Today a playoff match of the Super League will take place between Yenisei and Soligorsk Shakhter.
The team currently stands in 9th place on the league table. The Krasnoyarsk team heads into this meeting on a five-game losing streak, albeit they faced tough competition. In their previous matches, they fell to Belogorie 0:3, Zenit 0:3, Novosibirsk Lokomotiv 1:3, Moscow Dinamo 1:3 and Kazan Zenit 0:3. The season has been fairly successful for the team, but the most recent games may have knocked their confidence somewhat. Over the 30 Super League matches played, the team has clocked up 15 victories and 15 defeats.
The visitors, on the other hand, are rounding off the season in 8th place in the rankings. In their last five matches, they have defeated Nizhny Novgorod ASK 3:1, Novokuybyshevsk Nova 3:1 and Ugra-Samotlor 3:0, but fell to Fakel 2:3 and Dinamo LO 0:3. In the 30 matches of the Super League season, the team has 15 victories and 15 defeats to their name.
Throughout history, the two teams have only met twice, resulting in an even balance: Yenisei claiming one victory with a score of 3:0 and Shakhter winning 3:0.
Yenisei is the favourite in this match, despite performing somewhat mediocre in the previous rounds. Shakhter, on the other hand, has better statistics, but it's worth noting that their opponents were not of top-notch level. I believe this match will be very close, so I'd go with the total sets of 3.5 more – yes for 1.45. But if we are to consider a winner, I favour Yenisei. I'll take their win for 1.53.
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