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Russia vs Saudi Arabia, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Russia
5 – 0
Full Time
Saudi Arabia
Thu 14 Jun 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Aleksandr Golovin 88' Y
Y 90' Taiseer Al Jassim

Overview

Match Preview

Russia vs Saudi Arabia — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Hernan Maidana
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Nestor Pitana
  • Referee Emerson Augusto De Carvalho
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Sandro Ricci
  • Referee Carlos Astroza

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Russia 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Saudi Arabia
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-14 Russia 5–0 Saudi Arabia

Recent Form

Russia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Saudi Arabia H 5–0 W
05 May Blyth Town FC H 1–1 D
28 Apr Germany A 2–1 W
21 Apr Italy H 1–1 D
14 Apr Hungary A 1–1 D
07 Apr Turkey A 0–0 D
Saudi Arabia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Russia A 0–5 L
19 Aug MSV Duisburg H 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Saudi Arabia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Saudi Arabia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Russia kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Alan Dzagoev has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Saudi Arabia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 12' GOAL! Yury Gazinskiy scores on 12. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin
  • 17' Saudi Arabia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 22' It is a cagey affair so far. Russia in their trying to find a way past Saudi Arabia's compact .
  • 24' The crowd applauds Alan Dzagoev as he leaves the pitch. Denis Cheryshev steps in for Russia.
  • 29' The travelling Saudi Arabia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 39' It looks like no one’s ball. Saudi Arabia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 43' Denis Cheryshev has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
  • 48' Fahad Al Muwallad, a Saudi Arabia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pizzi might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 63' The home supporters are growing impatient. Russia must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 64' The Russia bench stirs into life. Aleksandr Samedov is withdrawn and Daler Kuzyaev gets his opportunity.
  • 69' Fedor Smolov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Saudi Arabia so far.
  • 70' Fedor Smolov makes way for Artem Dzyuba at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Russia.
  • 71' What a moment for Artem Dzyuba! That strike on 71 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Saudi Arabia! Hattan Babhri comes on to replace Yahia Al Shehri.
  • 79' A quiet spell here at . Saudi Arabia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 84' Muhannad Asiri gets the nod from Saudi Arabia. He replaces Mohammed Al Sahlawi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aleksandr Golovin.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Denis Cheryshev makes it 4-0.
  • 90' Saudi Arabia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Saudi Arabia.

Lineups

Russia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stanislav Cherchesov

Saudi Arabia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pizzi

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.86 Russia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Saudi Arabia xG
I would bet for: Russia to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Russia75% Draw16% Saudi Arabia9%
Actual: Russia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Russia or Draw
91%
Draw or Saudi Arabia
25%
Russia or Saudi Arabia
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Russia61% Draw33% Saudi Arabia6%
Actual: Russia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.7%
3 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
8.9%
4 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 1
6%
4 – 1
5.2%
5 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
4.2%
5 – 1
3.1%
6 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Russia

Handicap Russia covers Push Saudi Arabia covers
-2.5 41% — 59%
-2 41% 22% 37%
-1.5 63% — 37%
-1 63% 19% 18%
-0.5 82% — 18%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Russia keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Saudi Arabia keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.