Belgium vs Russia Betting Tips 13/06/2021

14:06, 8 Jun 2021

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14:06, 8 Jun 2021

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Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg will serve as the host for the fourth match in the European Championship between Belgium and Russia on 13th June 2021 at 00:30 IST. Belgium is one of the hot favorites to win the European Championship and could ease past Russia in this match.

Teams Status

Belgium

The number one ranked team in the FIFA world rankings Belgium are coming off an exceptional European Championship qualification last year. They were unbeaten in the group as they accumulated 30 points from the ten matches that they played. They won all the ten matches that they played in the group consisting of Russia, Scotland, Cyprus, Kazakhstan and San Marino. They finished six points clear of Russia. They scored the most number of goals in the group with as many as 40 goals and conceded the least number of goals with just three goals. They were unbeaten in the five matches that they played away from home, where they conceded just one goal. The Inter star Romelu Lukaku was the team’s leading goal scorer as he had netted seven goals, with Eden Hazard netting five goals. With Kevin de Bruyne likely to miss the first match due to injury, Belgium needs the likes of Lukaku, Hazard, Mertens, Tielemans and Carrasco to step up.

Russia

Russia was equally good as Belgium in the qualifiers as they finished in the second position of the same group which was topped by Belgium. Russia won eight matches and lost just two matches, with both their losses coming against Belgium. They bagged 24 points from the ten matches that they played in the group. They had won four and lost just one match in the five home matches that they played in the qualifiers. They scored the second highest number of goals as the Russian had netted 33 goals and conceded eight goals. The Zenit striker Artem Dzyuba scored nine goals and was the team’s leading goal scorer in the group stages. He also led the assists list with five assists under his belt. Dzyuba along with the likes of Aleksandr Golovin, Denis Cherychev and Aleksei Miranchuk should play a vital role for Russia to make an impact in this tournament.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
1.69	3.75	5.20
1.70	3.75	5.00
1.68	3.65	5.15

According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Belgium is the favorite to win the match and is placed at 1.68, Russia is placed at 5.15 and the draw is at 3.65 odds. Belgium is placed at 1.69 according to the Dafabet sportsbook, Russia is placed at 5.20 and the draw is at 3.75 odds. According to the Betway sportsbook, Belgium is placed at 1.70, Russia is placed at 5.00 and the draw is at 3.75 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

Belgium is more likely to come out on the top as they have dominated this fixture against Russia over the years. A lot of goals were also a feature of this match-up as both their matches in the qualifiers.

Tip: Belgium To Win @ 1.70

In the last six head to head matches, Belgium won five and the other match ended in a draw. Also, these two teams were in the same group of the European Championship qualifiers and both the matches were won by Belgium. In the last ten matches that Belgium played across competitions, they won seven matches, drew two and lost just one match. Russia on the other hand have just three wins, four draws and three losses in their last ten matches across competitions. Russia has just one win in their last five away matches. So, it is very likely that Belgium could extend their unbeaten run against the Russians at 1.70 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 2.00

In the last six head to head matches, a total of 23 goals were scored at an average of just under four goals per match. And also, over 2.5 goals were scored in four of those six matches. Both the last two matches that were played in the qualifiers had over 2.5 goals scored in them. In the last ten matches that Belgium played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in six of those matches. Over 2.5 goals were scored in five of the last seven matches that Russia played across competitions. With the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Dries Mertens, Eden Hazard and Artem Dzyuba taking the field, this could see over 2.5 goals scored in them. And 2.00 odds are available for the same at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

Belgium are looking like the favorites to lift the European Champions for the first time in their history, as a matter of fact, this could be the first major silverware in the team’s history. While Russia will be looking to better their performance in the 2008 Euros where they reach the semis. Despite the fact that Kevin de Bruyne is likely to miss, Belgium is likely to win the match.