In the next round of the Russian Football Championship, the players of Arsenal Tula and Spartak Moscow will fight face to face. Which of the rivals will get the victory in this confrontation?
Arsenal Tula
In the summer, the Tula team held 4 control meetings, managing to defeat Qarabag, but losing to Chukarichki, Sparta Prague and Victoria Pilsen. In the RPL, the Pushkari did not start in the best way, losing on the road to Lokomotiv with a score of 1:3, after which they lost heavily to Rubin (0:3). The home victory over the Samara "Wings", as it seemed, slightly corrected the situation, but then followed the failure in the battle with the" Krasnodar", which threw the" gunners " to the 13th place in the standings.
Spartak Moscow
Spartak Moscow, under the leadership of new coach Rui Vitoria, managed to win the Match Premier Cup tournament, defeating Sochi, Rubin and Khimki in face-to-face meetings. But in the RPL, the Red and white started with an away defeat from Rubin (0: 1) and a guest victory over Krylia Sovetov. In the 3rd round of the LCH selection, Spartak lost twice to Benfica, and also lost to Nizhny Novgorod in the national championship (1: 2). As part of the last round, the guest team defeated Ural, and placed on the 10th line in the standings.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Maslov (hip), Moses (muscle injury), Promes( muscle injury), Selikhov (finger) – all Spartak Moscow.
- Under question:
- Gorbatenko (injury), Kovalev – injury) - all Arsenal Tula.
Statistics and figures:
- Spartak is the favorite of the meeting;
- Tula have 4 defeats in 5 meetings;
- Spartak has 3 defeats in 5 meetings;
- Spartak won against the opponent in the last match with a score of 2: 1;
- Spartak has a 3-match series of victories over Arsenal.
Forecast
Considering the bets on this game, I would recommend taking the victory of Spartak. The team from Moscow is gaining playing form and today, it seems, it will be able to score three points playing in Tula, where the" red and white " traditionally have a difficult time.