Khimki vs Shinnik Match preview

Russia - Premier League: Khimki vs Shinnik

The clash of desperados in Moscow Oblast. Two teams that objectively, showed least quality this season in Russian Premier League will try to win the Friday game and keep the hope. Last weekend Khimki easily lost in Kazan; the 0:2 loss was even unrealistic since keeper Berezovski saved practically every chance… But once Rubin opened his net, it was all over soon. This way the club from one of the Moscow regions is still nailed to the bottom. Last week in duel against Tomsk Shinnik fans saw what an illusion and a coincidence a win in Sankt Petersburg was. The club from Siberia deserved to take points from Yaroslavl and Shinnik's situation getting worse. They play weak, without solutions in the attack and it all comes down to experienced Bojarintzev who hasn’t got adequate support. With this kind of a squad Yaroslavl club can hardly count on staying in the league.

Khimki in a crisis again

A positive run of three matches was a tiny ray of hope, garnished with a draw at Luzhniki against Spartak, but losses to Moscow and Rubin brought back the worries. Coach Yuran will have special motivation; last year he led Shinnik to the elite but already after few rounds and weak results in this league he got sacked. He found his refuge in Khimki. Duel against Rubin can't serve as an indicator, leader is much stronger but the lack of concentration in the back line is a problem. Each mistake of that kind could cost them dearly against Shinnik. We should mention that Khimki are more responsible and organized since Yuran is on the bench, draws against Dinamo and Spartak as well as few wins in the clashes against weaker rivals like Nalchik confirm that.
Shinnik are terrible away

If we disregard the shocking win in Sankt Petersburg that was the result of a champion’s bad day and an incredible stroke of luck, Shinnik are terrible visitors. With the mentioned triumph they also took points against Rubin and CSKA on the start; so the logical conclusion is that they play better against stronger teams. Based on what we saw recently against Tomsk, Saturn and Luch Energiya it seems that they don’t have the quality to survive. They had the ambition to qualify for the midtable but such wish is groundless. Some players don't have experience, the fans turned back on them, there are a lot of complaints about their devotion, and even hiring new coach didn't bring results. We really can’t see how Shinnik will survive.

Betting Verdict

No matter that Shinnik are one point ahead of Khimki, We believe in home win. Yuran’s side have greater potential, Moscow Oblast side boss knows the rivals very well, considering that he was the one to bring and train most of the players in Shinnik. We think that Shinnik used all of their luck against Zenit. Try betting on Khimki to win, we think that this is one of the best picks in Russian Premier League 20th round.

Our tip: Bet 6 on Home win
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