Early rounds after the winter break is always good for a few bets as bookmakers are slow to pick up on the squad changes. Last week I successfully called Akron to avoid defeat vs. Veles in Moscow and the game finished 1-1, though the handicap was a generous +1.5

There is another team that should and has obviously benefited from the winter break - and that is Tom Tomsk. They are in relegation waters, which is a good thing for bets at this stage, meaning motivation is beyond doubt.

The team is guided by former legendary striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov (ex Zenit and Russia NT), who is making his first steps at club level. He is full of enthusiasm and motivation on his own, which is visibly passed on to the squad. The positive moment for Kerzhakov here is that he finally had a chance to go through a full preparation cycle with the squad. In 2020 he was simply thrown into the flame, replacing out of favour manager Baskakov at an in-crisis team. Obviously Kerzhakov had little chance to get Tom out of the nosedive on the run, but the winter break allowed him to offload unwanted players (more than 7 of those) and bring in desired replacements.

Eventually Tom got off to a dream start - with a win against top 5 positioned Alania in Vladikavkaz (3-2). That became Alania’s only 2nd (!) home defeat of the season.

After the match in Vladikavkaz Tomsk team stayed in Moscow, preparing for the test in Ivanovo. A good idea given weather conditions and significantly shorter distance they’ll need to cover to get to the game.

Tekstilshik picked more points than they had deserved in the 1st part of the season, owing most of it to striker Appaev, whom they had lost during the winter break. The 31 year old forward earned 5 goals and 5 assists in the first part of the season, deservedly becoming one of the key players for Tekstilshik.

I am positive Tomsk is able to build on their strong start to 2021 and add more points to their tally.

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冬季假期后的早期几轮总是对一些赌注有好处，因为庄家对球队的变化反应缓慢。上周在莫斯科，我成功地给阿克伦打了电话，避免了和维尔斯的比赛失败，比赛以1-1结束，尽管障碍是+1.5

还有另外一支球队应该并且显然已经从冬季休息中受益，那就是汤姆·托木斯克。他们处于降级水域，这对现阶段的投注来说是一件好事，这意味着动力是毋庸置疑的。

这支球队是由前传奇射手亚历山大·克尔扎科夫(前泽尼特和俄罗斯北部)指导的，他正在俱乐部的水平上迈出第一步。他本身就充满了热情和动力，这一点也明显地传递给了球队。对于克扎科夫来说，一个积极的时刻是他终于有机会和球队一起进入一个完整的准备周期。2020年，他被扔进了火场，取代了处于危机中的球队主教练巴斯卡科夫(Baskakov)。显然，克扎科夫几乎没有机会让汤姆从一波未平一波三折中走出来，但是冬歇期让他可以甩掉不需要的球员(超过7名)，并引进合适的替补球员。

最终汤姆在弗拉迪卡夫卡兹(3-2)战胜了排名前五的阿拉尼亚，取得了一个梦幻般的开局。这是阿拉尼亚本赛季在主场唯一的第二场失利。

赛后，托木斯克队留在莫斯科，准备在伊万诺沃进行比赛。这是个好主意，考虑到天气条件和明显更短的距离，他们将需要覆盖到比赛。

特科斯蒂斯蒂克在上半场获得了比他们应有的更多的分数，这主要归功于前锋阿帕耶夫，他们在冬季假期失去了阿帕耶夫。这位31岁的前锋在本赛季的前半段获得了5个进球和5次助攻，理所当然地成为了特科斯蒂斯蒂克的关键球员之一。

看好托木斯克不败。