Standout stats
- nothing conclusive in head to heads, both teams win, then 2 draws
- this is 16th v 5th so why are CSKA only 2.36? Very odd. Welcome to Russia!
Anzhi
- only 1 defeat in 5 for bottom side, keeping 3 clean sheets
- the 2 matches post winter break saw a 1-0 win and a 2-2 away draw
- a run of 7 matches without scoring ended with Anzhi scoing in their last 2
- only 1 win all season came in their last 2 matches
- 6 0-0's at halftime at home, that's 60% of home matches
- 9 of 11 conceded goals at home came 2nd half
CSKA
- only 1 win in 4 came v a faltering Zenit
- only 1 win in 7 away matches
- against bottom 5 away, we see 2 1-2 wins, a 2-2 and a 2-0 loss
- 3 0-0's at halftime away
Profitable in-play opportunities
- another messy Russian match . Logic suggests CSKA are favoured here against an Anzhi side with a single win all season. It has come in an unbeaten run for Anzhi since the Winter break.
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3pm - Zenit St Petersburg v Kryliya Sovetov - 1.33 home
Standout stats
- in the world of dodge-pots, Zenit stand proud. But will they find consistency now serial-lettor-down-of-teams AVB is the new manager?
- 4 wins and a 2-2 draw in the last 5 head to heads in Zenit's favour
- this is 2nd v 11th and Zenit have a game in hand over top so this becomes a must win
Zenit
- only 1 win in 7 matches and you wonder why I call them dodgepots?
- Only 2 matches since the Winter break has seen a 0-0 at home and a 1-0 loss away to CSKA
- Zenit only failed to score in 3 all season and they have all come within the last 5 matches
- At home Zenit have lost only 1 matchbut drawn 3 against mid table opposition
- only 1 0-0 this season
Krylya
- 2 consecutive defeats since the winter break
- prior to that Krylya went 4 away matches without defeat
- they have only failed to score in 4 matches this season
- have lost to 1st, 4th and 5th away and recorded 6 defeats and a 2-2 draw home and away v top 5 sides
- only 1 0-0 away
Profitable in-play opportunities
- a messy match. AVB is the new manager of Zenit and so we may see a change in tactics and thus stats from the past might not be relevant.
- this is also the 3rd match after the winter break and both sides remain winless since then
- Krylya seem incapable though of beating top 5 sides home or away.
- Zenit though are in poor form with only 1 win in 7. They are certainly not top of my DRT trustworthiness list, although AVB might instil some defensive strength
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6pm - Gaziantepspor v Fenerbahce - 1.88 away
Standout stats
- Fenerbahce have won the last 6 meetings
- this is 10th v 1st and fenerbahce are sitting pretty with 2 games in hand over 2nd and 4 points in hand
Gaziantespspor ( Gaz for short)
- unbeaten in 4 with 3 consecutive wins . 3 of the last 4 wins have been 1-0
- only 1 defeat in 8 matches
- have lost at home to 2nd, drawn 0-0 with 3rd and beaten 4th 3-2
- 69% over 2.5 goals at home
- 3 0-0's at home
Fenerbahce
- 3 wins and a draw last 4 matches for Fenerbahce
- have scored 2+ in 15 of their 17 wins this season
- have failed to score in only 2 matches this season
- only 3 clean sheets in 17 matches
- one team has scored at least 2 goals in 15 of their last 16 matches
- more vulnerable away, losing to 5th, 6th, 8th, and 13th
- only 1 draw away
- have conceded in the last 8 away matches
- 73% over 2.5 goals away
- only 1 0-0 all season
Profitable in-play opportunities
- over 2.5 goals has a statistically good chance of coming in. Both sides have the same recent form, 3 wins and a draw in their last 4.
- Expect Fenerbahce to get a goal if they come under the cosh , they have scored in all bar 2 this season
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9pm - Almeria v Sociedad - 2.14 away
Standout stats
- only 1 recent head to head of relevance saw a 3-0 Sociedad win
- this is 19th v 6th and ordinarily you'd think the team 6th would be shorter
Almeria
- only 2 wins in 10 matches and this is a must win for Almeria
- only 1 defeat in 6 home matches came in the last home match
- beat Atl Madrid at home but have lost to 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 7th
- against 9th and lower at home, Almeria have only lost 1 match
- 5 0-0's at halftime at home
- have conceded 14 of 18 goals in the 2nd half at home
- have scored first in 7 of 13 home matches
Sociedad
- only 4 defeats in 15 matches
- have lost 2 of their last 3 matches
- have failed to score in only 6 matches
- only 1 win in 5 away matches
- away from home Sociedad have lost 5 matches v top 7 and only 1 v teams 8th and lower
- Note the score draws v 15th, 17th and 18th away
- 3 0-0's at halftime away
- only 1 0-0 away
Profitable in-play opportunities
- Almeria tend to lose to top teams although beat Atl Madrid at home recently
- watch out 2nd half for Almeria conceding if it's 0-0 at halftime
- Sociedad may not lose but note they have score drawn the 3 matches away to 15th and lowe
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