Football Bet of the Day: Sochi to sock Khimki

Tobias Gourlay
Published on 14 Aug 2020 at 10:00
Updated on 14 Aug 2020 at 10:44

Russian football fans — FC Khimki are back in the Russian big time

"Vladimir Fedotov lost his first home match in charge of Sochi, then led the Leopards on a W5-D1-L0 run"

Back Sochi @ 2.1411/10 to beat FC Khimki

Tobias Gourlay's headed east for the Russian Premier League game between Sochi and new boys FC Khimki

Sochi v FC Khimki
Friday 17:00

In Sweden yesterday, Hammarby delivered a blow to our hopes of a profitable week. They scored a 90th-minute winner to beat Norrkoping 2-1.

We're looking to bounce back in Russia, where one of tonight's Premier League games brings newly promoted FC Khimki to Sochi. The visitors lost the first match of their first top-flight campaign in 11 years 0-2 at home to CSKA Moscow. We fancy Sergey Yuran's men to lose the second one too.

Sochi came home 12th last season, but their home form improved dramatically when Vladimir Fedotov took the reins. Having gone W1-D2-L5 through their first eight games at Fisht Olympic Stadium, Fedotov lost his first home match in charge, then led the Leopards on a W5-D1-L0 run. At an odds-against price, we're backing them to bring that good form into the new campaign and overrun their newbie visitors.

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Back Sochi @ 2.1411/10 to beat FC Khimki

2020 P/L (1pt per bet)

Staked: 104pts
Returned: 97.66pts
P/L: -6.34pts

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