Until recently, the editors of the Sportbox.ru and Match TV sites were hopelessly inferior to Alexander Bubnov. According to the results of the first third of the Russian Championship, the expert achieved an indecent advantage and went to victory in the season with a confident pace of the hegemon. However, before the winter break, journalists began to win back their own. Following the historic victory in the 15th round, according to the results of which Alexei Zheleznov guessed the outcome of all eight matches, Revaz Kurtanidze narrowed the lead over the guru.

Now, Sergey Pochezhirtsev, a permanent contributor of Sportbox.ru, will try to rehabilitate himself for his failure in the first round. It seems that intrigue appears again in the duel between Bubnov and SB!

“PARI NN” – “Akhmat”

Alexander Bubnov – 0:1. Akhmat won a sensational victory in St. Petersburg, the team is in high spirits and in good functional condition. In addition, after the disqualification, one of the leaders, Bernard Berisha, returns to the ranks. Nizhny Novgorod in the last round also surprised by beating CSKA. Serious success in the context of the struggle for survival should give strength in order to move further away from the joint zone. At home, the Volga players will play to win, but in this pair I will bet on Akhmat. He has a more stable composition and more interesting attack.

Sergey Pochezhirtsev – 1:2. The team of Mikhail Galaktionov unexpectedly beat CSKA in the last round, but after three defeats in a row, this success looks more like an accident than a way out of the crisis. Akhmat also took points from Zenit, inflicting his first defeat of the season. I think the guests will get a victory in this match, but it will turn out to be difficult.

“Ural” – “Torch”

A.B. – 2:1. Fakel escaped defeat in the game with Krasnodar, but is still located in the joint zone. “Ural” got out of the basement of the standings, but is still dangerously close to the zone of transitional matches. In the fight against a direct competitor at home, the Yekaterinburg club must play to win. It is important for the Urals to go as far as possible from the joint zone and from Fakel itself, so I will bet on the hosts to win.

S.P. – 3:2. “Ural” continues to get out of the bottom of the standings. The change of head coach clearly benefited the Urals, although in the last two games the victorious fuse of Gancharenko’s team dried up a little. But Fakel is a great opponent for scoring: Voronezh concede a lot in recent games. Perhaps the factor of the home arena will help the club from Yekaterinburg to take three points in this confrontation.

Wings of the Soviets – Rostov

A.B. – 0:1. Both teams have won two in a row. The Wings are in a comfortable tournament situation and can play without too much pressure. Rostovites, who figured out in the previous round with Dynamo, will make every effort to gain a foothold in the top three before the winter break. Valery Karpin has a more experienced squad with a powerful offensive resource. I will give preference to Rostov.

S.P. – 1:1. Now both teams are in great shape, but their strengths are different. The combination of their qualities is the perfect recipe for a combat draw.

Torpedo – Zenit

A.B. – 0:3. A clear leader meets an outspoken outsider. Although Zenit lost sensationally in the last round, the composition of the team of Sergei Semak is much stronger than the opponent. Having the need to rehabilitate, guests from the first minutes must act in full force. In addition, do not forget that the next misfire of the champion will seriously talk about the revival of intrigue. Based on the foregoing, Torpedo has minimal chances for points.

S.P. – 0:4. Everything is clear with the Moscow club now. Automakers are waiting for the opening of the winter transfer window. It will be amazing if they get even one point in this game. Zenit, after a home failure with Akhmat, will surely arrive charged to defeat.

Lokomotiv – Spartak

A.B. – 1:2. Lokomotiv is in a difficult situation. The team escaped defeat in Yekaterinburg, but is still dangerously close to the direct relegation zone, and therefore will try to cling to the points. For Spartak, an easy walk in the derby is not expected, however, the Red-Whites are stronger both in composition and in game. It is no coincidence that the team of Guillermo Abascal is next to the leader, and their opponent is located at the bottom of the standings.

S.P. – 1:2. The Moscow derby is of great importance for both teams, however, they are currently solving different problems. The Red-Whites looked pale in the game against Sochi and missed the chance to get closer to Zenit. Lokomotiv once again lost points, demonstrating a weak game with Ural. Spartak is capable of winning this game, but only with a slight advantage.

Orenburg – Krasnodar

A.B. – 1:1. Orenburg is a home team. He scores the lion’s share of points on his field, the Urals feel confident on the synthetic turf. Of particular note is the Latin American attack group, which largely makes the result. Krasnodar is good on the road, it also looks great in attack, and in the standings it is higher than the opponent. Taking into account the home match for the Marcel Lichka team, I predict a draw.

S.P. – 2:2. A potential buyer will visit Sychev in the winter transfer window. One of the best RPL scorers this season can create problems for Krasnodar, who have been stalling in the championship lately. The ideal result of this confrontation would be a draw.

Khimki – Sochi

A.B. – 0:1. Khimki ended an extra-long streak without a win by beating Orenburg. In psychological terms, this is a powerful help for the team. However, one match cannot fundamentally solve the problem – Khimki continue to be in the process of restructuring. Sochi is playing more stable in this regard. Although the Sochi team sank this season, they demonstrated their potential in the game with Spartak, where they took a point. Taking into account a more balanced and well-played composition, the victory of the guests.

S.P. – 1:3. In the last round, a long-awaited miracle happened. Khimki finally won after the departure of Sergei Yuran, beating Orenburg. At the same time, the team did not even concede a single goal, which almost never happens to them. This success is very similar to a one-time flash, after which the club will again plunge into the ocean of defeats. Sochi, on the other hand, showed a good game with Spartak, given the team’s personnel losses. Deal with “Khimki” they should be all the more capable.

Dynamo – CSKA

A.B. – 1:2. A principled game for neighbors in the standings, who are separated by three points. In the last round, both capital clubs lost. If we talk about a longer period, Dynamo have recently added, but CSKA is not in the best shape – in five games there is only one victory. Nevertheless, there are factors that do not speak in favor of the “blue and white”. These are problems in defense, due to which the team has not played to zero for a long time, and the absence of a number of leaders in the line-up – Denis Makarov and Diego Laxalt will miss the meeting due to a bust of cards. In this regard, the army team has a better situation, the composition is more stable, and therefore the chances of success are somewhat higher.

S.P. – 1:2. Both clubs finished the last round without any points scored. Now the teams will strive to rehabilitate themselves in front of the fans for previous misfires, motivating each other with a principled derby. It is very likely that both clubs will score, but the victory with a minimal advantage will go to the army team.

Scoring Rules:

Accurate score – 4 points

Exact goal difference – 3 points

Exact outcome – 2 points

History of confrontations:

1st round. Bubnov – Kurtanidze – 14:5

2nd round. Bubnov – Tomashevsky – 15:13

3rd round. Bubnov – Kolesnikov – 7:9

4th round. Bubnov – Potapov – 16:14

5th round. Bubnov – Adamov – 15:11

6th round. Bubnov – Shevchenko – 14:11

7th round. Bubnov – Ramazanov – 10:10

8th round. Bubnov – Pochezhirtsev – 15:12

9th round. Bubnov – Tail – 8:13

10th round. Bubnov – Britvin – 12:8

11th round. Bubnov – Belov – 16:12

Round 12 Bubnov – Slyusarenko – 17:11

13th round. Bubnov – Peremutov – 10:8

14th round. Bubnov – Toloknov – 17:17

15th round. Bubnov – Zheleznov – 14:21

16th round. Bubnov – Kurtanidze – 2:5

Tour score — 11:5

Score on points – 202:180

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