ARSENAL TULA v DINAMO MOSCOW
Premier League
Friday 12th July 2019
Kickoff: 1800hrs
Pick: Arsenal Tula AH+0.25
Bookmaker: Marathonbet
Odds: 1.72 (odds taken at 00:07 GMT, 12 July 2019)
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1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.98 | 3.02 | 2.59 |
* (Betting Odds were taken from 22Bet on July 12th, 2019 at 00:07 a.m.)
The Russian Premier League season also gets underway on Friday night and the season kicks off with a clash between Arsenal Tula and Dinamo Moscow as the betting tips continue at the Stadion Arsenal.
Arsenal Tula Prediction – Can Arsenal Tula continue steady progress?
A creditable 6th place finish in the Russian Premier League at the end of last season earned Arsenal Tula a Europa League spot for this season.
The hosts edged out 7th placed Orenburg for a place in the Europa League and will enter the tournament in the 2nd qualifying round.
Firstly though, the hosts start their domestic top flight campaign with a Friday night clash against Dinamo Moscow in this Premier League curtain-raiser.
A consistent sequence of results towards the end of last term saw Arsenal Tula secure a top six spot as they lost just 1 of their last 13 matches overall.
The one defeat was a 3-0 loss to 3rd placed Krasnodar, but notable wins over CSKA Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow made a few people take notice.
Another Moscow outfit is due to visit on Friday night, so Arsenal Tula may well be confident that they can add another Moscow scalp here.
Arsenal Tula finished last season with a solid home record of 8-5-2 27/12 which included 8 clean sheets.
Dinamo Moscow Prediction – Can Dinamo Moscow avoid another nervy season?
The visitors narrowly avoided dropping into the relegation play-off spots in the Russian top flight at the end of last season.
Although they recorded just 1 win out of their last 12 matches overall, a sequence of 5 draws on the trot was enough for Dinamo Moscow to avoid a relegation play-off.
The one win during this lean spell of results towards the end of the campaign was a 1-0 win over 13th placed Krylya Sovetov who eventually secured their top flight status.
Dinamo Moscow will therefore be keen to avoid a repeat of last season this time around, but they face a tough trip to start this season.
It’s the second time on the trot that they’ve had to hit the road and play Arsenal Tula, with last season’s opening clash ending in a 0-0 draw.
If Dinamo Moscow are to avoid another brush with relegation this time around though, they’ll need to make a big improvement upon results away from home.
With just 1 away win throughout the whole of last season’s Premier League campaign, this was a very poor return indeed for Dinamo.
Key-Facts – Arsenal Tula v Dinamo Moscow
- Arsenal Tula lost just 1 of their last 13 matches overall in the Premier League
- Arsenal Tula kept 8 clean sheets last season from their 15 home matches
- Dinamo Moscow managed just 1 away win all season in the Premier League
Betting Tips Verdict
Arsenal Tula will be in confident mood as they look to make a good start at home, while Dinamo Moscow will just be looking to avoid defeat here.
