Шинник – Спартак Кострома

Shinnik Yaroslavl welcome Spartak Kostroma in round 15 of the FNL, with the two sides separated by five points in the middle of the table. Going by the latest standings available, Kostroma are sixth on 24 points and Shinnik seventh on 19, so a home win would close most of that gap. Kostroma arrive in the better shape. They have scored seven goals in their last five games, including 2-0 against Leningradets and 1-0 against Chelyabinsk. Shinnik have managed three in the same stretch. They beat Tekstilshchik 2-0 but lost 4-0 to Nizhny Novgorod. Across the season Shinnik have drawn seven of 13 league games. The history gives little to separate them. The sides drew 2-2 in Yaroslavl in October 2025 and 1-1 in Kostroma in March 2026, so neither has beaten the other yet. Shinnik finished last season eighth, with Kostroma seventh. Our prediction: 1-1