Tekstilshchik vs Veles

Tekstilshchik host in-form Veles Moscow in an FNL clash where the two sides are heading in opposite directions. The visitors sit second in the table, just three points off the pace, while the hosts are stuck down in 15th and desperate for a lift after a bruising few weeks. Veles have won four of their last five, including recent victories over Nizhny Novgorod and Arsenal Tula, with Gevork Sarkisyan leading the scoring charts this season and Zakhar Tarasenko among the recent goal contributors. Tekstilshchik, by contrast, are winless in eight, managing just one goal across their last four matches following defeats to Ural and KAMAZ. With Veles carrying serious attacking momentum and Tekstilshchik short on confidence and firepower at home, the visitors look well placed to extend their unbeaten run. Our prediction: 1-2