Russia vs Egypt FIFA World Cup 2018 – Lineups, Predictions & Stats Preview 19 June 2018
The Russia v Egypt game will be the third match of group A. After a perfect start from Russia in their opening match; they face a daunting task of tackling the Egyptians who are regarded as one of the group favourites.
Russia Probable Lineups and Stats
The Russian team scored five goals and conceded none in their first game. They had a 39% possession with a total of 14 shots. Shots on target were 7, and the number of committed fouls was 22. Their ability to capitalise on their opponent’s mistakes resulted in 6 corners. The Russian Manager – Stanislav Cherchesov – will have a selection headache ahead of this game. This is due to his substitute proficiency. An example of such a player is Artem Dzyuba who came on as a substitute and scored with his first touch in one of the five Russian goals. The Russian predicted lineup is; Igor Akinfeev, Mario Fernandes, Ilya Kutepov, Alexander Samedov, Dzyuba, Denis Cheryshev, Alexander Golovin, Roman Zobnin, Yuri Zhirkov, Sergei Ignashevich and Yuri Gazinskik.Egypt Probable Lineups and Stats
After losing their first match by a single game against Uruguay, the Egyptians face an uphill task of trying to get their first three points from Russia. They had possession of 44% with a total of 8 shots on goal in their match against Uruguay. Only three shots were on target in the game. They were punished with two yellow cards with their total of 12 fouls.
Mohamed Salah who has inspired his team to the first World Cup since 1990 sat in his first game due to a shoulder injury. In this game, the Egyptian playmaker is in contention to start after not being selected to play in the match against Uruguay.
Coach Hector Cuper will be forced to start Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian predicted lineup will include; Abdallah El-Said, Mohammed Salah, Mahmoud Trezeguet, Marwan Mohsen, Mohamed Elneny, Tarek Hamed, Mohamed Abdel-Shafy, Ali Gabr, Ahmed Hegazy, Ahmed Fathy and Mohamed El Shenawy.
Russia v Egypt – Head to Head
The Russian and Egyptian teams have met only once before. Russia has the upper hand in their meeting. Russia has won the only game between them and has also maintained a clean sheet against the Egyptians. The average goals allowed in the game is one against the Egyptians. Egypt has also failed to score in both the first half and full time of their match against Russia. This means that Russia has kept a clean sheet against the Egyptians.
Expert Tip
After the amazing result of the Russian team which defeated their rivals Saudi Arabia with the unbelievable result of 5-0, they will have to prepare for an even tougher battle against the Pharaohs from Egypt. We are still not sure whether Mohamed Salah will play at Krestovsky Stadium, but we are sure there will be a lot of goals as the Russians play very aggressively.
Although the result against Saudi Arabia may seem a bit too high at the end, the Russian team’s victory is well deserved. A big part of that had Cheryshev, who came in as a substitute for the injured Dzagoev only in the 24th minute and at the end scored two goals.
Our tip for this amazing and unpredictable battle is: both teams to score. Furthermore, the average yellow cards shown in this one are 4.70, therefore our expectation is the referee to show Over 3.5 Cards but we don’t think so, that’s why we prefer to play the match Under 3.5 Cards. The next tip which we really want to share with you will be from the over/under corner markets and it will be to see Under 9 Corners in this game. The odds look a great pick for betting.
Interesting Facts and Information
- Egypt haven’t won in their last 7 games.
- Egypt have not managed to score in their last 3 matches.
- Russia wins 1st half in 27% of their matches, Egypt in 10% of their games.
- Russia’s recent performance is better than Egypt’s.
- Russia scores 1.67 goals when playing at home and Egypt scores 0.5 goals when playing away (on average).
- When Russia leads 1-0 at home, they win in 66% of their matches.
- When Egypt leads 0-1 away, they win in 0% of their games.
- When Russia is down 0-1 home, they win 0% of their games.
- When Egypt is down 1-0 away, they win 0% of their games.
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