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Baltika vs Zenit prediction

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Round: Regular Season - 9
Venue: Rostec Arena, Kaliningrad
Referee: Artem Chistyakov, Russia

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Form

Recent form

Baltika

48Average

Last 5 matches · 1W-3D-1L · +2 goal difference

Zenit

62Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-0D-2L · +2 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance

Zenit or Draw

BetGenius backs Zenit or Draw (Double Chance) at 78% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

78%

Confidence

Strong

Preview

Match preview

Baltika host Zenit in round nine of the Premier League season, with four points separating the two sides in the table. Zenit sit in fourth position with 15 points, while Baltika occupy seventh place with 11 points from their opening fixtures.

Baltika have established a rigid defensive identity using a 5-4-1 system, but finding goals at home has proven challenging. They have recorded only one win in four home league fixtures and failed to score in their recent home defeat against Lokomotiv.

Zenit travel with a strong away defensive record, having collected three victories and three clean sheets in four road matches. Historical head-to-head fixtures between these clubs have consistently leaned in Zenit's favour, characterized by tightly contested, low-scoring encounters.

Analysis

Key factors

Zenit have won seven of the last nine head-to-head encounters against Baltika in all competitions.
Baltika have won only one of their four home league matches so far this season.
Zenit have conceded just two goals in four away matches, earning three clean sheets on the road.
Head-to-head meetings between these clubs average only 1.44 goals per game, with under 2.5 goals landing in over 75 percent of those fixtures.
Zenit's attack features the league's top contributors, including A. Sobolev with six goals and M. Glushenkov with five goals.

Availability

Team news

Baltika

A. FilinKnee Injury

E. AndersonYellow Cards

Team news last updated Sep 16 (38 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Zenit

WendelInactive
Gustavo MantuanInactive

Team news last updated Sep 16 (38 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Baltika at homeZenit away

Played

1-1-2

W-D-L

3-0-1

Scored /game

2.3

1.3

Conceded /game

0.5

—

Clean sheets

—

Failed to score

—

40%

BTTS (last 5)

40%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

60%

Combined scoring rate: 3.3 goals per game (Baltika at home plus Zenit away).

Players

Key players this season

Baltika

B. Gil4G

Zenit

M. Glushenkov9G · 2A
A. Sobolev8G · 2A
Pedro Henrique6A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

Full table →

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Dynamo	11	+9	25
2	Zenit	11	+12	24
3	Spartak Moscow	11	+13	23
4	CSKA Moscow	11	+7	22
5	FC Krasnodar	11	+6	22
6	FC Orenburg	11	+1	13
7	Baltika	11	+2	13
8	Dinamo Makhachkala	11	-5	13
9	FC Rostov	11	-6	12
10	Rubin	11	-4	12

History

Head-to-head

Full record →

1
Baltika: 1
Draws: 7
Zenit

Zenit have won 7 of the last 9 meetings, averaging 1.4 goals a game, only 22% went over 2.5.

2026-08-05Zenit1-0Baltika
2026-03-03Baltika0-1Zenit
2026-02-27Zenit1-0Baltika
2025-09-14Baltika0-0Zenit
2024-06-02Baltika1-2Zenit

BetGenius

Our record in Premier League

75%42 won from 56 settled predictions (2 void)

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON

Double Chance

Zenit or Draw

78%

Confidence

Zenit hold a commanding advantage in recent meetings, winning seven of the nine recorded head-to-head matches against Baltika across all competitions. Baltika have struggled for victories on home turf this term, managing just one win in four attempts. In addition, Zenit have conceded only two goals across four away matches while keeping three clean sheets. Combining Zenit's superior defensive record away from home with their historical dominance makes backing the visitors to avoid defeat the most reliable approach, while the low historical goal average of 1.44 per game points towards a low-scoring match under 2.5 goals.

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