Saratov vs Chernomorets Novorossijsk Prediction & Betting Tips (8 May)

Saratov look certain to be playing their football in the FNL, and it is easy to see why when you consider that they are winless in 10 top-flight home games, drawing three and losing eight. Chernomorets Novorossijsk, on the other hand, have recorded ten wins in 13 trips at this level recently, so Chernomorets Novorossijsk should prove far too strong for their struggling opponents.

Under 2.5 goals has been the order of the day in 10 of the 13 top-flight home matches played by Saratov so far this season, meaning that excitement has been somewhat lacking. Given that ten of the last 10 of the FNL games involving Chernomorets Novorossijsk, including eight in a row of late, have served up two goals or fewer, a thriller seems unlikely.

Chernomorets Novorossijsk are rarely involved in away games in which both teams find the net, with this being the case in just one of their previous seven trips in the FNL. It has been a similar story as far as high-flying Saratov are concerned on their own patch of late, as one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet from ten of their last 13 encounters.