Zenit vs Juventus: Juventus looks to make it a hat-trick of wins when they face Zenit in their next UEFA Champions League Group H match on Thursday.
Match Details:
Teams: Zenit vs Juventus
Venue: Saint-Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Date: Thursday 21st October, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
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Preview
Zenit head into this after back-to-back losses against Sochi and Arsenal Tula. However, they remain top of the Premier League table with 23 points from 11 matches.
In their last UCL match, they beat Malmo 4-0 at home on MD 2 where Claudinho, Kuzyaev, Sutormin and Wendel found the back of the net.
This was their first win of the campaign and pushed them to 3rd in the table with 3 points from 2 matches.
On the other hand, Juventus have been on a roll in recent weeks following their poor start to the season.
The Bienconeri side are top of Group H with 6 points from 2 matches.
Juventus beat Chelsea 1-0 at home in their previous UCL clash to go top with Chiesa scoring the only goal of the match in the second half.
Form Guide
Zenit: WWWLL
Juventus: WWWWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Arsenal 2-1 Zenit
Juventus 1-0 Roma
Frederico Chiesa scored 10 seconds into the second half, the only goal of the game, to help Juventus secure a 1-0 dub over reigning champions Chelsea
Chiesa became the 1st Italian to score in 4 consecutive Champions League starts for Juventus since Del Piero in ‘97 #UCL 🏆 🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/ooDkmXsYGF
— OnlyFootballMatters (@OFM_Media) September 29, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Zenit vs Juventus in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV, while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 3.
Team News
Ozdoev is the sole absentee for Zenit due to a ligament injury.
Meanwhile; Dybala’s fitness concerns keep him out for Juventus while Rabiot is in isolation after he contracted Covid-19.
Zenit possible 11:
Kritsyuk, Sutormin, Barrios, Chistyakov, Lovren, Santos, Malcom, Kuzyaev, Wendel, Claudinho and Azmoun
Juventus possible 11:
Szczesny, Sandro, Bonucci, de Ligt, Danilo, Bernardeschi, Bentancur, Locatelli, Cuadrado, Kean and Chiesa
Prediction: Zenit 1-3 Juventus
Zenit’s successive losses puts them slightly under pressure ahead of this one.
Juventus have grown in stature and with Allegri back at the helm, look a dominant side. We expect the visitors to take all the points as they are the side in better form and have quality players.
Players to watch out for: Claudinho, Azmoun, Chiesa and Locatelli.
