Although there are many big names in contention for the Europa League, few of them can boast a better home record than Zenit St. Petersburg.
888Sport passes to Evens (2. 0) on the Russian side taking a merit in the first leg against Villarreal and comes out with a horny price.
Including the opening rounds, Sergei Semak’s side have played six Europa League games at St. Semak. Petersburg Stadium this season, winning them all.
After a first scare against Dinamo Minsk, where the Russian team needed extra time to progress 8-5 on aggregate, they are increasingly powerful at this stage.
Villarreal on the other hand is at 29/10 (3. 90) to leave Russia with a win and the draw is valued at 23/10 (3. 30) with 888Sport.
Zenit’s record away from home is poor, they have lost six of their last 8 European away matches. With such a form, the home team will feel the need to force the challenge in front of their own fans to take the lead at the Los Angeles Ceramic Stadium next week.
The Yellow Submarine beat Sporting in the last round but it’s their only away win in the Europa League crusade this season.
While they have performed well in this competition, at the national level, they are in real danger of leaving the Spanish elite.
Back-to-back La Liga defeats see Villarreal in the relegation zone and the weekend brings an important one for Levante, who are only 3 places above them. Probability Market
Zenit are in the best position in the Russian Premier League after 18 matches, so they will be able to fully concentrate on progressing further on the European stage.
ÀEvens (2. 0), look too expensive to record a seventh consecutive home win in the Europa League. Especially opposed to a team that may have one eye on a domestic clash and knows that its conflicting parties have a serious motion sickness to face in the opposite game.