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The form crisis in the Russian national team is coming to a head. Last week, Russia remained without a win for the fifth time in a row and are now even worried about winning the group in the UEFA Nations League. As can be seen from the current table constellation, the Russians still have it in their own hands to secure the group victory.
The Orlovi from Belgrade are now fighting to stay in league B. However, the Serbs can only achieve that goal if Turkey loses in a parallel game against the Hungarian national team. Even a single point win by the Turks seals the relegation of the Serbian national team.
Serbia :
Last week, Serbia gambled away the last chance at the European Championship ticket. The Orlovi fought their way back into the game in the play-off final against Scotland, but lost on penalties and will therefore miss the European Championship for the fifth time in a row. The next setback is looming in the UEFA Nations League.
There the Orlovi is currently in last place in the table with three points on the account. The Serbian national team is dependent on shooting help in order to stay up. Last week the relegation was postponed with the point gain in Hungary for the time being.
The strong performance of the Serbian Orlovi in Budapest was always surprising, after all, only a few days before there was the severe setback against the Scottish national team. If only the results in regular time are considered, Serbia has now been without a win for eight international matches in a row. The last time that national coach Ljubiša Tumbaković’s team won a game after regular time was in November 2019.
In Hungary, the Serbian national coach had to sit out his suspension, but was allowed to stand on the sidelines in the play-off final. Tumbakovic is back in the last group game of the current UEFA Nations League. Big changes compared to the starting line-up against Hungary are not expected in the upcoming home game against Russia.
Russia :
Russia still has the group win in their own hands. On the last match day of the current UEFA Nations League group stage, the Russians can successfully defend their championship lead with an away win in Serbia. If the current form of the Russian national team goes, an away win on Wednesday evening is not really an obvious choice.
Russia has been without a win for five international matches. Most recently there was an away defeat for Russia in Turkey, which gambled away the chance of an early group victory. For long stretches, the team of national coach Cherchesov had to act outnumbered, which is why the narrow defeat was to be coped with.
After all, Russia defied the supposed favorites from Turkey despite the handicap for long stretches and barely missed winning a point. That performance of the Russians was surprising after the weak performance during the week, especially since Cherchesov’s protégés did not score in the friendly against Moldova.
In Serbia, the Russian national team is now under pressure. In order to take away three points, the most recent defensive work will have to improve. On the offensive, Russia made a positive impression last weekend, and Cherchesov’s team was also able to convince abroad.
Before the away defeat in Turkey, there were five away wins in a row in the five competitive games. If that record is followed, the Russians have realistic chances of winning the group on Wednesday evening.
Serbia vs Russia head to head matches
03.09.20 UNL Russia Serbia 3 : 1
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