RB Leipzig vs Zenit St Petersburg Predictions

RB Leipzig  will host Zenit St Petersburg in this Wednesday’s Champions League Group G fixture. Group G has proven itself to be, as expected, one of the most tightly contested groups in this year’s competition. No more than a single point currently separates 3 of the 4 teams in this group. 

Zenit are currently sitting at the top of Group G after enjoying an undefeated opening 2 games to their campaign. 3rd placed Leipzig are currently trailing Zenit by just 1 point. A win for Leipzig in Wednesday’s game could propel them to the top of their group. 

We predict that this match is very likely to deliver plenty of goals at either end. Zenit are currently the highest scorers in Group G, having scored 4 goals in their opening 2 games.

Zenit’s goal scoring in Europe this season has not been a fluke. They are a consistently prolific team on the attack. This is shown by their impressive domestic goal scoring record. They are also the top scorers in the Russian Premier League at present, with 27 goals scored from 13 games. 

Zenit are likely to open up a Leipzig defense who have kept just 2 clean sheets from 11 competitive games this season. Leipzig have also struggled at the back in the Champions League historically. Leipzig have never kept a single clean sheet in the Champions League, after playing 8 Champions League games. 

Leipzig were kept scoreless at home versus Lyon in their most recent Champions League game. As a result, they have scored just 2 goals from their 2 Group G games thus far. However, Leipzig’s offensive ability should not be underestimated. They are currently the 3rd highest scoring team in the Bundesliga, scoring 16 goals from 8 games. 

Zenit will find it tough to keep Leipzig quiet also. Leipzig’s prolific German striker Timo Werner is the second highest scorer in the Bundesliga, this season. We feel that goals are likely to be scored at either end in this game. We feel that both teams scoring is a likely occurrence in this fixture.

After enjoying an impressive start to the season, Leipzig have hit a dip in form of late. Leipzig have failed to win each of their last 4 games in all competitions. They will not find it easy to beat a Zenit side who have lost just 2 of their last 17 games in all competitions. We feel that Zenit could take a result from Wednesday’s difficult fixture. We feel that a 1-1 draw could be a likely result of this game.