Russia - Saturday

[bagzi_cg]

Sp Moscow vs CSKA M.

CSKA lost at Luzhniki to another city rival Dynamo, while Spartak had a really hard time in Chechnya. Although they took the lead, already in the opening 20 minutes they were sank down when Terek scored three goals and completely turned over the score. Losing saw Spartak drop the second place in favour of Amkar and not only that. CSKA Coach Gazaev is making some combinations but he will hardly manage to save the season; they are in the midtable and the title race already seems as mission impossible. He has already earned the status of the club legend but if someone else were in his place they will probably be fired. CSKA play is predictable and mostly slow, they lack in ideas so Dynamo’s mobile midfield prevailed. Media are already speculating how the team is tired of trophies and that they need transformation and there are some malicious comments about coach Gazaev that say that he has no motivation. This is going to be an open match and the rivals are of similar quality, Spartak have the slight advantage.

Spartak not to lose and over 2.5 goals.

Amkar vs Energiya V.

Luch Energiya still have problems. The club from Vladivostok failed to beat Khimki in the derby of the bottom on Saturday and now Croatian coach Vulic’s post is shaky. His side took the lead but they still conceded in the very finish and were left empty-handed. Amkar have the best defense in the league which they proved against Lokomotiv. Not for a single moment did they panic and defend, even inexperienced keeper Narubin's insecurity on the start didn't disturb them. Bulgarian Peev’s strike was a prize for another excellent game for the club from the town nearby Ural. This was their third win in a row including the first part of the championship. Miodrag Bozovic, Montenegrin coach marked an excellent result this season. Many were suspicious when he replaced Rakhimov but he reassured them all. Luch always have the advantage when they play at home , while they are mostly harmless away. Still, this season they managed to win a point in Siberia against Tomsk and surprised Lokomotiv in Moscow. Still, the main problem is that they marked only one home win. Amkar were convincing at their Zvezda stadium; they lost only to Moscow Dynamo, they play carefully trying not to concede. We don’t believe that Bozovic will give up his mentioned tactics, regardless of the fact that the rivals seem weak at first sight.

Home win and under 2.5 goals.

Shinnik vs Krylya S.

The club from Yaroslavl were defeated in Nalchik 2:1 and the switch of coach Juran obviously didn’t bring improvement. The result was even good, considering that home side were dominant and even missed a penalty and the fact that Shinnik keeper Stepanov was the best player in his team speaks enough. The team marked only two wins so far in the season and they are only a point away from the dangerous zone. Shinnik are known to be good hosts; they won Dynamo in Yaroslavl and Khimki and drew with Zenit. Still, the team seems to be lacking self-confidence and they took only one point in the last four matches. However, the draw in Kazan against the leader is an excellent result but victories against direct rivals will bring survival. Krylya Sovetov have invested a lot in this team and they are certainly not satisfied with the sixth place. The squad have the potential and the ambitions are high but they drew last four games. The basic impression is that they will hardly lose matches. As the season goes by they should play better but we believe that the stories of the Champions League qualification are only wishful thinking. After two opening defeats they have gone unbeaten for ten matches and this is a respectable fact.

Under 2.5 goals and away win.

[dj purry]

some nice writing bagzi, but on the cska m. game the history of those 2 teams keep repeat it,s self. spartak never won a game against csk in 6 years.the way odds r showing the draw look very big.

[harddrinker]

Originally Posted by dj purry

some nice writing bagzi, but on the cska m. game the history of those 2 teams keep repeat it,s self. spartak never won a game against csk in 6 years.the way odds r showing the draw look very big.

hmmm before this series, CSKA didn't win vs Spartak for a about 8 years or more. So It isn't really important.

[bakrac]

bagzi I`m with you. same tips

[bagzi_cg]

Spartak not to lose and over 2.5 goals.

Amkar vs Energiya V. - Home win and under 2.5 goals.

Shinnik vs Krylya S. - Under 2.5 goals and away win.