Khimki vs Nizhny Novgorod: who is the favourite?

Khimki are currently on the 12th line in the table and risk falling into the relegation zone. Igor Cherevchenko's men drew with Rubin Kazan in the last round (1:1), extending their winless streak to three games. This is definitely not the start they hoped for, and the team from Moscow Region will look to improve their standings at home against one of the newly-promoted teams.

Nizhny Novgorod have surprised everyone with a powerful start. Alexander Kerzhakov's charges defeated Sochi in the first round (1:0) and built on their success by drawing 1:1 with Ural and upsetting Spartak (2:1). But after that, Nizhny had no more firepower left. They lost the last two games to Ufa and Rostov with the same score (1:2). Right now Nizhny Novgorod are in 7th place in the table.