Russia v Belgium Betting Preview – International Friendly 28th March
This will be interesting see, as interesting as friendly matches can get of course because it pits the World Cup 2018 hosts against a good side. Not since their poor Euro 2016 campaign have Russia played a meaningful match, so they will want to test themselves against the Belgians on Tuesday. Belgium narrowly avoided a huge upset on home soil when Romelu Lukaku rescued a point for the Red Devils in their World Cup 2018 qualifier against Greece. They will be looking to make it four wins on the trot against the Russians though.
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Russia v Belgium Betting Tips
Russia needs a game like this and Russia needs to win a game like as well. Next summer’s World Cup hosts haven’t been having a great time of things lately. They don’t have competitive games of course at the moment, and they have been struggling to make any kind of impact in the international friendly matches that they have been playing. Russia have gone just W2 D1 L3 in their last six games and that includes defeats against the likes of Costa Rica and the Ivory Coast on home soil. So they certainly don’t have much of a competitive edge at the moment and they have gone just W1 L3 in their last four played. So they are missing something badly at the moment and for this one, Fedor Smolov is their shortest priced anytime goalscorer option for this one at a price of 21/10. The Russians don’t have head to head form going against Belgium as they have lost three of their last four (D1) against them. Their most recent meeting was at the 2014 World Cup which Belgium won 1-0. Belgium to win to nil at Bet365 has to have a little bit of appeal, as they haven’t conceded in their last three wins over Russia and that is a price of 11/4.
This midweek friendly is likely going to go under 2.5 goals at Bet365 which is a price of 4/6. Belgium looked to be bankers on the weekend for a home win over Greece in the World Cup 2018 qualifiers but they ended up just managing to avoid a defeat when Romelu Lukaku popped up in the last minute to net an equaliser for the Red Devils. The Red Devils were long odds-on favourites to win that. Belgium are on a six match unbeaten streak of form at the moment (W4 D2) since they lost an international friendly against Spain last September. In each of the four wins in that six-game sequence, Belgium have scored at least three goals. They have scored ten goals in their last three away games now. Romelu Lukaku is trading as 6/4 anytime goalscorer outright favourite with Christian Benteke at 21/10, with Michy Batshuayi and Dries Mertens at 9/4. So there are plenty of goal scoring options around for the visitors, but both teams not to score at Bet365 in the match is trading at a price of 5/6. Belgium’s last visit to Russia (back in a 2010 international friendly) saw the Red Devils take a 2-0 win and a Belgium 2-0 correct score option at Bet365 is trading a price of 10/1, with the more conservative option of 1-0 on them coming in at 6/1.
Russia v Belgium Betting Odds
Belgium 13/10, Draw 11/5, Russia 11/5
Russia v Belgium Predictions
Belgium away win: The Belgians have plenty of scoring power in them and their game against Greece can be written off quickly by landing a win in this one. It’s a long trip out east in the middle of the week for them, so don’t’ expect a high-intensity game. But Belgium can take down the Russians who are in a bit of a mess at the moment. Belgium to win to nil has to have some appeal here.
