Zenit St. Petersburg will meet Villarreal in the UEFA Europa League final round of 16 matches in which in the 1st leg match Zenit St.Petersburg gets a chance to first play host to Saint-Petersburg Stadium. Previously both teams had also met in the same event in 2008 and won each other when at home.

Obviously this match is a fierce match, because Villarreal is arguably not very satisfying in the domestic league but just like their competitors, Sevilla when playing in this event Villarreal played very satisfying and became one of the teams having great experience in the UEFA Europa League. Even half-hearted they got rid of Sporting Lisbon in the last 32 of yesterday with a 2-1 aggregate.

Getting rid of Sporting Lisbon was also a surprising result and this certainly made the hosts more alert to the visitors, but another consideration was that after successfully eliminating Sporting Lisbon, Villarreal were beaten in the last 2 games when they faced Atletio Madrid and Deportivo Alaves. This result is quite disappointing because it is considered not ready to face Zenit St. Petersburg.

On the Zenit side of St. Petersburg, on the other hand, they are a very bad team when they play away for Europe’s second caste competition, recorded in the last 8 away they have not won since 2018. But on the contrary when they are at home they have been unbeaten since 2008 , this record was what alerted the visitors when facing Zenit St. Petersburg and even in the previous round to get rid of Fenerbahce thanks to winning a 3-1 home. So that most likely Villarreal became one of the victims of the awesomeness of Saint-Petersburg Stadium.

Our Prediction: 1

Odds: 2.10