In the match of the 2nd round of the elite round of the Russian Cup, the players of Saransk and Khimki will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
"Saransk"
The players of Saransk play in the second division. It is worth noting the fact that the team of today's hosts is fighting with Rodina for leadership in their group. At the moment, Saransk has 22 points in its asset. The Mordvins are in 2nd place in their FNL-2 group, 3 points behind the leader. In the last round, Saransk was able to get a victory. On the road, the team was able to break the resistance of Saturn-3:1. It is worth noting that this season the Mordvins show really interesting football, which allows them to be noted against the background of other teams from their group.
Khimki
Khimki residents from the middle ranks of the Russian championship are gradually sliding into the abyss. Poor performance and a huge number of mistakes threw the "red-black" straight into the relegation zone. At the moment, the guests are in 15th place in the RPL, having 6 points to their credit. Igor Cherevchenko urgently needs to stabilize the situation in the team, because otherwise the management will decide to dismiss an experienced specialist. In the last round, Khimki was defeated again. This time the team became the offender "Ufa" (2:3).
Statistics and figures:
- Khimki - the favorites of the meeting with the bookmakers;
- Saransk won three times in 5 matches;
- Khimki have a 6-match series without wins;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 4:0 in favor of "Khimki".
Forecast
I am sure that Khimki will be able to win over the opponent in this match. After all, the Red-Blacks play in a higher class in the league and have a more balanced squad than Saransk. I bet on the victory of the team of guests with a handicap of 1 ball.
