Under the League of Nations, on Sunday, October 14th, the Russia-Turkey game will be played. The match will take place at Sochi Olympic Stadium, starting at 17:00. Mircea Lucescu’s band needs a positive result to remain in the promotion race.
The hosts had the chance to take the lead, but they only got a draw in the confrontation with Sweden. At the end of a game where only three shots were sent on the gate, the table did not even undergo a change. It was for the fourth time this year, when Dzyuba & co. have left the field without breaking the goal, after defeats with Brazil, Austria and Uruguay. However, Russia is the first place in the group and a success in the Sunday game, it would be very close to promoting it in League A. It is worth noting that in the last 9 played games, suffered a single defeat during the regular game, 0-3 with Uruguay. In five of these games, the table underwent at least three changes.
On the other hand, the Turkish national played a friendly against Bosnia. Although he had the advantage of his own field and dominated many chapters, he finished only on a draw, scoring 0-0. Thus, he has only three victories in the eight games this year. Although the evolutions in 2018 were quite oscillating, this was the first game in which the band led by Mircea Lucescu failed to score even a goal. Within the group, Turkey ranks second, just one point behind Sunday’s opponent after two spectacular matches: 1-2 with Russia and 3-2 with Sweden. Under these conditions a new failure would be equivalent to missing the goal.
In the tour, Russia beat the score of 2-1, thanks to the goals scored by Cheryshev and Dzyuba. Just three months before, in a friendly atmosphere, the two bands ended in a tie, score 1-1. In the five direct matches recorded so far, Turkey has never imposed itself.
PREDICTION: Russia to win @ 2.00
