Villarreal vs Zenit St. Petersburg
Villarreal’s turn will host Zenit St. Petersburg in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg match where the match is held at El Madrigal. In the first leg of the match yesterday it was very interesting, even though Zenit St. Petersburg got home advantage but it was Villarreal who won quite a lot, 1-3.
Even though Zenit St.Petersburg has the status of host and also they are the top standings of the Russian Premier League. Compared to Villarreal which only ranked 17th in the Spanish La Liga standings. This shows that even though Villarreal played poorly in the domestic league, but for the European level like this Villarreal issued the best quality.
The first leg match had indeed run fiercely, because the two teams drew in the first round. Villarreal got ahead ahead in the 33rd minute through Vicente Iborra but only 3 minutes later Zenit St. Petersburg equalized thanks to S. Azmoun. When round 2, Villarreal did not relax their game and the results were worth the 2 extra goals scored by Gerard Moreno and Manu Morlanes on 64 & 71 minutes.
In the last match a few days ago Villarreal continued its positive trend by beating host Levante 0-2 and for Zenit St.Peterburg also beating FC Ufa 2-1. But the chances of victory in this match are clearly still in favor of Villarreal, as the visitors they can play better and not impossible as the host can be far more satisfying, moreover the chances of a goal printing are certainly more open considering Zenit St.Petersburg easily off guard when playing All Out to pursue a goal deficit. Most likely the visitors are back defeated.
Prediction Today: 1
Odds: 2.00