Ural vs Rubin. What to put your bet on?
Ural and Rubin will face off in Russian Premier League match on April 18. We offer our prediction and betting tips for this game. Who will get 3 points and how many goals to expect from both teams?

Command Analysis

Ural

Ural got 30 points and sit in the 12th position in the standings. Team from Ekaterinburg may relax now because they are 10 points away from relegation play-off zone.
In the previous game Ural played Dinamo in Moscow. Team was able to get away with one point thanks to Pavel Pogrebnyak's brace (2:2). One match before that hosts secured sixth win in the league against Arsenal (2:0).

Rubin Kazan

Rubin, on the other hand, is very close to the top-four. Now team from Kazan is on the fifth place and only three points behind European qualification zone. In last five Premier League matches Leonid Slutskiy's team got 12 points out of 15.
After victories over Zenit (2:1) and Ufa (3:0) Kazan' team lost to Khimki (1:3). After this fiasco Rubin got back to winning streak - Sochi and Rostov were beaten by 1:0 score.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 0:1
Rubin secured three last away victories without coceding a single goal

СтавкаRubin won't lose and total under 3,5
In last five away league matches Rubin didn't lose with that total

СтавкаFirst half: total under 1,5
This bet has won in three last Ural home fixtures

Tip and bets
Both teams known for their great defense. Rubin secured five clean sheets in last five away matches in RPL, Ural didn't concede a single goal in last four home matches. We think that match in Ekaterinburg will be low-scoring.
Our prediction - total under 2,5 goals at 1.68.
Rubin have strong ambitions for Eurocups qualifications so they will be more motivated for this game. Besides, team from Kazan were not beaten by Ural in last three head-to-head matches.
Second bet - Rubin to win with handicap (0) at 1.60.