Slovakia vs Russia Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

Prediction published on 28/03/2021, 09:01  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 28/03/2021 at 10:03 in World Cup Prediction

Slovakia will host Russia on Match Day 3 of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Group H, with the two nations on opposite ends in the pool so far. The hosts are on two points and fourth, while Russia top the group with six points. Slovakia had to stage a second half comeback to stem what would have been a very humiliating result against Malta in their last game. They fell 2-0 down at home in the 19th minute and went to the break trailing, before coming back with more purpose in the second half. However, they couldn’t collect three points from the lowest ranked side in the pool. So far, Slovakia have already played the two lowest ranking sides in Group H and failed to win, which is not a pointer they’d be very happy at, going to matches against Russia, Slovenia and Croatia in this group. They’re winless in the last three matches and have conceded twice in two of the three matches while failing to score in two of them. Four losses and two wins in their last 10 matches isn’t the best form to take to a game against Russia but Slovakia will bank heavily on their home form in World Cup qualifiers. They have no loss in the last five, winning four and keeping four clean sheets. In their last 10 World Cup qualification matches, Slovakia have won six, though only one has been in the last five matches. head to head, these two nations have three wins apiece in the last nine meetings.

Russia head to this game having won both their opening matches in the qualifiers. First, they trounced Malta 3-1 and go to this game having beaten Slovenia 2-1. Artem Dzyuba has been a top star for the team in the opening games, scoring thrice in the two matches and will still be relied upon to deliver the goals here. For a better effect though, Russia will want to work on a defence that has let in goals in each of their last four matches. In the four matches, they’ve conceded 10 goals but they go to Trnava holding on six away wins in nine and having scored two or more goals in seven of them. In World Cup qualification matches away from home, they have six wins in 10, and just three losses. They however have one clean sheet in five away matches in World Cup qualification.