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Rotor vs. Baltika: First League Match Betting Tip
The hosts used to play in European competitions, but now they are content with domestic tournaments. On August 16, Rotor will meet Baltika Kaliningrad in the sixth round at Volgograd Arena. The visitors are on a winning streak, which has lasted for five matches, but they have only managed to win one match. Let's see if the Baltikas can take three points and defeat their opponents on their home field. What bets should you choose today?
Command Analysis
FC Rotor Volgograd
Russian FederationCurrent form
Rotor beat Tyumen away (1:0) in the last encounter, scoring a goal in the third minute of the match. Once again, Denis Boyarintsev's team was lucky, because the fate of the first round was repeated, where a quick goal was scored against Shinnik and the team sat down in deep defense. In fact, the Volgograd club was very lucky in the game against Tyumen. The opponent was better in everything: they attacked more, shot at the goal and had 64% of the time in possession of the ball. Before that, they were less lucky. After the victory over Yaroslavl, the team has not won. A draw with Torpedo (1:1) on their home field and two losses to Arsenal and Neftekhimik (0:1).
As a result, after five rounds, the team managed to score seven points and take 10th place in the tournament table. The gap from the TOP-4 is only two points and it will be very easy to make up for them, but for this, the coaching staff needs to improve their attacking game and start scoring consistently.
Disqualifications and injuries
Rotor doesn’t have any particular problems with injuries, but Pavel Kotov is in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- Rotor lost all five matches in terms of corner kicks, while the average for Volgograd was 1.6
- In four of the five matches involving the team, a goal was scored in the first half
Estimated composition : Chagrov; Semenov, Shvetsov, Shumskikh, Prishchepa; Bolotov, Plotnikov; Tyurin, Maltsev, Kamlashev; Kukharchuk
Baltika
Russian FederationCurrent form
In five rounds, Baltika has drawn four times. The club wants to set some kind of record for this indicator, but it is unlikely, because the goal is to return to the elite of Russian football. There are questions about the Kaliningraders' play, since there is no advantage over opponents of a lower class. Head coach Alexander Grishchenko is also under pressure, especially for choosing the starting lineup. Perhaps the new coach needs more time, but he himself understands perfectly well that the management wants to see results here and now. If there are no victories in the near future, personnel changes may follow.
In the last round, the Baltians played away against Sokol (1:1) and were able to earn only one point, having an advantage during the game. At this stage, the team occupies 11th place in the tournament table, has seven points in the asset and is two points behind the play-off zone.
The Kaliningrad club has not lost since the start of the season: it has drawn three games in a row and won. It all started with Rodina (0:0) away, and then 1:1 against Sochi and Ufa, and only Chernomorets managed to win (2:0).
Interesting trends for betting
- Baltika has five games and in all the matches the club won on corners, while the individual total for the “white-blues” is 5.4
- The club scored at least one goal before the break in three of its five matches
Estimated lineup : Borisko; Terentyev, Andrade, Gassama, Mohammad; Osipov, Avanesyan; Fernandez, Pryakhin, Glushkov; Eldarushev
Trends
Bet Exact score 0:0
In 1 of the last 5 meetings between Baltika, the score was like this
6.00Bet 1st half: draw
In 1 of the hosts' last 3 matches there was a draw in the first half
1.85Bet 2nd half: no one will score
In Rotor's last three games in a row, no one scored in the second half
3.20Tip and bets
Don't expect many goals from this match. The opponents have problems with scoring. Not once in five games this season have Rotor and Baltika scored more than two goals. The opponents will be watching for a long time, being cautious, so the choice in favor of a low total suggests itself here.
Betting Tip - total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.55
Bet on the outcome
If the "white-blues" were playing on their home field, we would give them preference, but Volgograd always has a good crowd that can help Denis Boyarintsev's charges not lose. By the way, the last face-to-face meeting on the "Rotor" field ended with a score of 1:1. We'll take a risk and play a draw.
Betting Tip - draw with odds of 3.15
Betting on Team Goals
Rotor did not exchange goals with their opponents in four out of five matches, and Baltika did not exchange goals in two games. We can assume that both teams will not score in today's matchup.
Prediction - both teams will not score with odds of 1.72
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