On Wednesday, 27 March, a Russian Super League match will take place between Kemerovo Kuzbass and Novokuybyshevsk Nova.
The team is finishing the season in 6th place in the league table and performs quite confidently. In their last five matches, the club defeated Nova 3:1, Fakel Novy Urengoy 3:0, Dynamo LO 3:2, but lost to Belogorie 1:3 and Zenit St. Petersburg 2:3. In the current draw, they have 17 wins and 13 losses.
The visitors, however, are not showing impressive results and end up in the eleventh spot of the Super League standings. The team is not reaching for the stars but displays a decent level of play. In their past five encounters, they won against Yugra-Samotlor 3:1 and Neftyanik 3:2, but lost to Soligorsk Shakhtar 1:3, Kazan Zenit 0:3, and Kuzbass 1:3. Over 30 tournament matches, the team has 12 wins and 8 losses.
Since 2022, the teams have met each other five times. Kuzbass has five victories (3:1, 3:1, 3:0, 3:0, 3:1).
No surprises are expected in this encounter, especially since Kuzbass plays at home and will have significant support from the stands. Nova lost their first playoff match and have nothing to lose in the return game. I believe that away, they can compete for a set, hence I will take the guests' handicap (+2.5) at 2.1 odds, as it is too attractive to pass up.
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