zenit and Brugge have not faced each other since 1987, when the Russians won 2-0 at home in the UEFA Cup, but lost 5-0 in Belgium. Both teams return to the Champions League groups after last season, when they were eliminated from this phase of the competition.
March almost triumphant this season in the Russian Premier League for Zenit, which leads the hierarchy with 24 points, tied with Spartak Moscow. We say "close", because Spartak, TSKA and Lokomotiv play well in the first 11 stages, but the Russian champion does not give up the initiative. Sergei Semak's students were in Group G of the Champions League last year, along with Benfica, Lyon and Leipzig, but finished in last place, tied on points with the Portuguese, but with a lower goal difference.
The situation in the domestic championship is identical for Brugge, which is on the first position in Belgium, with 19 points, just like Charleroi. The Belgian championship is very balanced until this point of the season, after 9 rounds, the difference between the first place and the 10th being only 6 points. Brugge did not win any match in the group stage of the Champions League of the previous season, but due to the 3 draws it obtained the 3rd place in the group with Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Galatasaray. Following this qualification, the Belgians were eliminated by Manchester United from the 32nd finals of the Europa League, with 1-6 overall.
Zenit is a very strong team on their own field, but in order to obtain a positive result, they have to maintain the fantastic game played in Russia.
Zenith and Bruges have not met since 1987;
Then, the Russians won 2-0 at home, but lost 5-0 away (UEFA Cup);
Both Zenit and Brugge were eliminated in the group stage last season;
Our recommendation tip for Zenit - Club Brugge KV : Zenit to win @ 1.75