The third qualifying round of Champions League is up for today, and another opportunity for us bettors to make some cash.
Last night’s pick got away with an equalizer in the 91st minute, but what can you do, another match is right around the corner.
I have chosen today the game between the Romanian Unirea Urziceni, yeah you probably remember those guys from last year when they reached the Round of 32 (Europa League), but had the luck to go against Liverpool and got knocked-out with the aggregate score of 4:1.
Zenit on the other hand is well known, after winning the UEFA Cup (now known as Europa League) in 2008. Currently they are first in Russia, after 14 games with 11 victories, 3 draw games and 0 losses. The team is in a great shape and might have the advantage, taking in consideration that the Romanian League 1 hasn’t started yet.
Last 6 games of Unirea Urziceni:
Pandurii 0-0 Unirea Urziceni
CFR Cluj 2-2** Unirea Urziceni
Dundee Utd 0-1 Unirea Urziceni
Poli Iasi 2-0 Unirea Urziceni
Unirea Urziceni 4-0 Ceahlaul
Gloria Bistrita 0-0 Unirea Urziceni
Last 6 games of Zenit Petersburg:
Rostov 1-3 Zenit St Petersburg
Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Sibir
Dinamo St Petersburg 1-3 Zenit St Petersburg
Alania Vladikavkaz 1-3 Zenit St Petersburg
Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 Anzhi Makhachkala
Zenit St Petersburg 1-0 Sibir
As you can see Unirea’s record isn’t that great, compared to the perfect record of Zenit.
What’s to expect in this game?
Unirea Urziceni plays strong at home and will depend on this home game to qualify. Meanwhile Zenit, has the Russian Premier League on their mind as well so they would want to finish everything in this game.
The Betting Verdict?
Backing up Zenit to win @ 1.83 BetFair (Betfair.com): Given that last year’s success of Unirea was mostly because of their manager Dan Petrescu and few key players. On top of that the unbeaten so far Zenit are taking the European tournaments quite seriously.
