Install the appInstall the appPitchside Lab · free · no ads
Pitchside Lab
Model 1.2

Home › Football › Cup › Baltika v Zenit

Back
Russia flag

Baltika v Zenit

Baltika
18:45Upcoming
Zenit

Cup · THU 29 OCT · Rostec Arena

The match pulse

BEFORE KICK-OFF

Match outcome probability (%)

BaltikaDrawZenit
Our pre-match numbers · the line starts at kick-offKick-off 18:45
Before kick-off · Match result · Zenit 45%

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Zenit are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Baltika 25%, draw 30%, Zenit 45%. Over 2.5 goals 38%, both teams to score 44%.

The AI’s read on Baltika v ZenitBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 23 Oct 00:01 · locked at kick-off

Baltika win25%
Draw30%
Zenit win45%

Kick-offTHU 29 OCT · 18:45

RoundGroup stage · matchday 5

VenueRostec Arena

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Baltika

Zenit

5Days since last match11

Last match: 24 Oct · the Russian Premier League

Last match: 18 Oct · the Russian Premier League

2Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · zenit winFirst published 23 Oct 00:01 · locked at kick-off
45% The market49%
Us45%
Market49%

We make Zenit a 45% chance to win. The market has them at 49%. We are 4 points less confident than the market. The model expects 0.9–1.3.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Baltika v Zenit0.91 – 1.32
Form · Cup this season · since 5 AugW1 D2 L1 · W3 D1 L0
The market · Zenit win49% · ours 45%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
40%45%50%55% 23 OCT 00:0125 OCT 02:52
Our probability · Zenit win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 49% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Baltika win25%24%+1
Draw30%27%+3
Zenit win45%49%−4
Over 2.5 goals38%47%−9
Both teams to score44%51%−7
Over 1.5 goals66%71%−5
Over 3.5 goals19%27%−8
Baltika or draw55%51%+4
Baltika clean sheet27%––
Zenit clean sheet41%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 2 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 13.8%
0123450 12.1 13.1 9.3 4.2 1 8.7 13.8 8.3 3.7 2 4.5 5.8 3.8 3 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Baltika down, Zenit across0–5 goals a side shown (99.7% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting1.80
Over 2.53 of 10
Both scored3 of 10
Last meetingsBAL 2–3 ZEN · ZEN 1–0 BAL · BAL 0–1 ZEN · ZEN 1–0 BAL

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · Cup this season · since 5 Aug

BALTIKA

LDDW0–1 · 1–1 · 0–0 · 2–0

ZENIT

WDWW1–0 · 0–0 · 3–0 · 2–1