These sides drew 1-1 in Russia after Zenit again failed to put away chances to score and the Belarusian side again limited the favourites; BATE drew 2-2 at home to Juventus after going 2-0 up and they showed themselves to be a side worthy of respect.

With 3 matches still to play in the Belarusian league, BATE won the Belarusian league for the 3rd straight season on Friday and will go into this game with confidence unlike Zenit, who are still struggling to keep up with the pace in the Russian league.

With 3 matches to go, Zenit can still qualify for the Uefa Cup, but the Champions’ League is out of reach and though many expected them to be strong in the CL this season, they have simply not performed.

With losses at Juventus (0-1) and at home to Real Madrid (1-2) and a draw at home to BATE in their 3 games so far, Zenit look unlikely to progress any further in the CL this season and could fight it out with BATE for the Uefa cup spot.

They did manage to win 1-0 at home to Khimki at the weekend, but that followed 4 straight draws for Dick Advocaat’s side and they are finding wins hard to come by; the $1.91 about the Zenit win is well worth taking on, and the double chance (BATE win or draw) is offered at a decent $2.02 from Unibet.

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