BETDAQ FOOTBALL PREVIEW: We look ahead to the two televised Champions League games tonight.
First up at 5pm is Zenit St Petersburg v Benfica and then Chelsea v PSG at 7.45pm.
Benfica hold a 1-0 advantage from the first leg.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are bidding to overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit.
Both games are live on BT Sport.
Zenit St Petersburg v Benfica 5pm
Zenit have never made it past the last 16 in the Champions League, however there is reason to believe they can change that tonight. They’ll have to overcome a 1-0 deficit from the first leg however, where they conceded in stoppage time – but their home record this season in the Champions League is strong. They have won all three of their home games, scoring seven and only conceding two. Benfica’s historical record in the knockouts would have to be a small worry; they’ve lost four of their five games, while this season saw them lose away to Galatasaray and only draw with Astana in the Group stages. The Zenit price in 90 minutes could offer the best value, currently trading around 2.04, considering that Benfica have found the net in all seven of their Champions League games this season – you’d prefer to be on the 90 minutes market rather than the To Qualify market given the away goals rule. While on the first and anytime goalscorer markets, keep an eye out for Zenit’s Artem Dzyuba who has been directly involved in 61.5% of Zenit’s goals this season in the Champions League. You can also expect a dirty game, the first leg saw six yellow cards and one red card, and after that it’s no surprise that these two sides have the most cards so far this Champions League season.
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Chelsea v PSG 7.45pm
Since Guss Hiddink took over as Chelsea boss his record reads: W8 D7 L1. That one loss coming against PSG in the first leg – there are reasons for Chelsea fans to be hopeful heading into this tie though. Chelsea have scored in all of their last 22 home games in the Champions League, and they’ve scored eight and only conceded one in their home Group games this season. PSG don’t have a strong record in England either, failing to score in five of their six European trips thus far. The one game they scored in was against Chelsea however! For the brave, Chelsea are currently 2.9 in the 90 minutes market, but at around 2.08 in the Draw No Bet market, this could be the call given Chelsea’s unbeaten domestic form under Hiddink and PSG’s form in England. The anytime goalscorer market could offer some value too, Costa has only scored one goal in his last 15 Champions League games, you can lay him at around 3.0, while Zlatan has only found the net eight times in 37 Champions League knock out games, compare this to his Group stage record of 38 goals in 79 games, there could be some value in laying him around 2.5, even though he found the net in the first let.
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