Clean feet. Round 44

Rating of "strangeness" of matches of the Championship of Russia. Joint action of Novaya Gazeta and President of the National Association of Bookmakers Oleg ZHURAVSKY

Rating of "strangeness" of matches of the Championship of Russia. Joint action of Novaya Gazeta and President of the National Association of Bookmakers Oleg ZHURAVSKY

Opinion of bookmakers

The games of the 43rd round and the final of the Cup of Russia once again proved that all teams, based on their own capabilities and tasks, must be able to clearly build their strategy. Rubin, for example, solved the issue of participation in the Europa League, making every effort to win the Russian Cup. And Lokomotiv, which was among the leaders of the championship and abandoned the cup struggle, as it turned out, made a mistake in the chosen strategy. There is nothing strange here. Similar examples can be found in almost any top championship. The same London "Chelsea" clearly made a bet on the main European tournament, while risking being left out of the zone of getting into the Champions League in the national championship. It is clear that for the giants there is no question of choice, but the average teams have to prioritize every year.

In principle, the last round can make significant changes to the existing layout of the standings, but most likely, its current version will be final. The second place belongs to the army team. They will be opposed by Rubin, which is hard to play two matches a week at a super-outrageous level. "Spartak" has the opportunity to take third place, and this opportunity should be used, because in the current struggle, "bronze" is not the worst achievement.

And in the second eight the main issue will be decided with the second ticket to the play-offs. Who will join Volga Nizhny Novgorod: Rostov, Krylya Sovetov or Terek?

The sign (*) indicates the degree of strangeness of the upcoming match. The more stars (the maximum number is four), the more suspicious the game is.