The Russian Premier League is the top division in Russian football. The competition makes for great entertainment because of the competitiveness of the teams. The teams that participate in the top Russian football division compete to qualify for the premier continental competitions. You can bet on CSKA Moscow finishing top of the league and playing the UEFA Champions League competition. Teams that perform well can also get a place to feature in the preliminary rounds of the Europa League
The Russian League is made up of 16 teams in total playing home and away games in a season. Players can bet on the teams scoring the most goals and earning enough points to be crowned Russian champions. Like most big leagues, teams fight to not get relegated. Teams that finish in 13th and 14th position on the log enter into playoff tournament to find out which team gets the chop. This is because the bottom two teams are automatically relegated to the second division, and the third and fourth-placed teams in the Russian Football National League make up the playoff tournament. The winner of the tournament will participate in the top division of Russian soccer the following season.
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Russia Soccer League Predictions
There really isn’t any outright winner of the Russia prem, with every club strong enough to stake its claim to the league. In the past, Spartak Moscow was dominant in the first decade of the Russian top division football, winning the first nine of ten league titles. Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow grew in strength and began contesting for the league since 2002. Zenit Saint Petersburg and Rubin Kazan soon emerged as the dominant clubs after a lot of money was pumped into the sports clubs and the investors got their money’s worth with both teams qualifying to play European club competition.
Russia Football League Fixtures
Our Russia Premier Liga football predictions are influenced by the teams’ most recent results on a weekly basis. Teams present different levels of form in the Russia Premier League, especially when they participate in different competitions. We provide tips and predictions for weekend games from the best football tipsters around the world. There is a lot riding on each game, with possible qualifications to the Champions League and Europa League competition on the line. Punters can use the Russia Premier League table to see if the team is having a winning streak or a bad patch.
Best Russia Premier League Tips
Players would be advised not to take into account the Russia Premier League football history when making their bet on soccer matches online. If you want to learn how to bet on the Russian premier league and win every time, here are some tips from our expert gamblers.
- Research the head-to-head results. Each Russian soccer team versus its opponent at least twice in a single season (barring any meetings in cup competitions). Players can check previous results of each team and find out how the teams performed in both home and away ties.
- Study the Russian Premier League betting odds. Because every gambler’s objective is to win the most money, players must always make bets that make cents (get it). The soccer sportsbooks in SA always offer the best odds to teams that have generally done well. If you can predict an upset, you can win big.
- Stick to Russian Premier League Live bets. Outright bets on the matches normally don’t pay out well, especially when betting on the favourites to win Russian Premier League. Take advantage of the fluctuating live betting odds and potentially recoup the money lost from making a bad fixed bet.
Past Russian Premier League Winners and Runners-Up
| League Season | Russian Champions | Runners-Up |
| 2018-19 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 2017-18 | Lokomotiv Moscow | CSKA Moscow |
| 2016-17 | Spartak Moscow | CSKA Moscow |
| 2015-16 | CSKA Moscow | Rostov |
| 2014-15 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | CSKA Moscow |
| 2013-14 | CSKA Moscow | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2012-13 | CSKA Moscow | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2011-12 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Spartak Moscow |
| 2010-11 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | CSKA Moscow |
| 2009-10 | Rubin Kazan | Spartak Moscow |
| 2008-09 | Rubin Kazan | CSKA Moscow |
