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With the rank of leader, Zenit goes to Moscow. Sergei Semak’s team will have to maintain first place in the match against Lokomotiv. We study the BET CITY odds, make a forecast with a high odds, get acquainted with the opinions of experts and tell you when and where you can watch the match.

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When does the match between Lokomotiv and Zenit start?

The match of the 17th round of the Russian football championship “Lokomotiv” – “Zenit” will take place on Sunday, December 3, at the RZD Arena stadium. Starts at 16:30 Moscow time. You can watch the game live on the Match Premier channel.

Betsity analysts give preference to the visiting team. You can bet on Zenit to win with odds 2.15, the team’s success rate is 45%. Lokomotiv’s victory comes after 3.50 (28% probability), and a draw – for 3.70 (27% probability).

Bookmakers have no doubt that this match will be productive. The total is set at 2.5 goals with odds 2.10 for less and 1.78 for more. Odds for both teams to score – 1.66.

You can also bet on the exact score. Experts consider the most likely outcome to be a draw with a score of 1:1 – you can place such a bet with odds 6.40. Zenit’s victory with a score of 1:0 comes with a quote 8.60and a goalless draw is for 13.50.

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Before the match

In the middle of the week, both clubs were busy with matches in the playoffs of the Russian Cup. And both clubs started the quarter-finals controversially. Lokomotiv received two goals from Baltika in five minutes of the second half and was very close to defeat, but Timur Suleymanov scored a double in the last seconds, defending a draw for the railway workers. Zenit lost completely. We came to visit Dynamo and again won in the Russian Cup. Fedor Smolov came on when the team was playing in the minority, but managed to figure out a cool goal – 1:0. And the St. Petersburg people didn’t even organize a bulk attack.

Zenit lost, demonstrating a rather lackluster game and using all the main players. Cassierra was sorely missed in attack and Wendel in midfield. These losses could also have a detrimental effect in the match against Lokomotiv. In the last Moscow game, it seemed that Zenit simply had no one to create. A minimal defeat in the first match of the 1/4 finals is not a disaster. Zenit and Lokomotiv will still have a return game, where they can tip the scales in their favor and advance to the semi-finals of the Path RPL Russian Cup, now the teams’ thoughts are switching to the championship.

And there Zenit is in first place. In the last round, St. Petersburg took the lead from Krasnodar, defeating Sochi. The victory was very easy, the outsider caused virtually no problems. “Lokomotiv” at the same time arranged a bright 3:3 with “Wings”. Again a goal in the last seconds, again a draw. Only that time, Galaktionov’s team regretted the missed opportunities before the final whistle; before the start of injury time the score was 3:1 in favor of Lokomotiv.

Forecast for the match Lokomotiv – Zenit

Lokomotiv hasn’t lost for a long time—it’s been a month. In the last 11 matches there has been only one defeat, and that happened in Rostov. Zhemaletdinov, Pinyaev, Miranchuk and Glushenkov put together a powerful fist in attack, the forwards (Suleymanov and Dzyuba) are also active. But Zenit did not impress at all in the game against Dynamo, and also left a lot of energy. The second trip to Moscow in a row also does not promise anything good for the champion. In the ninth round, Lokomotiv already shocked Semak by beating Zenit away. A new loss of points for the champion is very likely, and with it a loss of leadership.

Our forecast for the match “Lokomotiv” – “Zenit”: victory of “Lokomotiv” with a handicap (0), coefficient – 2.55.

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