It's Malmö FF vs Zenit in the Champions League!

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 23.November
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Eleda Stadion

Champions League betting and spectator preview: Malmö FF and Zenit meet at Eleda Stadion to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Malmö and Zenit.

Zenit have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Malmö FF form and stats

Last season, Malmö FF's Europa League journey ended in the play-offs.

Malmö FF have performed here at Eleda Stadion this season with 8 wins from 14 Allsvenskan matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2. 5W-2D-5L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Malmö FF.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Malmö, who played 2-2 against Häcken. That match was also played at this venue (Eleda Stadion). Malik Abubakari was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Häcken after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Antonio Čolak, a natural forward, was the top player for the side in that game, receiving a rating of 8.35 (out of 10). Čolak scored one goal and hit the woodwork once.

In the game before, an away victory in the Allsvenskan match versus IFK Göteborg with a 2-0 scoreline.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (31 in 14 games), Malmö's attacking play is working. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Malmö's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Zenit form and stats

Zenit's mission in Champions League last season failed in the group stage.

Playing away, Zenit have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 1W-0D-3L. This is both home and away.

The supporters enjoyed Zenit's previous game versus Olimpiyets, a Premier League 5-1 win played at home. As mentioned above, Zenit was the only team on the pitch versus Olimpiyets in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention Artem Dzyuba's lethal finishing against Olimpiyets. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. Malcom got a match rating of 10.0 in that game, top player of the team. Malcom scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 37 successful passes (of 43 total).

Before that, Zenit travelled to Ural and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 0-0.

Zenit has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. Zenit have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Malmö FF and Zenit have faced off before this season: Zenit - Malmö 4-0.

Top Goalscorers

MalmöA. Čolak
A. Čolak
14 goals
ZenitA. Dzyuba
A. Dzyuba
10 goals
Malmö FFV. Birmančević
V. Birmančević
9 goals

Malmö FF missing players

Zenit missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Malmö FF Zenit
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   14 25
11 6   Won W   5 14
6 3   Drew D   6 6
8 4   Lost L   3 5
40 24   Scored S   25 58
33 15   Conceded C   17 27
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 88%
80% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 76%
60% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 68%
32% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 52%
16% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 28%
52% 54%   BTTS BTTS   71% 68%
28% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 24%
24% 23%   Failed to Score F T   29% 20%
 
5.3 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.9 6
4.9 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3.8
2.2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1.4
3 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
14.8 15.8   Shots (avg) S (   16.1 16.1
4.7 5.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.1 6.2
31% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 38%
 
11 9.9   Shots against (avg) S A   12.1 12.8
3.9 3.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Juventus 4 4 0 0 9 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 7 12
2 Chelsea 4 3 0 1 6 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 5 9
3 Zenit 4 1 0 3 6 6 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 3
4 Malmö FF 4 0 0 4 0 12 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 8 -12 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Malmö FF 28 16 7 5 57 30 14 8 4 2 31 16 14 8 3 3 26 14 27 55
2 Djurgården 27 16 5 6 42 26 14 10 2 2 28 15 13 6 3 4 14 11 16 53
3 AIK 28 16 5 7 37 21 14 12 2 0 25 6 14 4 3 7 12 15 16 53
4 Elfsborg 28 16 4 8 46 29 14 8 3 3 24 13 14 8 1 5 22 16 17 52
5 Hammarby 28 14 7 7 49 38 14 10 3 1 30 16 14 4 4 6 19 22 11 49
6 Kalmar 27 12 8 7 36 32 14 6 5 3 18 14 13 6 3 4 18 18 4 44
7 Norrköping 27 13 4 10 42 34 13 8 3 2 26 14 14 5 1 8 16 20 8 43
8 Häcken 28 9 9 10 46 42 14 6 3 5 29 20 14 3 6 5 17 22 4 36
9 IFK Göteborg 28 9 8 11 36 38 14 5 3 6 19 17 14 4 5 5 17 21 -2 35
10 Varberg 28 8 10 10 32 33 14 5 5 4 15 14 14 3 5 6 17 19 -1 34
11 Sirius 28 9 7 12 34 49 14 6 2 6 18 19 14 3 5 6 16 30 -15 34
12 Mjallby 27 7 10 10 29 27 14 5 4 5 16 11 13 2 6 5 13 16 2 31
13 Halmstad 28 6 12 10 21 26 14 3 9 2 10 9 14 3 3 8 11 17 -5 30
14 Degerfors 28 8 4 16 29 50 14 6 1 7 19 21 14 2 3 9 10 29 -21 28
15 Örebro 27 4 5 18 20 53 13 2 4 7 10 19 14 2 1 11 10 34 -33 17
16 Östersunds FK 27 3 5 19 24 52 13 3 2 8 18 20 14 0 3 11 6 32 -28 14
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zenit 15 10 3 2 39 17 8 7 0 1 26 9 7 3 3 1 13 8 22 33
2 Dinamo Moskva 15 9 2 4 27 17 8 5 1 2 16 7 7 4 1 2 11 10 10 29
3 Sochi 15 9 0 6 25 18 7 5 0 2 16 7 8 4 0 4 9 11 7 27
4 Lokomotiv Moskva 15 6 7 2 21 15 7 4 1 2 12 8 8 2 6 0 9 7 6 25
5 Krasnodar 15 7 3 5 24 14 7 4 1 2 11 6 8 3 2 3 13 8 10 24
6 CSKA Moskva 15 7 3 5 18 14 7 4 2 1 8 3 8 3 1 4 10 11 4 24
7 Krylya Sovetov 15 7 2 6 20 17 7 4 1 2 12 6 8 3 1 4 8 11 3 23
8 Rubin Kazan 15 6 4 5 20 20 8 4 2 2 12 8 7 2 2 3 8 12 0 22
9 Akhmat Grozny 15 7 0 8 17 21 7 4 0 3 9 8 8 3 0 5 8 13 -4 21
10 Spartak Moskva 15 5 4 6 17 21 8 3 3 2 12 9 7 2 1 4 5 12 -4 19
11 Rostov 15 4 5 6 27 27 8 2 2 4 16 15 7 2 3 2 11 12 0 17
12 Ufa 15 3 6 6 16 21 8 2 3 3 10 11 7 1 3 3 6 10 -5 15
13 Olimpiyets 15 4 2 9 16 29 7 1 0 6 7 15 8 3 2 3 9 14 -13 14
14 Khimki 15 2 7 6 11 22 7 1 5 1 6 6 8 1 2 5 5 16 -11 13
15 Arsenal Tula 15 3 4 8 16 31 8 2 4 2 8 10 7 1 0 6 8 21 -15 13
16 Ural 15 2 6 7 6 16 8 1 4 3 4 7 7 1 2 4 2 9 -10 12

Malmö FF:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Juventus 4 4 0 0 9 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 7 12
2 Chelsea 4 3 0 1 6 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 5 9
3 Zenit 4 1 0 3 6 6 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 3
4 Malmö FF 4 0 0 4 0 12 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 8 -12 0

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.