Zenit vs Dinamo Makhachkala prediction & analysis

Zenit are clear favourites at home with a 67% chance of winning, against 15% for Dinamo Makhachkala.

Zenit have taken 16 points from their last 6 matches (5W 1D 0L), scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.2 per game. Dinamo Makhachkala have 4 points from their last 6 (1W 1D 4L), averaging 1.2 scored and 2.2 conceded. Zenit come into this in clearly the better form.

We expect around 3.2 goals (2.2 for Zenit, 1.0 for Dinamo Makhachkala). That points to an open game – over 2.5 goals is 59% likely and both teams score 58% of the time on this projection. Most likely scores: 2–0 (10%), 2–1 (10%), 1–0 (9%).

In their last 6 meetings, Zenit have won 5, Dinamo Makhachkala have won 0 and 1 ended level, with an average of 2.0 goals per game.

Our pick is Both teams to score at a 58% chance – the bookmaker price of 2.09 is better than our fair price of 1.72, so there is value in it.