ZEN vs NIN Dream11 Prediction for Zenit vs Nizhny Novgorod Russian Premier League Live Score Daily Fantasy Football Team Tips & Guide

ZEN vs NIN Dream11: The reigning champions of Zenit Saint-Petersburg come into this round of fixtures at the top-of-the-table. They come into this on the back of a goalless draw away to Ural Yekaterinburg a fortnight ago prior to the international break. That result does mean they have won just two of their last seven matches in all competitions. They come up against a Nizhny Novgorod side that managed to start well this season, following promotion. However, they do now come into this on the back of four successive defeats in the league. Zenit will expect to win this relatively comfortably, despite their poor form.

Match Details

Date: November 19, Friday
Kick-Off: 9:30 pm (IST)
Venue: Saint-Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Russian Premier League Table:

Zenit is in at 1st place with 30 points, whereas, Nizhny Novgorod is in 13th with 14 points.

Russian Premier League Live

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Recent Form

Zenit: D-L-W-W-L

Nizhny Novgorod: L-L-W-L-L

Head to Head

These two sides will face each other only for the second time. Their only meeting was in the round of 16 of the Russian Cup in 2009-10. In that match, Zenit won 2-1.

ZEN vs NIN Dream11 Prediction

Zenit News

Injury Report and Unavailability:

• Stanislav Kritsyuk, Daler Kuzyaev, Douglas Santos and Magomed Ozdoev are all unavailable due to fitness issues.
• Midfielder Claudinho will miss the game through suspension for his second-half dismissal against Ural.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

• Magomed Ozdoev and Douglas Santos are back in training and are almost fully recovered from their respective injuries.
• According to head coach Sergey Semak, both players will be available for selection soon.

Zenit Starting XI (Likely)

Stanislav Kritsyuk
Dmitri Chistyakov
Dejan Lovren
Yaroslav Rakitskiy
Aleksey Sutormin
Danil Krugovoy
Andrie Mostvoy
Wendel
Sardar Azmoun
Malcolm
Artem Dzyuba

Nizhny Novgorod News

Injury Report and Unavailability:

• Nikolay Kalinskiy, the Russian midfielder, has been suspended after collecting his fourth yellow card of the campaign against FK Akhmat.
• Aleksey Kozlov and Aleksandr Sapeta are both nursing injuries and are questionable for the team’s next trip to Saint Petersburg.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

• Timur Suleymanov is again available for selection after missing last round’s match due to suspension.

Nizhny Novgorod Starting XI (Likely)

Artur Nigmatullin
Akos Kecskes
Kirill Gotsuk
Nikita Kakkoev
Ibrakhimkhalil Yuldoshev
Nikolai Kalinski
Albert Sharipov
Danil Penchikov
Denis Tkachuk
Iliya Berkovskiy
Bekim Balaj

Zenit vs Nizhny Novgorod Fantasy Football Team & Tips

Captain Options

Artem Dzyuba is a true goal-scorer and can give boost to your fantasy side. The Russian striker has scored 4 goals in this tournament, with a conversion rate of 36.58%. He can be the perfect captain’s choice for this contest.

Sardar Azmoun is quite dangerous infront of the goal and has 3 goals so far this season. He could be a good choice in this match with a conversion percentage of 33.17 percent. He’ll be hoping to score goals in this clash for his side.

Differential Pick

Bekim Balaj has the uncanny capability to score goals and alter the complexion of the game on his own. He has 2 goals and 82.48 percent pass accuracy. His conversion rate to goal is 33.36 %.

GK: Artur Nigmatullin
DEF: Dmitri Chistyakov, Nikita Kakkoev, Dejan Lovren
MID: Nikolai Kalinski, Wendel, Iliya Berkovskiy, Malcolm
FOR: Artem Dzyuba, Bekim Balaj, Sardar Azmoun

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Likely Winner

• Last time out, Zenit could only manage a goalless draw in Yekaterinburg, and they’ll be hoping to get back on track today. Sergey Semak’s team is a strong favourite to win the game next time out.
• Nizhny Novgorod is in a bad run of form, having lost four games in a row. The current RPL champions are unlikely to be troubled by Aleksandr Kerzhakov’s side, who have lost five of their past six matches.

Odds to Win:

The odds in favor of Zenit to get the win is 1.96 as per bet365.

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