Russia vs Serbia: International Friendly | Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024 | Kick-off: 18:00 CET| Venue: VTB Arena (Moskva)
These predictions below for the Russia national football team vs Serbia football national team International Friendly match were made by Bookmaker Ratings.
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The last time the Russian national team played a match against a European team was in 2021. They lost to Croatia (0:1) in a crucial FIFA World Cup qualifiers match. Russia have some talented players who play abroad, like Aleksandr Golovin (AS Monaco), Alexey Miranchuk (Atalanta) & Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad). Meanwhile, Dragan Stojkovic announced the squad for a trip to Moscow, which includes Sergej Milinkovic Savic, Filip Kostic, Dusan Tadic, Dusan Vlahovic, Luka Jovic and Aleksandr Mitrovic.
The last time teams met was during the UEFA Nations League first edition (2020). Russia earned a 3:1 victory at home, while in the reverse game, Serbians thrashed their opponents 5:0
Both nations are in a good relationship, despite the current situation in the world. We believe that this match will end in a draw 1:1
Prediction: Russia 1:1 Serbia
For our second prediction, we will pick Both Teams to Score. We expect that both teams will try to bring joy to the local football fans, who missed the European top football. We expect that Russia and Serbia will exchange goals here.
Betting Tip: Both Teams To Score – Yes
Russia’s national football team will host Serbia for a friendly international in the VTB arena, marking the first men’s national team soccer game against a European opponent since the situation with Ukraine since 2022.
UEFA said that it has granted permission for the event. Russian national teams and clubs are barred from competing in UEFA tournaments, however, this restriction does not extend to friendly matches.
Since RFS’s expulsion from international soccer events has mostly planned friendlies against Asian and African nations, as well as one game against Cuba in November.
A friendly international against Bosnia-Herzegovina was scheduled for late 2022, but it was never played due to protests from several Bosnian players.
Serbia, on the other hand, are starting their preparation for the UEFA Euro 2024 final round which will take place this summer.
The Serbians are in one group with Denmark, Slovenia and the tournament favourites England.
They have two friendlies set this month against Russia and Cyprus.
Russia: Safonov; Diveev, Morozov, Kharin, Khlusevic, Barinov, Golovin, Zakharyan, Kuzyaev, Miranchuk, Chalov, Tyukavin
Serbia: Perovic; Milenkovic, Nastasic, Pavlovic, Masovic, Terzic, Milinkovic-Savic, Zivkovic, Tadic, Lukic, Mitrovic
TV Channel: Astro, Optus Sport