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Zenit St Petersburg
Europa League | Qualifying Playoffs | 1st Leg
Feb 17, 2022 at 5.45pm UK
Petrovsky Stadium
Real Betis logo

Zenit
2 - 3
Real Betis

Dzyuba (25'), Malcom (28')
Rakitskiy (7'), Barrios (90+2')
FT(HT: 2-3)
Rodriguez (8'), Jose (18'), Guardado (41')
Tello (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Zenit St Petersburg and Real Betis, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Zenit St Petersburg 1-1 Real Betis

Although the visitors may be missing a couple of key players, they have proven to be a tough team to beat on their travels this season. Zenit, meanwhile, may be slightly undercooked due to the lack of competitive football and although they possess home advantage, we think that they may be held to a draw on Thursday. 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 Zenit St Petersburg win with a probability of 50.24%. A win for Real Betis had a probability of 27.69% and a draw had a probability of 22.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Zenit St Petersburg win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.93%) and 2-0 (6.71%). The likeliest Real Betis win was 1-2 (6.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.66%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3% likelihood.

Result
Zenit St PetersburgDrawReal Betis
50.24%22.07%27.69%
Both teams to score 64.35%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.67%35.33%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.64%57.36%
Zenit St Petersburg Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.59%14.41%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.66%42.34%
Real Betis Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.18%24.82%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.59%59.4%
Score Analysis
    Zenit St Petersburg 50.24%
    Real Betis 27.69%
    Draw 22.07%
Zenit St PetersburgDrawReal Betis
2-1 @ 9.35%
1-0 @ 6.93%
2-0 @ 6.71%
3-1 @ 6.04%
3-0 @ 4.33%
3-2 @ 4.21%
4-1 @ 2.92%
4-0 @ 2.1%
4-2 @ 2.04%
5-1 @ 1.13%
4-3 @ 0.95%
Other @ 3.53%
Total : 50.24%
1-1 @ 9.66%
2-2 @ 6.52%
0-0 @ 3.58%
3-3 @ 1.95%
Other @ 0.37%
Total : 22.07%
1-2 @ 6.73%
0-1 @ 4.99%
0-2 @ 3.47%
1-3 @ 3.13%
2-3 @ 3.03%
0-3 @ 1.61%
1-4 @ 1.09%
2-4 @ 1.06%
Other @ 2.59%
Total : 27.69%

How you voted: Zenit vs Real Betis

Zenit St Petersburg
34.9%
Draw
21.6%
Real Betis
43.5%
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