Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Slovakia
Match Time & Date:
30/03/2021
02:45 PM
Prediction: 1-2
Russia
All eyes will be on City Arena Trnava when Slovakia and Russia face each other in the Group H derby. The Russians are leading the standings ahead of Tuesday’s football match, and given the number of absentees in the home team, away win should be considered. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Artem Dzyuba, who scored a brace in the 2-1 win over Slovenia, but keep in mind that Valencia ace Denis Cheryshev remains sidelined with injury.
Slovakia kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a severely-weakened squad, and seeing that key midfielder Marek Hamsik remains on the sidelines, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Russians. It has to be noted that Stefan Tarkovic’s troops experienced all sorts of problems at the back in an embarrassing 2-2 draw with Malta.
Highlighted Player (Stanislav Lobotka):
Born in Trencin on November 25, 1994, Stanislav Lobotka is a Slovakia international who plays for Celta Vigo in La Liga. Lobotka began his youth career at his hometown club AAC Sparta Trencin and he made his senior debut for fellow local club Trencin. In 2013 he signed a loan deal with Dutch side Ajax, but he played for Jong Ajax during the 2013/2014 season.
In the summer of 2014, the Slovakian midfielder returned to Trencin, where he made 74 appearances in the league in total. In 2015 Stanislav Lobotka joined Danish side Nordsjaelland shortly before the transfer window closed. Lobotka made his debut in the Danish top flight against Brondby on August 30, 2015.
Two years later he decided to make a step forward in his career, signing a five-year contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo. Speaking of his international career, the Celta Vigo midfielder made his Slovakia debut against Austria in November2016. It has to be noted that Lobotka became the first Slovak to score at Wembley, finding the net in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against England.
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.
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