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Zenit St Petersburg
Champions League | Group Stage
Dec 8, 2021 at 5.45pm UK
Petrovsky Stadium
Chelsea logo

Zenit
3 - 3
Chelsea

Claudinho (38'), Azmoun (41'), Ozdoyev (90+4')
Lovren (60')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Werner (2', 85'), Lukaku (62')
Hudson-Odoi (37')

The Match

Team News

Kepa Arrizabalaga and Malang Sarr feature in the Chelsea starting lineup for Wednesday's Champions League fixture at Zenit St Petersburg.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Champions League clash between Zenit St Petersburg and Chelsea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up for Wednesday's Champions League clash with Zenit St Petersburg.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Zenit St Petersburg.

We said: Zenit St Petersburg 0-2 Chelsea

Even though Zenit will be fired up to face the Champions League holders, Chelsea have more to play for on Wednesday night as they aim to finish top of the group. Tuchel is likely to name a strong side at the Krestovsky Stadium, which should have enough quality to claim all three points. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 39.38%. A win for Zenit St Petersburg had a probability of 38.24% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (5.44%) and 1-3 (4.78%). The likeliest Zenit St Petersburg win was 2-1 (8.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.36%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood.

Result
Zenit St PetersburgDrawChelsea
38.24%22.38%39.38%
Both teams to score 67.84%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.38%32.62%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.71%54.28%
Zenit St Petersburg Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.12%17.87%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.35%48.65%
Chelsea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.61%17.38%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.2%47.8%
Score Analysis
    Zenit St Petersburg 38.24%
    Chelsea 39.38%
    Draw 22.38%
Zenit St PetersburgDrawChelsea
2-1 @ 8.06%
1-0 @ 5.35%
3-1 @ 4.63%
2-0 @ 4.61%
3-2 @ 4.05%
3-0 @ 2.64%
4-1 @ 1.99%
4-2 @ 1.74%
4-0 @ 1.14%
4-3 @ 1.02%
Other @ 3.02%
Total : 38.24%
1-1 @ 9.36%
2-2 @ 7.05%
0-0 @ 3.11%
3-3 @ 2.36%
Other @ 0.5%
Total : 22.38%
1-2 @ 8.19%
0-1 @ 5.44%
1-3 @ 4.78%
0-2 @ 4.76%
2-3 @ 4.11%
0-3 @ 2.77%
1-4 @ 2.09%
2-4 @ 1.8%
0-4 @ 1.21%
3-4 @ 1.03%
Other @ 3.2%
Total : 39.38%

How you voted: Zenit vs Chelsea

Zenit St Petersburg
12.8%
Draw
11.3%
Chelsea
75.9%
452
Head to Head
Sep 14, 2021 8pm
Group Stage
Chelsea
1-0
Zenit
Lukaku (69')
Azpilicueta (45')

Rakitskiy (62')
rhs 2.0
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