Russia vs Belgium
There are still football games to be played before the tickets to the World Cup are given out, but the hosts are playing a bit of a warm-up with one of the most likely teams to get a spot for themselves.
Belgium are enjoying a golden generation, with their senior team full of world-class players that are making waves in world football. Betting odds will surely be in their favour, but live betting might tell a different story by half-time.
The Russian national team have only played one game so far this year, meaning that we don’t have much to go on. Their only game so far was a 2-0 defeat to Ivory Coast. While the Elephants were the victorious side in this clash, it’s worthwhile to note that the Russians had the lion’s share of possession and took more shots at goal.
The team they fielded against the Ivoirians lacked key players like Vasili Berezutski, Artem Dzyuba and Fyodor Smolov. We may see them get the call-up from Stanislav CHerchesov, but nothing is set in stone until then.
Meanwhile, the Belgians have a bit of an injury crisis coming into this game. Marouane Fellaini, Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard are ruled out of the Red Devils lineup due to injury. Thankfully, Roberto Martinez still has good players at his disposal. Romelu Lukaku, Yannick Carrasco and Thorgan Hazard are just some of the players who can make life hard for the Russian defence.
Moreover, the Belgians have been on fire: they haven’t lost any of their games since their loss against Spain in September. The prolific Belgian attack has netted 23 goals in six games, a fact that would unnerve any defensive coach.
Belgium should be able to sweep Russia under the rug and notch another win. Asian handicap odds of -0.25 @ 2.05 is a steal for the Belgian believers. Meanwhile, Russian punters could hope for a draw and get 1.87 for the same handicap.
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