The friendly match between the national teams of Russia and Syria will take place on November 19 at the Volgograd Arena. Russia vs. Syria: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Predicted lineups for Russia vs. Syria
Russia (4-2-3-1): Aleksandr Maksimenko – Ilya Samoshnikov, Aleksandr Soldatenkov, Maksim Osipenko, Arsen Adamov – Artem Karpukas, Danil Glebov – Sergey Pinaev, Aleksey Miranchuk, Tamerlan Musayev – Konstantin Tyukavin.
Syria (4-2-3-1): Ibrahim Alma – Zakaria Hanan, Emiliano Amor, Omar Al-Midani, Khaled Kurdogli – Elmar Abraham, Taer Krume – Mahmoud Al-Aswad, Mohammed Osman, Mahmoud Al-Mawas – Alaa Al-Dali.
Russia
During the current international break, Valery Karpin's team played a friendly match against Brunei at home and won with a resounding 11-0 scoreline. This victory set a record in the history of the national team and marked their fifth consecutive win in friendly matches. Additionally, the Russians have not conceded a single goal during this stretch, scoring a total of 30 goals.
- The team has won their last six home friendly matches.
- The national team has not scored more than two goals in 7 of their last 11 home friendlies.
- The Russians have not conceded in their last six home friendly encounters.
Syria
Jose Lana's team will play their first match in the current international window, with their last outings being in an international tournament in Thailand. There, Syria defeated Tajikistan in the semi-final but lost to the hosts 1-2 in the final.
- The team has lost 6 of their last 7 away friendly matches.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in nine of the national team's previous friendly matches.
- No more than two goals have been scored in 7 of Syria's last 9 away friendlies.
Russia vs. Syria: Match Prediction
After their emphatic victory over Brunei, the Russian team is eager to extend their successful run in friendly matches. At home, Russia has been particularly formidable recently, boasting six consecutive clean-sheet victories in friendlies. Facing Syria will be more challenging than Brunei, but the head coach of the Russian team, Valery Karpin, is likely to field a stronger lineup.
Syria is not among the strongest teams in Asia and their results have not been impressive. Even in friendlies, the team rarely achieves significant outcomes, with their recent success being a 1-0 win over China. However, Syria's recent away friendly record is weak, with six clean-sheet defeats in their last seven matches.
I believe Valery Karpin's team will once again deliver a strong performance and limit their opponent's attacking opportunities. My prediction: Russia to win with a clean sheet