Orenburg - Rostov predictions

Orenburg have their work cut out for them if they want to beat Rostov. They are widely considered to be the weaker team – though the difference is not huge, to be fair. Overall, it’s shaping up to be an exciting showdown.

Rostov will need to bring their top form if they want 3 points from this matchup – and they do. Orenburg are not easy pickings, although the visitors are widely seen as close favourites.

Although Orenburg are coming on the back of a harsh 5:2 loss, it would be rather unfair to judge them purely on that performance. They were playing an away game in an extremely difficult matchup against Zenit , so they spent most of the match trailing behind.

Rostov are coming off of a minor success, relatively speaking. They secured a 0:0 draw against Krasnodar, who were tagged as hard favourites going in, but never managed to pull ahead.

With more than 5 conceded goals over their latest 3 fixtures, Orenburg’s performance leaves something to be desired. That said, savvy punters could be able to exploit this – think BTTS or Over 5 Goals markets, for example.

Top bookmakers online are offering short odds on Rostov winning to Nill because they haven’t conceded a single goal for the past 3 matches.

No suspensions or injuries means both teams will have their full lineups available for a highly anticipated matchup.

An Over 3.5 Goals bet is easily the smartest choice for this fixture, consider in the teams’ respective histories. It’s a considerably more probable outcome than it seems, so the 1 odds are great value.