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Russia Saudi Arabia betting prediction


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Finally, the 2018 World Cup show will begin. Because it is the opening game, we believe it will be very much played from the first minute, but Russia is expected to take the initiative and enjoy the best chances for a goal already which has more and better individual weapons. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia will remain in a low block, waiting for an opportunity to apply the counterattack. However, we believe that Russia will be keen to get strong in "its World Cup" and thus to give joy to its supporters. In this way and also analyzing the available markets, betting for a Russian triumph in this first game is of great value.
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Preview
Russia and Saudi Arabia meet at Olimpiyskiy stadion Luzhniki, in a match for this stage of the World Cup (Group Stage). There is no recent record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams. The last head‑to‑head was played on 06‑10‑1993 and ended with the final score: Saudi Arabia (4‑2) Russia.

Analysis Russia

The team had direct access to this group stage, so they will play their first match in this edition of the competition. In their last match, for the Friendlies, they got tie against Turkey by (1‑1). In the last 10 matches Russia has won 2, tied 3 and lost 5. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. They have conceded the first goal in 8 of their 15 matches, and have never been able to turn the score around.

Russia is the great organizer of the 2018 World Cup and by having this great task the goal will be to go as far as possible in the competition. However, the Russians are not in a brilliant phase of their history and in the last World Cup, played in 2014 in Brazil, they did not pass the group stage. It is important to note that Russia will participate for the fourth time in a World Cup: previous 1994, 2002 and 2014. In this first big game, the Russian national team faces an opponent without great individual values, and for this reason it is anticipated that coach Stanislav Cherchesov favor the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks: Dzagoev is the great organizer of the offensive process. In addition, the CSKA Moscow midfielder displays an excellent technical quality and finish. However it is important to highlight that the defensive line is the weakest point of this Russian national team. For this game the manager can count on all his players.

Confirmed Lineup: Igor Akinfeev, Mário Fernandes, Ilya Kutepov, Yury Zhirkov, Yuri Gazinskiy, Roman Zobnin, Aleksandr Golovin, Aleksandr Samedov, Alan Dzagoev, Fedor Smolov.
Coach: S. Ignashevich.

Analysis Saudi Arabia

The team had direct access to this group stage. In their last match, for the Friendlies, they got loss against Germany by (2‑1). In the last 10 matches Saudi Arabia has won 3, tied 1 and lost 6. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 10 matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Seeing Saudi Arabia in a World Cup is nothing new. The team has managed to be among the best teams in Asia throughout history, having won the Cup of this continent on three occasions. Still, their last participation in World Cups was in 2006, however, they did not go beyond the group phase. In this first game against the host of the competition, experienced coach Juan Antonio Pizzi should opt for a more cautious strategy, favoring the low block and fast transitions, mainly through the left aisle: Villarreal's player Salem Al-Dawsari is a very fast player on the kick. We emphasize the importance of Salman Al-Faraj in the tactical scheme of the team, being this phenomenal in the defensive process. Of course, Saudi Arabia has presented some defensive shortcomings, especially in the set pieces. Apparently there are no absences for this clash.

Confirmed Lineup: Abdullah Al Maiouf, Mohammed Al Burayk, Yasir Al Shahrani, Osama Hawsawi, Omar Hawsawi, Abdullah Otayf, Salem Al Dawsari, Taisir Al-Jassim, Yehya Al Shehri, Salman Al Faraj, Mohammad Al Sahlawi.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Russia vs Saudi Arabia match, on 14 June 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Russia wins ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Russia vs Saudi Arabia on 14 June 2018 will be played at Moskva, Stadion Luzhniki.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Russia Saudi Arabia match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Russia at with 83% of the tips.

 

World Cup - 2018 Russia

  • 100% 64 / 64 Games

  • Home team wins 42.19%
  • Draws 14.06%
  • Away team wins 43.75%
  • Over 1.5 75%
  • Over 2.5 45.31%
  • Over 3.5 17.19%
  • Goals 166
  • Goals /match 2.59
  • Goals /match home 1.39
  • Goals /match away 1.2
  • Both teams score 50%
  • Goals after 80' 20.48%
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