18th September VOLGA ULYANOVSK - SPARTAK KOSTROMA

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• A narrow edge, nothing more. Spartak Kostroma is the shortest price on a book of 3.04 / 3.15 / 2.42 (1 / X / 2), an implied 39.0%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 31.0% / 30.0% / 39.0% on an overround of 6.0%.

• The draw is unusually well backed at 3.15 (30.0%), which normally points to a cagey, low-scoring game rather than an open one.

• In the league table Volga Ulyanovsk sit 13th on 11 points (3W 2D 5L) with Spartak Kostroma 4th on 21 points (6W 3D 1L).

• Volga Ulyanovsk read D-W-D-L-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 2D 2L) — patchy.

• Spartak Kostroma read W-W-W-L-D-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 1D 1L) — a strong recent run.

• Head to head the record reads 1-3-1 — Volga Ulyanovsk wins, draws, then Spartak Kostroma wins. Their last meeting finished Spartak Kostroma - Volga Ulyanovsk: 1-1.

• The read: Everything here points at a tight, low-tempo game. The draw at 3.15 is the selection the numbers keep coming back to, and the unders are the natural second look.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 17th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.