Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Malmo
Match Time & Date:
23/11/2021
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Zenit
Third place in Group H will be at stake when Malmo and Zenit take on each other at Eleda Stadion in the Champions League group stages round 5. The Blues are fighting hard to win the Allsvenskan trophy, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Zenitchiki. All Pena, Rakip, and Rieks returns from domestic bans, while the likes of Beijmo, Christiansen, Knudsen, and Toivonen are out of contention with injuries.
The Russians, on the other hand, defeated Malmo in St. Petersburg earlier in the process, but they should be happy with one point from the match this time out. Even though all Santos, Kuzyayev, Ozdoev, and Kritsyuk should miss out with injuries, we are tempted to put our money on draw. A man to watch in the away team will be experienced attacker Artem Dzyuba, who scored a hat-trick in a 5-1 crushing of Nizhny Novgorod.
Highlighted Player (Jonas Knudsen):
Back in 2004 Jonas Knudsen of Denmark began his youth career at Hjerting IF. In 2006 he joined Esbjerg and he made his first-team debut for the club in a heavy 4-0 loss to Randers. Knudsen became the second youngest debutant in the history of the club and he stayed at the club until 2015.
The 185-cm-tall left back joined Ipswich Town on 31 July, 2015 and his deal with the Tractor Boys expires in 2018. Knudsen used to play for Denmark U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams in the past and he has four caps for the first team. Jonas Knudsen made 41 appearances for Ipswich town in the 2015/2016 Championship campaign and he scored one goal for the club on his debut season.
The Danish international is well known for his long throws and journalists in England often compare him with Rory Delap. Knudsen was born on 16 September, 1992 in Esbjerg.
Highlighted Team (Zenit):
Zenit Saint Petersburg are a Russian football club that was founded by workers of Leningrad Metal Plant in 1925. Over the years the Zenitchiki have established themselves as one of the dominant forces in Russian football, but they won their first domestic trophy in 1984.
Zenit have been impressive in the national championship in the 21st century, winning four league titles, while clinching two Russian Cups (2010, 2016). The Zenitchiki are a regular participant of the Champions League group stages and in 2008 they did well to win the UEFA Cup. The Russian outfit defeated Glasgow Rangers (2-0) in the title game, with Denisov and Zyryanov both finding the net in the final of the competition.
Zenit play their home games at Krestovsky Stadium, the venue that was opened in 2016. Gazprom are the club’s main sponsors and the colour of their home shirts is white-sky blue. Brazilian ace Hulk is probably the most notable footballer who played for Zenit.
