Zenit vs Benfica Preview and Line Up Prediction: Zenit to Win 1-0 at 11/2

Zenit and Benfica will play the second leg of their Round of 16 Champions League march at the Stadion Petrovskij on Wednesday, 9th March.

Benfica is leading 0 – 1 after the first leg of the match which took place in February. Before that the teams played in November 2014 and Zenit won the game 1 – 0.

Zenit finished first in Group H with 15 points having won 5 games and lost 1. In their last game they lost 2 – 1 to Gent.

Benfica finished second in Group C with 10 points having won 3 games, drawn 1 and lost 2. In their last game they lost 1 – 2 to Atletico Madrid.

Match Prediction:

A 1 – 0 win for Zenit or a 1 – 1 draw is the most likely outcome with William Hill and Bet365 offering odds of 6/1 and 11/2 respectively on both results.

Betting Odds:

William Hill Odds: 11/10 Zenit to Win, 23/10 for a Draw and 5/2 Benfica to Win

Bet365 Odds: 11/10 Zenit to Win, 5/2 for a Draw and 11/4 Benfica to Win