ZEN vs DOR Dream11 Prediction: Borussia Dortmund will be hoping to clinch their place at the top of Group F when they face Zenit St. Petersburg in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. Borussia Dortmund know that victory here against Zenit will guarantee them top spot in Group F. The Germans failed to nail their place at the top of the group down on Matchday 5 after drawing 1-1 with Lazio, but get a second chance here against a side who have just one point and are certain to finish bottom in Group F. Despite the absence of star striker Erling Braut Haaland through a hamstring injury, Lucien Favre’s side should prove more than strong enough to overcome Zenit here providing they aren’t affected physically by the long trip to Russia just three days after competing in Bundesliga action away at Eintracht Frankfurt. Let’s take a look at ZEN vs DOR Dream11 Team prediction now.
Date: 8th December, Tuesday
Time: 11:25 pm IST
Match: Zenit Saint Petersburg vs Borussia Dortmund
Place: Krestovsky Stadium
Form Guide:
ZEN: L-L-D-L-L
DOR: L-W-W-W-D
Head to Head: (3 Matches)
Zenit Saint Petersburg: 1
Borussia Dortmund wins: 2
Draws: 0
Zenit Saint Petersburg Team News
As for Zenit, their aspirations in Europe are pretty much over, having lost four of the five matches so far. They cannot even overtake third-placed Club Brugge, meaning there is no hope of sealing a Europa League ticket – making this more of a dead rubber for the Russian giants. Zenit Saint Petersburg registered a 5-1 win over Ural Yekaterinburg on Saturday in the Russian Premier League.
Injury update, unavailability
The hosts will be unable to call upon the services of Croatia international and former Liverpool centre-back Dejan Lovren, who is out with an injury.
ZEN Playing 11 & Subs (probable)
Kerzhakov; Sutormin, Prokhin, Rakitskiy, Santos; Kuzyaev, Barrios, Erokhin; Malcom, Azmoun, Driussi
Subs (probable): Ozdoev, Musaev, Shamkin
Borussia Dortmund Team News
Borussia are leading Group F with ten points on the board and qualification to the knockout stages already in the bag. But failing to win against Zenit, combined with Lazio’s potential victory over Club Brugge in the other game could see them slip to the second position, which could see them face stronger opposition in the Round of 16.
Injury update, unavailability
Manuel Akanji, Thomas Delaney, Raphael Guerreiro, Erling Braut Haaland, Thomas Meunier, Reinier Jesus, Marcel Schmelzer, all are unavailable.
DOR Playing 11 & Subs (probable)
Burki; Piszczek, Hummels, Zagadou; Moukoko, Hazard, Witsel, Schulz; Reyna, Reus, Sancho
Subs (probable): Knauff, Raschl, Brandt
Let’s take a look at the ZEN vs DOR dream 11 prediction for today’s football match
Goalkeeper: Burki
Defenders: Prokhin, Rakitskiy, Hummels, Zagadou
Midfielders: Sutormin, Moukoko, Witsel
Forwards: Yerokhin, Azmoun, Sancho
Jadon Sancho: Sancho has a total of 3 assists, 10 key passes and he created a total of 13 chances. He has a pass completion rate of 81.21% and a rate of 26.67 % for passes into the box.
Sardar Azmoun: Azmoun has 9 goals and a total of 2 assist. This results in a goal conversion rate of 48%. He had a total of 12 big chances.
Aleksandr Yerokhin: Yerokhin has 9 goals in 24 matches this season. This results in a goal conversion rate of 38.57%. He had a total of 15 big chances.
Axel Witsel: Witsel has a pass completion rate of 94.86 %. He also has 3 key passes (these are passes leading to a shot on goal) and created a total of 3 chances.
Who will win ZEN vs DOR Today Match Prediction Football
Zenit, despite their poor Champions League campaign, are certainly capable of making it difficult for a Dortmund side missing a number of key players. But, the Bundesliga outfit still have a lot of quality, though, and we fancy the visitors to pick up a narrow win in Russia. So, we predict a 2-1 scoreline in favour of Borussia in ZEN vs DOR today match prediction.