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| Zenit | 1.42 | 1.40 | 8.50 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 12.00 | 1.42 | 1.45 |
| Draw | 4.35 | 4.25 | 1.11 | 4.33 | 4.10 | 1.03 | 4.45 | 3.80 |
| Apoel Nicosia | 8.50 | 8.25 | 23.00 | 9.00 | 8.00 | 25.00 | 9.60 | 8.00 |
Zenit St Petersburg - APOEL Preview: Visitors aiming to progress with a win
Top of the table clash in Group G sees the tournament's surprise package travel to Russia, knowing victory will see the Cypriots through to the knockout stages
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ZENIT ST PETERSBURG
 Malafeev Anyukov, Alves, Lombaerts, Criscito Bystrov, Denisov, Zyryanov, Shirokov Bukharov, Danny |
APOEL  Pardo Poursaitidis, Jorge, Jahic, Oliveira Morais, Pinto Marcinho, Manduca Trickovski, Solari/Ailton |
Nicolas Lombaerts returned from injury to feature in Friday's 0-0 draw with Anzhi and is expected to feature once again for the visit of the Cypriots, who currently lead Group G. Danny also made a return from a spell on the sidelines in that match, having been out with ligament damage, and will take his place in the starting XI.
One absentee, however, is Aleksandr Kerzhakov, who has been out for six weeks with an ankle problem and is unlikely to be passed fit for this contest.
Nektarios Alexandrou missed the weekend victory over Ermis Aradippou after returning from international duty with a calf knock, while Ailton also missed out due to a thigh injury and faces a struggle to be ready in time for the trip to Zenit.
Paulo Jorge and Ivan Trickovski both returned to action from ankle and thigh problems respectively, and will feature, but Dionisis Chiotis and William Boaventura are sidelined.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Zenit fell to APOEL in Nicosia on matchday one, but have a formidable home record,
winning their last nine European ties on home soil.
- The Russian side's next European victory will be their 50th triumph in European competition.
- APOEL have lost just once in five away trips in this season's Champions League qualification, including the qualifying rounds.
- Victory over Zenit would see APOEL through to the knockout stages as winners of Group B, and could perhaps progress with a draw if Porto fail to defeat Shakhtar Donetsk in Portugal.
- This is only the second time that both Zenit and APOEL have competed in the Champions League group stages.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Zenit 1-1 APOEL
- 22.73 %
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Zenit 2-1 APOEL
- 17.36 %
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Zenit 2-0 APOEL
- 12.81 %
| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | 23 Nov 2011 | Zenit 0 - APOEL 0 |
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| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | 13 Sep 2011 | APOEL 2 - Zenit 1 |
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| 13 May 2012 | Anzhi Makhachkala 0 - Zenit 2 | RUS1 |
| 6 May 2012 | Zenit 2 - Spartak Moscow 3 | RUS1 |
| 2 May 2012 | Rubin 2 - Zenit 2 | RUS1 |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Zenit 2 - Dinamo Moscow 1 | RUS1 |
| 21 Apr 2012 | Kuban 2 - Zenit 2 | RUS1 |
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| 4 Apr 2012 | Real Madrid 5 - APOEL 2 | UCL |
| 27 Mar 2012 | APOEL 0 - Real Madrid 3 | UCL |
| 7 Mar 2012 | APOEL 1 - Olympique Lyonnais 0 | UCL |
| 14 Feb 2012 | Olympique Lyonnais 1 - APOEL 0 | UCL |
| 6 Dec 2011 | APOEL 0 - Shakhtar Donetsk 2 | UCL |
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| 16 | Vyacheslav Malafeev | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Alexander Anyukov | Defender |
| 4 | Domenico Criscito | Defender |
| 6 | Nicolas Lombaerts | Defender |
| 14 | Tomás Hubocan | Defender |
| 10 | Danny | Midfielder |
| 15 | Roman Shirokov | Defender |
| 18 | Konstantin Zyryanov | Midfielder |
| 20 | Viktor Faizulin | Midfielder |
| 27 | Igor Denisov | Midfielder |
| 9 | Alexander Bukharov | Striker |
| 30 | Yury Zhevnov | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Bruno Alves | Defender |
| 24 | Aleksandar Lukovic | Defender |
| 17 | Alessandro Rosina | Midfielder |
| 25 | Sergey Semak | Midfielder |
| 34 | Vladimir Bystrov | Midfielder |
| 8 | Danko Lazovic | Striker |
| 78 | Urko Pardo | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Paulo Jorge | Defender |
| 6 | Jose Marcelo Oliveira | Goalkeeper |
| 10 | Konstantinos Charalambides | Midfielder |
| 26 | Nuno Morais | Defender |
| 77 | Athos Solomou | Midfielder |
| 8 | Ailton | Striker |
| 11 | Ivan Trickovski | Midfielder |
| 21 | Gustavo Manduca | Midfielder |
| 23 | Hélio Pinto | Striker |
| 29 | Nektarios Alexandrou | Midfielder |
| 22 | Dionisis Chiotis | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Claudiano Bezerra da Silva | Defender |
| - | Sanel Jahic | Defender |
| 19 | Marios Elia | Defender |
| - | Tijani Belaid | Midfielder |
| 81 | Marcinho da Silva | Midfielder |
| 20 | Aldo Adorno | Striker |
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