Serbia vs Russia Prediction & Betting Tips - UEFA Nations League

Prediction published on 16/11/2020, 01:00  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 16/11/2020 at 01:01 in UEFA Nations League Predictions

Serbia’s chances of surviving in League B of the UEFA Nations League are very slim, and they will be hoping to cling on when they host promotion hopefuls Russia in Group 3 on Match Day 6. Serbia head to this game on three points and are bottom while Russia tops with eight points. Going to the final group matches, the Serbs are the only winless side in this group and winless in their last four matches, they will be hoping they can close it with a win here. Three points here could see them leap over Turkey who are third in the group but it has not been a good run in recent times for the nation. They were recently dumped out of contention for a Euro 2021 slot on penalties by Scotland at home. They have just one clean sheet in the last 10 matches and one win in their last nine matches. They have been consistent in attack, failing to score in just two of their last 15 matches but their key failure is in the inability to lock and see off games. Serbia have one clean sheet in the last five home matches and are winless in the last four. They have also failed to score in two of their last three home matches. It has not been a very good experience for Serbia in the Nations League too; they have no win in the last five matches in this competition, drawing three and losing two. In the last seven Nations League matches, they have one clean sheet and have failed to score in the last two at home in this competition, while keeping just one clean sheet in five.

Russia have had their fair share of troubles in their recent matches. They are coming from a tough outing in Turkey, where they lost 3-2 and had Andrey Semenov sent off in just the 24th minute. Russia took an 11th minute lead in the game and it seemed that would guarantee them promotion but all went wrong after Semenov’s red card. Eight minutes later they were trailing and were 3-1 down in the seventh minute of the second half. Daler Kuzyaev pulled one back in the 57th minute but that was the far they could get, playing with a man down. The loss served them the fifth straight winless outing and they have now conceded two or more goals in four of the last 10 matches while they have four wins in the last 10 matches with none coming in the last five matches. They have four clean sheets in the last 10 matches and are winless in the last two away games. Russia won their opening two Nations League matches but have gone three winless ahead of this clash. It has obviously not been very fruitful in the recent Nations League matches for them, with one clean sheet in the last six matches. In the six games, they have two wins, two draws and two losses. They have two wins and two losses in four away matches in the Nations League while none of the four has delivered a clean sheet but they have scored two or more in three of the four. Head to head, Russia will be on top, having not lost any of their last five matches against Serbia; they have won three and drawn two.