Zenit St Petersburg v Chelsea Betting Tips [8 December 2021]

Zenit St Petersburg host Chelsea in the final group game of the Champions League in a Group H encounter at the Krestovsky Stadium. The hosts are placed third in the group with four points from five matches while the visitors find themselves at the top of the group with twelve points from their respective five games. Chelsea have already qualified for the Champions League knockouts while Zenit have eyes on Europa League. The game does not have major implications in the group standings except to determine the final positions of the teams. Zenit come into the game with a 2-2 draw at home with Rostov in the Russian Premier League. They have had over 2.5 goals in six out of their last eight matches and only have one clean sheet in their last four matches.

Chelsea had to deal with a 3-2 defeat on the road against West Ham United in the Premier League in the run up to the Zenit St Petersburg clash. They also have had over 2.5 goals in four out of their last five matches and come into the game with no clean sheets in their last three matches. Both the teams have been amidst high scoring games and the upcoming contest is expected to be on similar lines.