Fakel Novy Urengoy - Kuzbass Kemerovo predictions and free betting tips [17/03/2024]

On Sunday, 17th March, a match of the Russian Super League will take place between Novouralsk's Fakel and Kemerovo's Kuzbass.

Fakel

Currently, the team is ranked seventh in the league table and is capable of compelling its game to almost any opponent. In their last five matches, they triumphed over "ASK" 3:1, "Shakhtyor Soligorsk" 3:2, "Dynamo LO" 3:2, "Zenit SPB" 3:1, while conceding defeat to "Belogorie" 0:3. It's worth noting, Belogorie is in excellent form currently. The squad has accrued 16 victories against 13 defeats in the current season.

Kuzbass

The team slowly loses its ground, performing inconsistently. Yes, they still easily overcome the tournament outsiders, but they're running into problems with more top-tier lineups. Over the last five matches, there are two victories for the team: over "Dynamo LO" 3:2 and "Dynamo MSK" 3:0, and three defeats: from "Belogorie" 1:3, "Zenit SPB" 2:3 and Novosibirsk's "Locomotiv" 0:3. In the course of 29 matches of the current Super League season, the club's tally is 16 wins and 13 losses.

Head-to-Head 

Since 2021, the teams have met five times. "Fakel" clinched three victories (3:1, 3:1, 3:2), with "Kuzbass" emerging victorious twice (3:2, 3:1).

Match prediction and Bet

The hosts are slight underdogs here at 2.36, while Kuzbass is valued at 1.6 for a win. I reckon that Fakel has reasonable odds of claiming victory in this match-up, but a better wager would be taking handicap1 on sets (+1.5) at 1.7, as the match looks set to be strikingly balanced.