Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Russia
Match Time & Date:
14/10/2018
12:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Turkey
Following a 2-1 win over Turkey in Istanbul, Russia played out a goalless draw with Sweden in their second group game. The Russians, though, remained in top position in Group 2 and they will be looking to retain their place with a victory over Turkey. It is well known that Stanislav Cherchesov’s men are a real force to be reckoned with at home and we predict that they are going to prove their worth on the field. Former Real Madrid winger Cheryshev, who impressed at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, will be the man to watch in the home team. Turkey coach Mircea Lucescu used Thursday’s friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina to test as many players as possible, but the Romanian tactician is going to field the best possible side against Russia. Anyhow, Russia are more of a team than Turkey and home win should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Artem Dzyuba):
Over the years Artem Dzyuba has established himself as one of the best players in the Russian Premier League. The 196-cm-tall attacker began his senior career at Spartak Moscow and after ending his loan spells with Tom Tomsk and Rostov, he moved to Zenit St. Petersburg in 2015.
Artem Dzyuba scored 15 goals for the Zenitchiki in the 2015-16 Russian Premier League campaign, while providing nine assists for his teammates. The Russian forward was not as successful in the 2016/2017 season as he scored 13 goals in 26 appearances for Roberto Mancini’s troops, while having six assists. Dzyuba made his debut for the Russia national football team in November 2011 in a friendly game against Greece, but he did not represent Russia at the Euro 2012 finals.
The Zenit striker scored his first goal for the Russian national team on September 8, 2014 in a 4-0 win over Liechtenstein. Artem Dzyuba was born in Moscow (Soviet Union) on August 22, 1988 and he is a product of Spartak Moscow football school.
Highlighted Team (Turkey):
Present on the international stage since 1923, Turkey only started showing some promise during the 70’s, but they had to wait until the turn of the century to place themselves on the map. While they lost all three fixtures at their first ever European Championship finals in 1996, they fared much better four years later, reaching the last eight in Netherlands and Belgium.
Milli Takim were able to build on that result as they went on to reach the podium at the 2002 World Cup finals in South Korea and Japan, while also finishing third at the 2003 Confederations Cup and making it to the semi-finals at the Euro 2008.
Rustu Receber, Hakan Sukur and Emre Belezoglu were important parts of the country’s most successful generation, but the one including Arda Turan, Selcuk Inan, Burak Yilmaz and Hakan Calhanoglu is threatening to surpass their achievements. As the Turkish Super Lig continues the get stronger, the national team follows, and we should expect some big result from Milli Takim in the near future.
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