Our prediction for this Euro 2020 match:
Scotland
Match Time & Date:
06/09/2019
02:45 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Russia
Scotland and Russia face each other at Hampden Park in what is expected to be one of the most entertaining games of Friday’s program in the Euro 2020 qualifiers. The Scotts aim to bounce back from a 3-0 loss to Belgium and seeing that they are determined to stay in the race for a place at the next year’s showpiece tournament, we are positive that the hosts will go for a win against Russia.
A man to watch in the home team will be Liverpool full-back Andy Robertson. The Russians, on the other hand, are eyeing their fourth consecutive win in the European Championship qualifiers, but, no doubt, they would be happy with one point from the Hampden Park clash. Seeing that Scotland are tough to beat at home, a close encounter is on the cards in Glasgow and we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw.
Highlighted Player (Grant Hanley):
Grant Hanley is Scottish footballer who plays for Norwich City as defender. Hanley was born in Dumfries, Scotland, on November 20, 1991 and he started his youth career at Queen of the South. After ending his spells with Crewe Alexandra and Rangers, the Scottish player joined English club Blackburn Rovers, where he started his senior career.
After scoring eight goals in 183 appearances for the Riversiders in league matches, he moved to fellow English club Newcastle United in July, 2016 for an undisclosed fee. Grant Hanley, though, made no more than 10 appearances for Newcastle United in the Championship before joining Norwich City. The 191-cm-tall defender made his full international debut for Scotland against Wales on in May, 2011.
He scored his first goal for the Scotland national football team in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Wales. His contract with Norwich City should expire on June 30, 2021.
Highlighted Team (Russia):
While they won the 1960 European Championship, while losing in the final in 1964, 1972 and 1988 as Soviet Union, Russia have enjoyed little success since starting to compete as an independent country in 1992.
Their best result up to date is the third-placed finish at the Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, while the team failed to get past the group stage at the World Cup finals in three attempts. However, with Russian Premier League getting stronger by the day, the national team have started to improve as well, and they now finally seem capable of matching the world’s top sides.
The new generation includes high-quality footballers such as Alan Dzagoev, Aleksandr Kokorin, Artyom Dzyuba and Oleg Shatov, while the likes of Igor Akinfeev, Sergei Ignashevich, Roman Shirokov and Yuri Zhirkov are nearing the closing stages of their careers. But, with plenty of exciting talent coming through the ranks, future definitely looks bright for the Russia national team.
Chelsea
Man City
Napoli
Inter
