Russian League
2009-07-01 - Kuban Krasnodar vs Cherno Novorosisk
A Sports Betting Pick by Pavel
Football: Russia, Russian Cup
Wednesday 1st July 2009 - Kickoff 17:00 GMT
Kuban Krasnodar
Krasnodar has finally learned how to play at home. Until recent two wins in a row over Salyut Energia and Metallurg, Krasnodar definitely experienced problems in matches where they had to dictate the game.
But the first success on home soil took the pressure off the players and they took advantage of the morale boost with a straight win against Metallurg Lipetsk.
Head–coach Hakunov has stated he will not be resting any of his regular footballers, as they will attempt to reach the next stage of the Cup competition. If they do so, Spartak Moscow will pay a visit to the southern city on the 15 of June in the 1/16 finals.
FC Krasnodar players and management are eager to present the city with another opportunity to host such a significant match against the greatest football club in Russia.
Krasnodar will miss influential midfielder Max Demenko 12/4 who is still nursing a long-term injury.
Cherno Novorosisk
Chernomorets Novorossiysk is likely to sacrifice the cup competition in order to concentrate on the relegation battle in the First Division. Things don’t look too good for the southern outfit who currently occupy the last place in the standings.
After having changed 2 coaches since the start of the season, the latest manager Igor Cherniy still has not wins under his belt. The team’s game play looks very disbalanced, and the pressure is starting to tell as in the last league match against SKA-Energia Khabarovsk as the game was flurried with red and yellow cards.
Novorossiysk club has the second worst away record in the league, with just 3 points to their name in 8 matches on the road. Rumors suggest that the team is experiencing financial troubles as well.
Things are worsened by the result of the first match between this two clubs in the Russian First Division, when FC Krasnodar flew away with 3 points from Novorossiysk on the 22nd of April.
The Betting advice
Very limited offers for the Russian Cup.
But you can get 1.65 for the home win, I suggest you take it, taking into account everything I've mentioned above.
8/10 confidence here.
The Pick :
Kuban Krasnodar
