The Euro 2020 International soccer competition is just around the corner; EURO 2020 odds are now available for us to delve into some betting picks. Turkey and Italy will be the tournament opener, and we are delving into the most favourable EURO 2020 Picks and soccer analysis to deliver our free sport betting advice.
Group B
Belgium vs. Russia
Saturday, June 12, 2021 – 03:00 PM EDT at the Krestovsky Stadium
Form, mentality, Euro 2020 betting odds & trends
Russia has won a mere 1 game from their previous 8 fixtures in Euro Championship. Belgium has avoided defeat in 37 of their previous 40 fixtures in all competitions. Belgium’s previous 22 home games consist of no losses at halftime.
Belgium has won their last 18 home fixtures consecutively. Russia has seen under 2.5 goals in their previous 5 away fixtures. Belgium has won 7 of their previous 8 fixtures. Belgium defeated Russia home & away in qualifying.
Belgium & Roberto Martinez
Firstly, we should highlight that although Belgium is technically listed as the home team, playing in St. Petersburg is a clear home advantage for Russia.
But does it matter? Belgium defeated Russia home and away during the qualifying stages of the 2020 Euros and could be one of the strongest outfits during the Euros campaign.
Romelu Lukaku has been tipped as a potential top-scorer of the tournament, and this should be no surprise with a beautiful Serie A 2020/2021 title-winning season under his belt. He’s the highest-scoring player for Belgium and should be expected to cause plenty of issues for defensive structures during this tournament.
With Russia known for their rigid back four, if anyone can penetrate their defence, it would be Lukaku, after scoring on 20 occasions from his previous 21 international caps.
In general, Belgium is a high scoring squad as they’ve netted 80 goals across their previous two qualifying stage fixtures. Still, hopefully, a focus of Roberto Martinez has shifted towards their defence because that would be the Belgians only downfall.
However, under the tutelage of Roberto Martinez, Belgium finished 3rd in the Russia 2018 World Cup and have risen to the top in the FIFA world rankings; they’re now classed as a top-tier squad and are now potential winners of the Euro 2020 tournament.
Russia & Stanislav Cherchesov
Russia’s recent international results have been miserable, but we cannot ignore their 2018 World Cup efforts. With that said, manager Stanislav Cherchesov has made little to no changes to his squad, and perhaps he’s pondering on a successful year that may never repeat itself.
The last two times Russia met Belgium, they scored on both occasions, but losing 3-1 and 4-1 does not give us much hope.
Final Thoughts| Euro 2020 Betting Picks
Belgium won their Euros qualifying group without a sweat; 10 wins and 40 goals will burden Russia as they drew into Group B against the same team that exposed their weaknesses.
The respective form of each team has been worlds apart, and living on Russia’s success from three years ago won’t be enough for Cherchesov to put a dent in this Belgium side; even without the skilful legs of Kevin De Bruyne, we can expect plenty of goals and a comfortable victory for the Red Devils.
Belgium’s current form has been untouchable, winning seven of their previous nine encounters across all competitions with Lukaku and Hazard upfront. The 3-4-3 system of Martinez is tried and tested; those 40 goals scored with only 3 conceded during Euros qualifying gives us enough confidence to back the Belgians for a straight-up win.
Belgium vs. Russia Score prediction: Belgium 2 – Russia 0
Belgium vs. Russia Betting Prediction: Belgium to win 1.70 [-130] at Intertops (visit our Intertops Review)
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