Our prediction for this Europa League match:
FC Copenhagen
Match Time & Date:
20/09/2018
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Zenit Petersburg
Copenhagen and Zenit face each other at Telia Parken in the opening match of their Europa League campaign. Against all odds, Copenhagen eliminated Atalanta in the play-off and they are surely brimming with confidence ahead of the visit of Zenit. The Danes have been producing thrilling showings in the Europa League this season, but seeing that the Zenitchiki made a flying start to the season, we are not tempted to put our money on the hosts. A close encounter is on the cards and we predict that the two teams are going to share the spoils in the Danish capital. A man to watch in the home team will be Victor Fisher, whereas Russian international Dzyuba is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders. Taking everything into account, we believe that the two teams are going to share the spoils at Telia Parken.
Highlighted Player (Andreas Bjelland):
Andreas Bjelland is a Danish footballer who plays for Brentford. Bjelland plays at centre back and he started his professional career in 2006. After spending three seasons at Lyngby, Bjelland joined yet another Danish outfit Nordsjaelland in 2009 and he went on to make a total of 72 appearances for the Wild Tigers.
On 6 November, 2011, Bjelland signed a four-year deal with Twente but he made no more than 14 appearances for the club on his debut season due to injury. After spending six months on the sidelines with a broken metatarsal, Bjelland returned to contention and he came back fit for the 2013/2014 Eredivisie campaign. The Danish defender played in 33 games for Twente in the 2013/2014 season, while making 26 appearances for the club in his last season (2014/2015) at De Grolsch Veste.
On 2 July, 2015, the highly rated centre-back joined Championship side Brentford and he has been playing for the Bees ever since. The Danish footballer, though, suffered a groin injury in pre-season and, as a result, he did not make his Brentford debut in the 2015/2016 Championship campaign.
Highlighted Team (Zenit Petersburg):
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.
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