Slavia Sofia vs Akhmat: Prediction for the Friendly Match
As part of the training camp, a friendly match will be played between Sofia Slavia and Grozny Akhmat. The match will take place on January 22. Grozny is failing the season in the Russian Premier League and is in the penultimate place in the standings, but has already won two friendly matches. Will they be able to beat their opponent from Bulgaria? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Slavia Sofia

Current form
Slavia Sofia has not yet been able to climb out of the bottom half of the table and is only in ninth place in the Bulgarian championship, three points behind the top 8. In the last rounds of the First League, the hosts managed to beat Hebar (3:2) and Spartak (3:2), but then lost to Cherno More (0:1) in the 1/8 finals of the Bulgarian Cup. In friendly matches, the nominal hosts showed themselves well against Serbian clubs - they managed to beat Napredak (3:0) and Vojvodina (2:1). In the first friendly, the club lost to the Hungarian Vasas (0:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with their squad ahead of the friendly match.
Interesting trends for betting
- None of the team last 18 matches have ended in a draw.
- The club has won four of its last six matches

FK Akhmat

Current form
Akhmat completely failed the first half of the season. The first victory was achieved only in the 13th match of the championship, when Rostov was beaten in a tough fight (3:2). After that, the team suffered three more defeats - from Pari NN (0:2), Krylia Sovetov (1:2) and Zenit (1:2). Only in the last two rounds before the winter break did they manage to score points again - Grozny tied with Moscow Dynamo (1:1), and then beat one of the main competitors, Orenburg (1:0), at home. At the same time, Sergei Tashuev charges managed to reach the playoffs of the Russian Cup, where they lost to St. Petersburg Zenit (0:3, 1:2) and will now go on the journey of the regions.
Disqualifications and injuries
The team has no problems with the squad ahead of the friendly match.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won its last three matches
- In the last seven matches, the nominal guests have not left the field without scoring a goal
Estimated lineup: Oparin - Adamov, Zhirov, Ibishev, Utsiev - Camilo, Silva Lima - Sadulaev, Utkin, Samorodov - Felipe
Tip and bets
Akhmat is showing excellent performance in friendly matches, gaining confidence before the second half of the season. The Grozny club confidently beat Novi Pazar and Vojvodina, and is now ready to win a third victory at the pre-season training camp. In terms of selection of players, the participant of the Russian Premier League is superior to the average team of the Bulgarian championship, so we believe that it is the Grozny team that will emerge victorious from this confrontation.
Our betting tip is Akhmat victory in 1.62
Bet on total
Most likely, the opponents will not sit back in defense in a friendly match. The players will probably try to show themselves in attack, and there will definitely be many substitutions, which eliminates the fatigue factor. The teams have mostly played productively in their last matches, so we should expect them to be sharp in the training match.
Our prediction is total over 3.5 goals for 2.10
Bet on the first half
We don't expect the opponents to go forward in force immediately after the starting whistle. It will obviously take time to get to know each other. In this scenario, a draw at the end of the first half is likely.
Our prediction is a draw in the first half at 2.60