How to watch Zenit St Petersburg vs Chelsea online & on TV, head to head and predictions

Prediction: 0-2
Tip: Both Teams To Score - No/Goals Under 2.5

Key Points:

1. Zenit St Petersburg has won both of their home games against English opponents
2. Chelsea has played three away games against Russian opponents and won every time
3. In the corresponding fixture, this season Chelsea won by 1-0

The reigning and defending champions of Europe face their final challenge in the group stages as qualification secured Chelsea encounters the third-placed Zenit Saint Petersburg at the Krestovsky Stadium in Group H.

The ultimate aim for the Blues would be to finish above Juventus in the final matchday. The Zeniters have already dropped any hopes of progression and secured third place for themselves regardless of tonight's results. Malmo remains at the bottom as Zenit fails to advance from the Champions League group stages for the third year in a row but will continue their European outings in the Europa League.

Zenit has nothing to lose, yet they will tempt themselves to spoil the champion's party by denying them the first spot. They can bank on their aspirations as Sergei Semak's side has remained undefeated in their last five games across all competitions. They are also leading in the Russian Premier League table. Even when these two sides met last, the Blues escaped with a narrow 1-0 victory as Zenit kept them frustrated for the most part.

Domestically Chelsea has looked a little shaky. They have lost the top position due to their shocking defeat against West Ham. Before that, they remained undefeated for twelve straight games. Chelsea currently is ranked third in the Premier League table. Thomas Tuchel would like to finish first but is likely to tinker with his starting line-up by rotating the players who haven't featured much. Back-up goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga could be starting tonight ahead of Édouard Mendy.

The hosts will lack centre-back Dmitri Chistyakov, who remains suspended after receiving a red card in the draw at Malmo last month. Goalkeeper Stanislav Kritsyuk will be out for a lengthy period following his knee surgery. The visitors would line up without Ben Chilwell, Trevor Chalobah, N'Golo Kante, and Jorginho due to their injuries. Mateo Kovacic remains out as he has tested positive for coronavirus.