Current form
Last season, Akhmat, under the leadership of Stanislav Cherchesov, proved himself to be a strong midlander in the Premier League, capable of taking points away from anyone. The most dangerous are the Grozny team on their own field, where they lost only four of 15 matches in the last draw, with one of the defeats coming from Spartak (1:2).
In the new season, Akhmat did not become weaker in terms of composition, it was possible to preserve the backbone, and several positions were significantly strengthened. Let's note Romao and Adamov, who joined the starting line-up in the first. The match in Moscow against Lokomotiv was predictably difficult. The railwaymen opened the scoring in the eighth minute, after which the wolves gradually seized the initiative completely and in the end, the newcomer of the Maksuti team equalized the score five minutes after coming on as a substitute (1:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Akhmat has no losses in the squad.
Interesting betting trends
Approximate composition: Shelia – Adamov, Ibishev, Tsake, Bogosavac – Silva Lima, Romao – Samorodov, Kasintura, Sadulaev – Melkadze.
Current form
Spartak kicked off the new season with a Super Cup match against Zenit. In that meeting, the Muscovites were in no way inferior to the reigning champion of the country, led in the score, but did not hold the advantage and eventually lost in a penalty shootout.
In the first round of the Premier League, Spartak examined the newcomer Rodina. Quite expectedly, the red and white achieved a 3-0 victory. The opponent was not afraid to play boldly in attack, did not completely close at his own goal. In such a game, Carcedo's players clearly took advantage of not only the experience, but also the free space. The Spaniard used the backbone of the squad from last season in that meeting, Victor Parada made a good debut as a flanker, regularly dangerously connected to attacks.
Disqualifications and injuries
Fernandes' entry into the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
Approximate composition: Maksimenko – Denisov, Litvinov, Babich, Parada – Umyarov, Zobnin – Solari, Barco, Marquinhos – Ugalde.
Akhmat retained the backbone of the squad, strengthened several problematic positions and, judging by the match against Lokomotiv, definitely did not become weaker than himself last season. At the same time, Spartak looks confident at the start, Carcedo has conducted full training with the team, relies on proven players, the attack is still at its best, which could be seen from Home.
Last season, Spartak beat Akhmat twice in the Premier League, with one of the victories in Grozny, which few people manage. Since that time, nothing has changed significantly in the balance of power in this pair, due to the individual skill of the players of the line of attack, the red and white are able to beat the wolves once again.
Our betting tip is that Spartak will win by a factor of 1.92
Bet on the total
In attack, both Akhmat and Spartak performed well in the opening matches, created enough scoring chances and scored goals. In two head-to-head matches last season, there was an exchange of goals scored, which we expect from our opponents today in Grozny.
The second bet is that both will score with a coefficient of 1.75
Betting on corners
Spartak has seven corner wins in the last eight matches. We expect Carcedo's players to have a territorial advantage today, spend a lot of time at the other team's goal and make more passes from the corner flag than their opponent.
The betting tip is that Spartak will win on corners with a handicap (-1.5) with a coefficient of 1.85
1st halfbet: draw
In five of the last seven matches between Akhmat and Spartak, a draw was recorded in the first half.
The bet is Spartak's Victory by fouls
Spartak players fouled more often than their opponents in 9 of the last 11 matches.
The exact score is 1:2
This score was recorded in three of the last nine face-to-face matches.
Today, at the Akhmat Arena in Grozny, a local team hosted a Moscow club in a Premier League match. Egash Kasintura put the hosts ahead by converting a penalty, but in the 76th minute he was removed from the field, and Spartak took advantage of this - Christopher Wu and Ezekiel Barko scored a goal each, bringing the guests a 2-1 victory.
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