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
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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- 10F. Smolov
- 17A. Golovin
- 11R. Zobnin
- 8Y. Gazinskiy
- 9A. Dzagoev
- 19Aleksandr Samedov
- 18Y. Zhirkov
- 3I. Kutepov
- 2M. Fernandes
- 4Sergei Ignashevich
- 1I. Akinfeev
Saudi Arabia
4-1-4-1- 10Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
- 14Abdullah Otayf
- 18Salem Al Dawsari
- 7Salman Al Faraj
- 8Yahia Al Shehri
- 17Taisir Al Jassim
- 6Mohammed Al Burayk
- 5Omar Hawsawi
- 13Yasir Al Shahrani
- 3Osama Hawsawi
- 1Abdullah Al Muaiouf
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.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2018 | Türkiye(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| May 30, 2018 | Austria(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | France(home) | 1-3 | Friendlies |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Brazil(home) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| Nov 14, 2017 | Spain(home) | 3-3 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2018 | Germany(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Peru(home) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| May 28, 2018 | Italy(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| May 15, 2018 | Greece(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| May 9, 2018 | Algeria(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
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.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.9 | 1.5 | 5 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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