Rostov - Spartak Moskva predictions

With the odds slightly in the hosts’ favour, they have a decent shot at walking away with 3 points. Still, Spartak Moskva can pull off both a win or a draw, so the hosts can’t afford to let their guard down.

The visiting team is fully aware of the challenge that lies ahead. A win against Rostov on their home field would be a significant achievement, and it is never an easy task.

The home team are coming off of a 0:1 victory over Fakel in the previous round. Their supporters had reasons to feel hopeful before that game’s kick-off – they were playing as visitors, but still had a mild advantage in terms of betting odds. They had to wait until the second half for the deciding goal, but they got there in the end.

The away team are coming on the back of a close defeat at Sochi. Premier League betting odds implied the game could have gone either way, which was good for Spartak Moskva who were playing away. Sadly, they couldn’t break the first-half stalemate and a decider in the second half resulted in a 1:0 loss.

Rostov are on a bit of a streak when it comes to scoring. With more than 7 over their last 3 matches, fans are feeling fairly confident in their goal-scoring ability. Likewise, bookmakers online are fairly confident the Sunday match will yield Over 4.5 goals.

Earlier in the season, Rostov lost an away game against Spartak Moskva, though it was with a relatively small goal difference. Most betting predictions agree that things will go differently this time, especially with the 2.44 odds for a home win in mind.

Sunday's match will see both teams at full strength, able to utilize all their players.

Going for a Home Win is already a fairly safe bet but we’d like to shore it up even further. The highest-value way of achieving this is through a Draw No Bet wager, which shortens the odds to 1 but is well worth the price.