Russia vs Serbia Match Analysis and Prediction

Russia vs Serbia Match Analysis & Prediction

Russia

21/03/2024 8:00 pm

Serbia

by Vincent

9 months ago 0 123

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Serbia will make the trip to the VTB Arena in Moscow to take on Russia in an international friendly on Thursday night.

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Amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Valeri Karpin’s side have not played a competitive match since November 2021 and were expelled by UEFA from qualifying for Euro 2024.

Ranked 38th in the world by FIFA, Russia played eight international friendlies in 2023, winning three of those, including a 8-0 victory over Cuba in their final game of the year in November – their only defeat during that period being a 2-1 loss to Egypt U23.

Serbia will be using Thursday’s game as preparation for Euro 2024 after successfully qualifying for this summer’s tournament in Germany through a second-placed finish in Group G.

The Eagles collected 14 points across their eight group matches, but they were forced to settle for second place as they suffered home and away defeats to eventual group winners Hungary, finishing four points behind their Central European counterparts.

Dragan Stojkovic has spent just over three years in charge of Serbia and has won 20 of his 35 matches, although just two of those victories were posted in their final seven matches of 2023.

Russia vs. Serbia Head to head

In the six previous meetings between these two teams, Russia have claimed three victories while Serbia have won one, and they have drawn in two. Serbia have scored nine goald and conceded eight in the process.

10/08/2011

Russia

1

Serbia

0

Friendlies
15/11/2013

Russia

1

Serbia

1

Friendlies
05/06/2016

Serbia

1

Russia

1

Friendlies
03/09/2020

Russia

3

Serbia

1

UEFA Nations League
18/11/2020

Serbia

5

Russia

0

UEFA Nations League

Russia Team News

Russia head coach Karpin has named a relatively inexperienced 29-man squad, with just five players boasting over 15 international caps.

Three of those are Monaco’s Aleksandr Golovin, Atalanta BC’s Aleksei Miranchuk and Le Havre’s Daler Kuzyayev, and the midfield trio are all in contention to start, with the latter hoping to earn his 50th cap.

Russia's Last 5 Matches

11/09/2023

Egypt U23

2

Russia

1

Hybrid Friendlies
12/09/2023

Qatar

1

Russia

1

Friendlies
12/10/2023

Russia

1

Cameroon

0

Friendlies
16/10/2023

Kenya

2

Russia

2

Friendlies
20/11/2023

Russia

8

Cuba

0

Friendlies

Serbia Team News

Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic and Red Bull Salzburg defender Aleksa Terzic have both been forced to withdraw from the Serbia squad due to injury.

Srdan Babic, Strahinja Erakovic and Erhan Masovic are all set to compete for a spot in the back three alongside Nikola Milenkovic and Strahinja Pavlovic.