Former journalist Ihor Burbas reported on questionable movements in odds at two matches of the Ukrainian championship - in the first and second leagues.
Photo: Khust press service"The parade of abnormal bets continues? How else can we understand the next questionable movements of coefficients in two yesterday's matches in our lower divisions? We've just talked about the unnatural drops in quotes and the sudden closure of the line in the opening round of the first league game between FSC Mariupol and Metalist 1925. Less than a day later, we have new unexplained incidents:
Metalist 1925-2 vs Trostyanets in the Second League. Good evening again, Kharkiv. The Asian market refused to bet on this game. In Ukraine, one bookmaker only dared to offer it online. Others closed their lines before the starting whistle. That's when the most interesting thing was happening - in the last half hour before the match, there was a sharp drop in the odds on Trostyanets' victory. That is, just before kickoff, their chances of winning abnormally began to increase. The scale stopped at 1.03.
So, even before taking the field, Metalist 1925-2 was doomed! Then the quotes were already falling on the goal line, namely on the total over 2.5. In the end, everything paid off - Kharkiv lost to Trostianets 0:3.
First league match Khust vs Niva (Ternopil): a drop in odds on the visitors' victory from 2.10 to 1.33. Again, not during the match, but on the last day before it started. The predictions also came true - Niva won, albeit with difficulty.
Here I would like to use a classic question: "Is this normal?" I think it is not normal! Even more, it is abnormal! And something needs to be done about it. Analyze, investigate, use a polygraph. If necessary, to beat the hands and punish. Are there any other methods of counteraction?" Burbas wrote on his telegram channel.
