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Russia vs Serbia Prediction & Betting tips
With no spectators or only with limited capacity, football is now being played almost everywhere again. Normality seems to be slowly but surely returning, even though this delicate plant is very fragile. Nevertheless, the second edition of the Nations League, in which the first international matches of 2020 will be played, is about to begin.
In Group 3 of Division B, Russia and Serbia will meet on Thursday. Both nations have already started playing again, but while the Russians are almost all under contract at home, the Serbs have numerous legionnaires in their squad who are still preparing for the new season.
That could be a first indication of a prediction of a win for the home side in the match between Russia and Serbia. Overall, this duel is a better test game. Due to the good placement in the Nations League 2018/19, the Serbs can still buy the ticket for the EURO 2021. In the current edition there are no back doors for any qualifications, but at least points for the world rankings.
The odds comparison of the betting base shows the Sbornaja as a slight favorite. After a good ten months without an international match, it will first have to be seen whether the automatisms are still working. We see that with the Russians through the formation of blocks from St. Petersburg and the Moscow clubs, which is why we tend to tip the Sbornaja between Russia and Serbia.
Russia:
There have been hardly any sporting headlines from the national teams in recent months. At the Sbornaja, however, there seems to have been a violent dispute between captain Artem Dzyuba and Aleksandr Sobolev. Despite a discussion, this dispute does not seem to have been resolved yet, so that the team may be divided into the St. Petersburg and Spartak Moscow camps
Coach Stanislav Cherchesov does not attach much importance to the matter and probably it will not be felt in the game itself. That’s why we believe that between Russia and Serbia the odds of a home win should still be the first choice.
Before the forced break, the Russians, who sovereignly qualified for the 2021 European Championship, won eight of the last nine international matches and scored 32 goals alone. The Sbornaja’s attack machinery was running at full speed recently. Therefore, the best bookmakers should definitely look at the odds for over goals.
Stanislav Cherchesov has to do without numerous injured players in the international matches against Serbia and Hungary. The most famous and therefore the most difficult to compensate for failures are Aleksandr Golovin from AS Monaco and Aleksei Miranchuk from Atalanta Bergamo. Thus, with Fyodor Kudryashov, only one legionnaire remains in the Sbornaja’s squad.
Serbia:
The Serbs still have the big goal of qualifying for the EM next year. In the playoffs of the previous Nations League, which have not yet been played, the game against Norway is due in October. A possible final for the EM ticket would take place in November if successful.
The game in Russia is just a stopover to get fit for the playoffs. Therefore, this encounter in Moscow only has the sporting appeal for the Serbs to prepare as best as possible for the duel against the Norwegians. Probably the Serbs will test a little more. That’s why we’re sticking to the prediction of a home win between Russia and Serbia.
Before the long break, however, the Serbs also performed very well and haven’t lost for five games. However, during this period there was only one really serious opponent in Ukraine. Also in the games of the Serbian team there were many goals recently, which is why the reference to the over can be found here again.
Personally, things are looking pretty good for Ljubisa Tumbakovic’s team. There are currently no injured players, which has meant that the ailing Matija Nastasic from Schalke 04 and Andrija Pavlovic from Rapid Vienna have not received a nomination. In addition, Manchester United’s Nemanja Matic has announced his resignation from the national team.
Russia vs Serbia head to head matches
05.06.16 FI Serbia Russia 1 : 1
15.11.13 FI Russia Serbia 1 : 1
10.08.11 FI Russia Serbia 1 : 0
28.05.08 FI Russia Serbia 2 : 1