Match1

• Russia (FIFA Ranking #70)
  FIFA World Cup Best Achievement: 4th place 1966

• Saudi Arabia (FIFA Ranking #67)
  FIFA World Cup Best Achievement: Round of 16 1994

Previous Meetings

Never played against each other

Current Form

• Russia(Home) : D-L-L-L-D
  

• Saudi Arabia: W-W-L-L-L
  

Key Player

• Igor Akinfeev (Russia)
  

National Team
2004 – Russia 106 matches
Club
2003 – CSKA Moscow 397 matches

A six-time Russian title winner, Akinfeev has over 100 caps for his country. He is also the national team’s captain and will be an influential figure as they attempt to impress on home soil.

• Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (Saudi Arabia)
  

National Team
2010 – Saudi Arabia 40 matches (28 goals)
Club
2005 – 2009 Al-Qadisiya 66 matches (31 goals)
2009 – Al-Nassr 174 matches (102 goals)

Saudi Arabia’s dynamic forward enjoyed the rare distinction of finishing joint-top goalscorer in Russia 2018 qualifying with 16 goals. Fast feet and a rare turn of pacemaker Al-Sahlawi a genuine star in Saudi football, following his breakthrough campaign for Russia 2018.

Opinion

It is obvious that Russia will take the advantages at home. Even though Saudi Arabia did pretty well against Germany (L) last game, it will not be easy them to take 3 pts from home team Russia. Therefore, my prediction is Russia 2:1 Saudi Arabia . *Only if Akinfeev does not make any mistake…

What is your prediction? :)

Source: https://www.fifa.com, http://livescore.or.kr