Russia VS Cyprus Match Prediction
2019-06-11
18:45:00
Russia
VS
Cyprus
Our Prediction Tip
Russia will win this match.
2019-06-1118:45:00 Russia will win this match.
Russia have taken two victories and a draw in three meetings with Cyprus. The last meeting came in Limassol back in 2003 when Russia won 0-1.
Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Russia are at ¼ to win, a draw is at 19/4, and a Cyprus win is at 10/1.
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Group I currently sees Belgium’s name at the top, with them having taken nine from nine on offer, but Russia are close behind in second with six and can gather more steam toward qualification with victory here. Cyprus are in fourth on three points, so they will know that a loss here would likely end their chances of moving on, even with the knowledge that it’s still a little early in the going.
Russia will come into this match brimming with confidence. They had a great World Cup as hosts last summer, they did decently in the Nations League, and they have began the group fairly well, too. Overall, their last year has contained seven wins, a penalty win, a draw, a penalty loss, and four losses. They are usually very composed at home, so this should once again prove to be a calling card for them.
Cyprus haven’t had nearly as much fun as Russia have had in the past year. They have won twice, both at home and one of those was against San Marino, a minnow, in qualification, had two draws, and have lost five times. They have just the one win from their last seven games in all competitions now and have lost three of their last four, putting them in a real spot of bother with their backs against the wall at such an early stage.
No for both sides scoring is at 1.57 at Betfair.
They’ve also got Russia +1 at 1.02.
One of the issues that Cyprus are fighting currently is a tendency to give up goals. And that is not going to do them well here, as the Russians take full advantage and score to take three more points toward qualification.
Stanislav Cherchesov will be without defenders Vladislav Ignatyev and Georgi Shchennikov, midfielders Denis Cheryshev and Yuri Zhirkov, and forward Dmitry Poloz for this encounter.
Defeating San Marino isn’t a massive achievement, but doing it the way Russia did on Saturday shows that they mean business. They got four goals, yes four, from Artem Dzyuba along the way, helping them cruise past them and rack up 14 goals in three group matches. Alongside him running roughshod was Anton Miranchuk. He scored a goal and had an assist as they crushed the poor, tiny minnows on the night.
Russia have two wins and three losses in their last five matches:
9-0 home win vs San Marino
0-4 win at Kazakhstan
3-1 loss at Belgium
2-0 loss at Sweden (UNL)
3-0 loss at Germany (Fri)
Ran Ben Shimon has left out midfielder Chambos Kyriakou due to an injury, while personal preference saw him leave out defender Valentinos Sielis, midfielder Vincent Laban, and striker Demetris Christofi.
They thought they had a point in Scotland, but they had it taken from them in the waning moments again, showing that their defence is suspect. That’s going to be the job, then, of goalkeeper Urko Pardo to tend to. He has to be an effective organizer and will also need to produce a big save or two to keep them in it here. Going forward, Georgios Efrem is one to watch. The 29 year old APOEL man has just four goals, but he’s valuable in the buildup from midfield and can be a factor.
Cyprus have three losses, a win, and a draw in their last five matches:
2-1 loss at Scotland
0-2 home loss vs Belgium
5-0 home win vs San Marino
0-2 home loss vs Norway (UNL)
1-1 home draw vs Bulgaria (UNL)
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