Russian League
2010-05-11 - Spartak Nalchik vs Lokomotiv Moscow
A Sports Betting Pick by Pantocrator
Football: Russian Premier League
Tuesday, 11th May 2010. Kickoff 16:15
Spartak Nalchik (3rd) Home : 4-0-0 9:3
Spartak Nalchik suffered their first defeat of the season in St. Petersburg, where local Zenit hit 3 past the visitors in 10 minutes. The knock down was too much for the southern outfit and a late goal from promising youngster Nikita Malyarov was nothing but a small cancellation for the disappointing evening.
Head coach Yury Krasnozhan expressed his concern about the impact of the first loss and hinted at a possible downtrend to follow. Being a huge introvert and a big diplomat - very unlikely that the specialist was just blowing air.
Hosts have problems in the offensive department with the main creative unit Roman Koncedalov unavailable to play against his former employers. Georgian center forward David Siradze is also sidelined.
Lokomotiv Moscow (9th) Away : 0-2-3 2:6
Calls for a revolution are getting louder as Lokomotiv's pathetic performances don't show signs of stopping. At least if there was some light at the end of this endless tunnel - media represantatives and the fans would've been more patient.
But after Lokomotiv produced yet another disastrous match against Saturn - the pressure on head coach Yury Semin and the players has possibly reached its' climax. Railway boys managed to lose 0-1 to the injury plagued relegation threatened opponent, who had a total of 0 wins before the kick-off.
Cold-hearted and emotionless Lokomotiv's football is an illustration of Semin's lack of situation control. If the head coach can't even get the motivation to the necessary standards - then things are probably even worse than they seem.
Lokomotiv travels to Nalchik without central defender Rodolfo, attacking midfielder Wagner and some other less significant players.
Betting advice
I rarely propose to bet on draws, but being on a rather good streak lately I just can't ignore the 6th sense, which is telling me to go for a draw in this match.
I strongly doubt Spartak Nalchik shall immidiately bounce back especially without Siradze and Koncedalov. At the same time considering all Lokomotiv's troubles - can't see them becoming the first team to upset Spartak at home.
Another side-bet to consider - is the "under 10 corners" call. I expect a rather passive match here. Lokomotiv's wings are just hopeless, Spartak N. won't be dominating proceedings too much.
Worth a little experiment.
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take The match to end in a draw @ 3.00 with Bet365;Take Under 10 corners @ 1.83 with Bet365
