- Team form: YFK Shinnik Yaroslav, unbeaten, have drawn four straight games
- Opponents form: Leningradets have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five
Both sides will give it a go
YFK Shinnik Yaroslav enter the game on Sunday as slight favourites at 2.03, with the draw coming in at 3.24 and visiting FK Leningradets at 4.05. Leningradets have had a miserable away start to the FNL 2026/2027 season, losing their only game away from home so far and conceding three goals per game on the road.
A quick glance at these teams' league positions may indicate that the hosts have the upper hand in this one with Shinnik sitting in 10th with one point from one game, while Leningradets are bottom with zero points from their only fixture. However, the odds reflect that the two clubs are well matched and it will be tough to separate the two on the day.
Shinnik have made a solid start to the campaign, drawing all of their four previous games but with a different approach and structure to that which we saw last season. Denis Boyarintsev, appointed in June 2026, has tightened up the structure in his team and they are now a team that is tough to break down.
Shinnik have the edge
Prediction and betting
The most likely outcome here is for Shinnik to just edge this one or for the sides to draw again.
Head-to-head and tactics
- The market already has the draw priced at 3.24 and another low-scoring draw seems a distinct possibility.
- A strong angle on the selection is to take Under 2.5 goals, which is available at 1.69, as it fits the teams' tactics and the head-to-head trend between these sides.
- The last meeting, in this fixture in FNL 2023/2024, finished 0-0 in Yaroslavl and the overall head-to-head between the clubs in the FNL is finely balanced at Shinnik having one win, one draw and zero losses (W1, D1, L0).
- Shinnik look more likely to have the ball and will attempt to smother the game, while the visitors are more flexible and will look to exploit space, particularly wide, when it appears.
- Aleksandr Shmarko's men can play different shapes and have a pragmatic, results-first approach since the new boss took over in June 2026.
- Porokhov is Shinnik's biggest threat in the penalty area, having scored one goal in one appearance in FNL 2026/2027.
