Russia vs Saudi Arabia Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

Prediction published on 09/06/2018, 22:44  by Valeria Di Meglio | Modified on 15/06/2018 at 02:49 in World Cup Predictions

Russia will not head to the tournament on a very good footing and with them being the hosts, perhaps the weight of expectations may just be too heavy for their shoulders. However, they have one of the weakest teams at the tournament to open their campaign with, which may be a good thing for them and a win could go a long way in boosting their confidence but they should not expect it easy from this team that pushed World champions Germany all the way in their final friendly match. Saudi Arabia lost all their last three friendly matches, two of which were against teams heading to Russia; this says a lot about their quality. Russia have gone winless in their last seven matches, kept just one clean sheet in the last 11 matches but have scored in 11 of their last 15.  Their defensive frailty has seen them concede 11 goals in their last five matches, which have ended in three defeats and two draws. They have played a total of nine World Cup matches, and won just two; they are winless in their last five World Cup matches. Saudi Arabia on the other hand have picked three losses and two wins in their last five matches, conceding seven, scoring six and keeping two clean sheets. They have six losses in the last 10 matches and three wins in 11. Saudi Arabia are slightly more experienced at the World Cup compared to Russia, and this will be their 13th game at the tournament. However, the Asian side has not won any of the last 10 World Cup matches, losing eight and drawing two. Their last win at the World Cup came in 1994 when they beat Belgium, and earlier they had beaten Morocco.