Spartak Kostroma
- Spartak Kostroma have won 3, drawn 6 and lost 3 of their 12 home games in the FNL 2025-2026.
- Evgeniy Taranukhin has been at the helm of Spartak since January 2025 and has instilled a pragmatism that has seen them rise to fourth in the FNL 2025/2026 standings with 37 points from 24 games.
- They have drawn four and lost one of their last five FNL outings.
- Their last three games saw Spartak Kostroma draw 1-1 with FC Rotor Volgograd at home, 3-3 away at FC Chelyabinsk, and 1-1 at home against Chayka.
YFK Shinnik Yaroslav
- YFK Shinnik Yaroslav have won 1, drawn 5 and lost 5 of their 11 away matches in the FNL 2025-2026.
- Shinnik are a solid 10th with 30 points, seven fewer than their hosts, but they have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five FNL matches.
- Artem Buloychik took charge of them in April 2025 and has put a solid 3-4-3 in place, with disciplined lines and zonal pressing making it hard for opponents to play against them.
- YFK are not strong on the road and have lost their last two away games, winning only one of their 11 road games in the FNL 2025-2026.
- They score only 0.55 goals per away game and concede 1.18, so the stats are against them on Sunday.
Key Players
Amur Kalmykov is their talisman with 11 goals in 24 games and has contributed three of their last six goals.
Betting Insights
The odds on a Spartak win are great value at 2.12 , and with the two sides having shared a 2-2 draw at the Shinnik Stadium, we are covering ourselves by taking BTTS - Yes at 2.06 .
Prediction
- Spartak’s style is all about transition and they are a team that likes to get the ball wide and overload the flanks, then get it back into the box quickly.
- Shinnik are the opposite, preferring to play the game on a chessboard and control the tempo of the match with their structure.
- We believe Spartak will edge this one, although it should be tight, so our prediction is for a home win and both teams to score.
