Russian League
2009-06-27 - Nosta Novotroitsk vs Alanya Vladikavkaz
A Sports Betting Pick by Pavel
Football: Russia, Russian 1. Division
Saturday, 27th June 2009 - Kickoff 15:00
Nosta Novotroitsk (13th - Home 3-2-2 14:11)
Nosta’s future is really hanging in the air after the recent performances and changes at the club. Valeriy Esipov will only take charges after the first round of matches is finished, while the team’s gameplay requires some help from the side.
The long injury list is making things even worse for Novotroitsk club and the arrival of championship leaders Alanya doesn’t hold a lot of optimism in store.
Despite the loss to FC Nizhniy Novgorod in a very entertaining match, which finished 2-3, Nosta managed to stay above the relegation zone in the 13th place. They now have a very attractive goal balance of 14-11 in home fixtures with a 3-2-2 match record.
Alanya Vladikavkaz (1st - Away 4-1-2 11:5)
Alanya became the first team to go away from Podolsk with 3 points, after they defeated FC Vitiaz 0-1. The match indeed proved to be a real test for the championship leaders, as Vitiaz had a couple of 100% chances to take the lead in the first half. But in the end quality beat discipline and another goal from midfielder Georgiy Bazzaev sealed the win to keep Vladikavkaz outfit in the pole position for promotion.
Coach Valery Petrakov might remind his players about the fact, that they are yet to win 2 matches in a row on the road this season, with 4 points being their maximum achievement up to date. They have the wonderful opportunity to take advantage of Nosta’s crisis and further increase the gap from the chasing pack.
The July schedule looks considerably easy for Alanya as they will welcome southern clubs Chernomorets and Krasnodar in Vladikavkaz, and travel to Astrahan to test Volgar-Gazprom. All those teams are occupying the second half of the table.
The Betting advice :
Go for Alanya if you find odds around 1.75+
Teams rarely change their gameplay or morale in 3 days. Nosta certainly looks down at the moment and Alanya know they have to take advantage here.
