SKA Khabarovsk
- SKA Khabarovsk are in tenth spot with 16 points from 12 games.
- SKA are on a two-game unbeaten run in the league.
- The Amurs are a hard-to-beat team with a compact, well-organised structure and enough quality to win games when they can keep things tight.
- Aleksei Poddubskiy’s men play a 4-2-3-1 system that prioritizes structure, compactness and selectivity in pressing before breaking forward with numbers on the counter attack.
- Batraz Gurtsiyev is a big part of their attacking threat and is currently the leading scorer on the team.
- Kamran Aliev provides mobility and an eye for goal up top.
YFK Shinnik Yaroslavl
- Shinnik are ninth with 17 points from 12 games.
- Shinnik have kept several clean sheets in September and recorded a 2-0 league win over Rotor Volgograd and a 4-1 Russian Cup win over Sheksna Cherepovets in mid-week.
- Young boss Artsyom Buloychyk has done a good job with Shinnik, making them a very tough team to play against in the league.
- They have a three-at-the-back system which includes plenty of pressing, plenty of tempo and some overloads in the midfield to keep the ball.
- Their defence is built around goalkeeper Mikhail Oparin.
- Defender Ben Zagré is out through injury for the trip to Khabarovsk.
Head-to-Head
SKA have a solid record against Shinnik with 11 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses in 34 games in all competitions.
Key Players
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SKA Khabarovsk:
- Batraz Gurtsiyev is a big part of their attacking threat and is currently the leading scorer on the team.
- Kamran Aliev provides mobility and an eye for goal up top.
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YFK Shinnik Yaroslavl:
- Mikhail Oparin has been a rock at the heart of their success.
- Ben Zagré is out through injury for the trip to Khabarovsk.
- Artem Malakhov is their creative spark and one of their main attacking outlets.
- Zakhar Fedorov and Dmitry Samoilov have been key goal contributors in this recent run of Shinnik results.
Betting Insights
- The 2.5 goal line is set at 1.51.
- An under 2.5 goals bet has to be the top choice according to our SKA Khabarovsk vs YFK Shinnik Yaroslav betting tips in this matchup.
- A draw is the most likely result, but SKA are the slight favorites at 1.97, Shinnik 4.0 and the draw 3.0, so there is scope for a small stake play on the home side.
Prediction
- A tight, cagey game is on the cards between two defensively-sturdy sides based on our SKA Khabarovsk vs YFK Shinnik Yaroslav prediction.
- The most likely outcome is a draw, with a small stake on SKA to nick it as an alternative. The SKA Khabarovsk vs YFK Shinnik Yaroslav betting tips also point to a low-scoring affair.
- A 1-0 win for SKA looks like the best correct score bet in this clash.
