Outrights predictions for the RPL 2026/2027: who will become the champion and top scorer

The RPL 2026/2027 season is ready to kick off, and bookmakers are offering a wide line on outrights bets. Who will become the champion of Russia, who will win the top scorer race, which teams will compete for the medals, and who risks leaving the Premier League? This article contains up-to-date outrights predictions for the RPL 2026/2027, bookmaker odds, and the most interesting bets on the main outcomes of the Russian championship.

Odds for the winner of the RPL 2026/2027 season

Long-term Scores24 predictions for RPL teams

Zenit will become the champion

Odds: 1.95

Zenit traditionally remains the main favorite, having retained its bench depth and getting rid of expensive deadweight like John Duran. In addition, the St. Petersburg team has made targeted reinforcements, signing, for example, Felipe Augusto from Trabzonspor, who immediately entered the top 5 main contenders for the title of the best scorer of the season. But Zenit also played a double game, weakening competitors from Kaliningrad – the team was joined by Baltika defender Kevin Andrade.

Spartak Moscow will make it into the top-3

Odds: 1.43

Krasnodar will definitely drop due to the high-profile transfers of Spertsyan and Victor Sa. The purchases are also quality, but it's not a fact that all of them will quickly adapt to the RPL. The same Christian from Cruzeiro. It is also unknown how long Jhon Cordoba, who was injured at the World Cup for Colombia, will be out.

And that's why Spartak Moscow, which with new coach Juan Carlos Carcedo had a powerful spring part of the season, almost reaching the medals, and won the Russian Cup, will compete for the role of the second fiddle with Krasnodar. In the Super Cup, the Red-Whites showed equality with Zenit, and the management of the Moscow club listens to the coach's wishes and makes targeted transfers for him. So they signed Victor Parada from Alaves. Predicting Spartak's entry into the top-2 would be a risk, but the capital's footballers should definitely play into the top three teams by the end of the season.

Dynamo Moscow will make it into the top-5

Odds: 1.47

For a potential European Cup zone, Moscow Dynamo, CSKA Moscow, and Lokomotiv Moscow will traditionally compete. The most priority option can be called Dynamo Moscow, where Sandro Schwarz returned. Under him, the White-Blues reached the final of the Russian Cup and bronze medals of the RPL from 2020 to 2022.

Lokomotiv Moscow was in need of a coach change, but the management decided to trust Mikhail Galaktionov again. Perhaps, this trust can take them at least to the fifth position. CSKA Moscow looked weak in the summer under the leadership of Dmitry Igdisamov – probably, the former coach of the youth team of the Army Men will find it difficult to manage the main squad.

Baltika, which surprised last season and had a quality pre-season, but lost several key players of the back line, can break into the European Cup zone. Solid mid-table team Akhmat retained Cherchesov as coach, but the club is under threat of a transfer ban, so it is unlikely to be able to significantly refresh the squad. Rubin also suffered a lot of losses: the transfer story and the answer to the question: will Mirlind Daku leave? will have a key impact on the ambitions of the Kazan team.

Rodina will be directly relegated from the RPL

Odds: 2.40

The usual relegation candidates are the teams promoted from the First League. The Premier League has been joined by Rodina and Fakel, but while the Voronezh team might still fight to maintain their status due to their experience in the top division in previous years, it will be extremely difficult for Rodina, despite the club's decent funding. Instead of one of these candidates, Akron, who miraculously maintained their place in the elite, survived a coaching change and lost Artem Dzyuba, could end up in the relegation zone.

Odds for the top scorer of the RPL 2026/2027 season

Long-term Scores24 predictions for RPL players

Jhon Cordoba will become the top scorer

Odds: 4.00

Perhaps the most powerful and high-quality forward in the RPL, Jhon Cordoba, will once again be the top contender in the top scorer race. Last season, he won the race with a comfortable margin, but it will be harder to maintain the lead in the new season, as it is unknown how much time the Colombian will miss due to injury and how long it will take him to get back in shape. However, if we're talking about missing 2-3 rounds, the situation won't change drastically.

Alexander Sobolev, who picked up pace in the spring and maintained a high level in the summer, and Marlin Daku, depending on whether his transfer to one of the top clubs will happen, could challenge Cordoba for the top scorer title.

Alexander Sobolev will score more than 11.5 goals

Odds: 1.85

Returning to the form of Zenit's forward, it's impossible not to note the trust he has in the team for penalties. Three out of his last five goals, Sobolev scored from the 11-meter mark. And if you remember that at Krylya Sovetov, the striker blossomed in his third season, then his third season at Zenit will attract close attention. He has twice reached the 12-goal mark in the championship with Spartak, it's time to achieve this indicator in the Northern capital.

Additional predictions for the RPL season 2026/2027

Spartak will be the best club from Moscow

Odds: 2.45

We won't make anything up here – we've already described above why Spartak looks like a more cohesive team before the start of the season. Potential competition is expected perhaps only from Dynamo Moscow.

Spartak Moscow will finish the season above CSKA Moscow

Odds: 1.55

And to avoid this pursuit from Dynamo Moscow, you can slightly lower the bar and play the betting option where Spartak Moscow will be higher in the table than CSKA Moscow.

The RPL winner will be determined in the last round: No

Odds: 1.60

The realities before the start are such that only Zenit enters the season without any major problems and difficulties. The team, without Douglas Santos and Luis Enrique, won the Russian Super Cup, made a couple of targeted reinforcements. The squad has become stronger – such a roster will allow to lift the cup for victory ahead of schedule. Likely, the advantages will be enough to do this even a couple of rounds before the end of the championship.

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*odds are approximate, may vary in different bookmakers and are current at the time of publication