UEFA Cup - Zenit vs Rangers Football betting preview

Game: Zenit St Petersburg v Rangers

Venue: City of Manchester Stadium,

Manchester Date: Wednesday, 14 May

Kick-off: 19h45 BST

Rangers striker Daniel Cousin is banned after his sending off in the semi-final against Fiorentina.

Kevin Thomson is expected to pass a fitness test after hobbling off against Dundee United at the weekend.

Swedish referee Peter Fröjdfeldt will referee the Uefa Cup final in Manchester, having officiated the quarter-final second leg between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield.

Striker Pogrebnyak from Zenit will not play (banned).

Zenit made a poor season while they keeped concentrated in Uefa Cup. They knew if they won this, they will be again in Uefa Cup next year.

Zenit has eliminated the great ones of the competition, Villarreal, Olympique of Marseilles, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern de Munich, while Rangers was very lucky in all ways. They draw at home against Sporting Lisbon in an incredible match. Then they scored 0-2 at Lisbon also in a second match they didn't deserved.

Against Fiorentina, the same thing. The italians striked more then 25 times in the second leg, while Vieri missed a lot of goals. The italians losed on penalties.

So i expect a tigh match here. Good for and under 2,5 or even an Under 2,0, but i think Zenit will take this one.

They played better in all competition and they have also a better football and a better coach.

This will be a very tactical match, but i can't anything more then a Zenit victory!

Available Players:

Rangers: Alexander, Whittaker, Broadfoot, Cuellar, Weir, Papac, Ferguson, Thomson, Dailly, Novo, Darcheville, Smith, Boyd, Beasley, Lennon, McMillan, Furman.

Pick: Zenit to win @ 2.25

Confidence: 6/10

Pick : Zenit to Win
Odds : 2.25
Stake : 6 / 10
Bookmaker : Bet365
Match Result : 2-0
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