No way to see Zenit favorites here.

Zenit was a big disappointment for me in the Champions League. They made really poor performances there, with only 1 victory against Malmo. Their last official game was on December 12th, as the Russian Premier League is on break. They played some friendlies in the “Atlantic Cup”, but of course it wasn't the same competitive level as the Europa League. So the lack of form and preparation is obvious in the Russian team.

Zenit made two stages in the break: the first one in the UAE, but they suffered a lot of covid cases there so the preparation wasn’t good enough. In the second stage in Portugal they suffered several injuries, including some players who aren’t available today: key defender Lovren (captain) and goalkeepers Alip and Krytsyuk (starter).

Furthermore, key striker Azmoun was sold to Bayer Leverkusen. In order to replace him, Zenit signed a young striker from the Brazilian team Internacional Porto Alegre - Yuri Alberto.

On the other hand, Betis is in great form. Right now they are one of the best Spanish teams, playing amazing football, great results, and full of confidence. Several players are in great form, such as central back Bartra, midfielder Carvalho or strikers Juanmi and Borja Iglesias.

They have scored 16 goals in the last 6 games, scoring 4 goals in 4 of them. Are sitting 3rd on the table of La Liga and with high motivation.

For this match they will miss two key players: Canales and Fekir. But coach Pellegrini already showed that he has many alternatives and the team in great form, so I think that he will find good replacements for them today.

Betis has enough quality to beat Zenit and for me they have much more chances to qualify here. As ex-coach of Zenit Villas-Boas said in an interview recently: “Russian teams always struggle a lot when they are back from the winter break, as the level of physical form isn’t the same as the rest of the teams”.

We must remember that the final of the Europa League will be played in Sevilla, which is a big motivation for Betis and Sevilla. They have the chance to play the final and win a title at home, with their fans.

The double chance looks like a great bet for me. Zenit has lack of form and Betis has enough quality and arguments to achieve a positive result in Russia.

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在这里看不到泽尼特的最爱。

在冠军联赛中，泽尼特对我来说是一个很大的失望。他们在那里的表现非常糟糕，只赢了马尔默一场。他们最后一场正式比赛是在12月12日，当时俄罗斯超级联赛正在休整。他们在“大西洋杯”上打了几场友谊赛，当然，这和欧罗巴联赛的水平是不一样的。因此，俄罗斯队明显缺乏状态和准备。

泽尼特在休息期间进行了两个阶段:第一个阶段是在阿联酋，但他们在那里遭遇了很多covid病例，所以准备不够好。在葡萄牙的第二阶段，他们遭遇了几次伤病，包括一些今天不能上场的球员:关键后卫洛夫伦(队长)和守门员阿利普和克雷茨尤克(首发)。

此外，主力前锋阿兹蒙被卖给了勒沃库森。为了取代他，泽尼特从巴西阿雷格里港国际俱乐部签下了一名年轻的前锋——尤里·阿尔贝托。

另一方面，贝蒂斯状态很好。现在他们是西班牙最好的球队之一，踢出了令人惊叹的足球，取得了很棒的成绩，充满了信心。一些球员状态很好，比如中后卫巴特拉，中场卡瓦略，前锋胡安米和博尔哈伊格莱西亚斯。

在过去的6场比赛中，他们进了16个球，其中4场比赛进了4个球。在西甲积分榜上排名第三，并且斗志昂扬。

这场比赛他们将失去两名关键球员:卡纳雷斯和费基尔。但是佩莱格里尼已经证明了他有很多替代者，球队状态也很好，所以我认为他今天会找到好的替代者。

贝蒂斯有足够的实力击败泽尼特，对我来说，他们有更多的机会晋级。正如泽尼特维拉斯-博阿斯的前教练最近在一次采访中所说:“俄罗斯队在寒假结束后总是很挣扎，因为他们的身体水平和其他球队不一样。”

我们必须记住欧罗巴联赛的决赛将在塞维利亚举行，这对贝蒂斯和塞维利亚来说是一个很大的动力。他们有机会在主场和他们的球迷一起打决赛，赢得冠军。

双重机会对我来说是个不错的赌注。泽尼特缺乏状态，贝蒂斯有足够的素质和理由在俄罗斯取得积极的结果。