Spartak Moscow 4/6 to beat Rotor Volgograd in Wednesday’s Russian Premier League contest

Competition: Russian Premier League

Market: Spartak Moscow win

Odds: 4/6 @ 888sport

Hoping to continue on what has been an eye-catching start to the new campaign, Spartak Moscow will make the trip to the Volgograd Arena on Wednesday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, while Rotor Volgograd might have found the mood in their camp at a real high over the summer after securing their Premier League return this season, Alyaksandr Khatskevich’s men have quickly come crashing back down to earth. Already seen as the leading contender to be at the heart of a real relegation scrap this year, the Blues were hit with a 2-1 defeat at home against Sochi over the weekend and they are drastically struggling to deal with a huge step up in class. Managing to collect just a single point over any of their opening four top-flight contests, Volgograd were also blown away last week in what was a dreadful 3-1 hammering away at Akhmat Grozny. Suffering a 3-2 defeat when they last hosted Wednesday’s guests on Premier League duties, Khatskevich’s side should be in for another overwhelming test in midweek.

As for the visitors, while Spartak Moscow might have missed out on a European return last season after a sluggish end to the year, the former Russian heavyweights have started brightly this time around. Yet to taste defeat in any of their opening four Premier League contests, there is no doubt that the mood in Domenico Tedesco’s camp will be at a real high after their derby day victory over the weekend. Picking up what was a deserved 2-1 win against Lokomotiv Moscow on home soil, there is no doubt that Narodnaya komanda have made a string of improvements since bringing in the former Schalke boss. Opening the new campaign with a 2-1 win away at Rubin Kazan, there is no doubt that a high-flying Spartak should see their trip to the Volgograd Arena confident of making another statement on Wednesday afternoon.

Bet: Spartak Moscow 4/6 to beat Rotor Volgograd in Wednesday’s Russian Premier League contest @ 888sport