Match

Russia vs Saudi Arabia: result 5-0 and analysis

World CupGroup stage · Matchday 1Kick-off on June 14, 2018 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stadion Luzhniki, Moskva

Russia
5-0
Saudi Arabia

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What was the result of Russia vs Saudi Arabia?

Russia won 5-0 on June 14, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 12′Y. GazinskiyRussia
  • 43′D. CheryshevRussia
  • 71′A. DzyubaRussia
  • 90′D. CheryshevRussia
  • 90′A. GolovinRussia

Official lineup for Russia vs Saudi Arabia

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Russia

4-2-3-1
  1. 10F. Smolov
  1. 17A. Golovin
  2. 11R. Zobnin
  3. 8Y. Gazinskiy
  1. 9A. Dzagoev
  2. 19Aleksandr Samedov
  1. 18Y. Zhirkov
  2. 3I. Kutepov
  3. 2M. Fernandes
  4. 4Sergei Ignashevich
  1. 1I. Akinfeev

Saudi Arabia

4-1-4-1
  1. 10Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
  1. 14Abdullah Otayf
  2. 18Salem Al Dawsari
  3. 7Salman Al Faraj
  4. 8Yahia Al Shehri
  1. 17Taisir Al Jassim
  1. 6Mohammed Al Burayk
  2. 5Omar Hawsawi
  3. 13Yasir Al Shahrani
  4. 3Osama Hawsawi
  1. 1Abdullah Al Muaiouf
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Russia have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Saudi Arabia have 5, 2 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Russia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 5, 2018Türkiye(home)1-1Friendlies
May 30, 2018Austria(away)0-1Friendlies
Mar 27, 2018France(home)1-3Friendlies
Mar 23, 2018Brazil(home)0-3Friendlies
Nov 14, 2017Spain(home)3-3Friendlies
Saudi Arabia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 8, 2018Germany(away)1-2Friendlies
Jun 3, 2018Peru(home)0-3Friendlies
May 28, 2018Italy(away)1-2Friendlies
May 15, 2018Greece(home)2-0Friendlies
May 9, 2018Algeria(home)2-0Friendlies

How many goals should we expect?

Russia score 1.3 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Saudi Arabia score 0.9 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Russia1.31.628/157/15
Saudi Arabia0.91.555/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026 standings
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2Saudi Arabia1010111

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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