FK Krasnodar vs HJK Helsinki Betting Tips

A 2-0 win over Zenit St Petersburg in the Russian Premier League will have done this FK Krasnodar side the world of good, and things look fairly rosy right now for them: unbeaten as they are in five games.

They overcame Slovan Bratislava in their last Europa League outing who are no slouches, and having conceded just four goals in their last five matches – and bagging seven of their own, the Russians are going to be a tough proposition for most teams on their home patch.

So there’s little to promote the cause of HJK Helsinki here, even though they currently top the Finnish ‘Veikkausliiga’. A 4-3 loss to Astana in the Champions League qualifiers, followed by a 5-1 defeat to Mariehamn on Saturday in the Finnish Cup, betrays a defence as porous as a pound shop sponge.

They even suffered the indignity of being beaten 2-0 by Liverpool in a friendly a matter of weeks ago.

Krasnodar’s price of 2/11 outlines their likely dominance in this game, and Over 2.5 Goals at 4/5 with bet365 looks like the best bet. A 3-0 win for the Russians looks about right at 5/1.