Belgium vs Russia

For the 2nd group of EURO 2020 Belgium and Russia will compete in St. Petersburg in front of 35,000 spectators.

Belgium took a walk in the qualifiers and with 10 victories in an equal number of matches finished in the 1st place of their group, solemnly qualifying for the EURO 2020 finals. In recent years, they are deservedly one of the best teams in the world being currently in the 1st place of the FIFA ranking.Belgium's goal in this EURO is even to win the title having one of the most complete and talented rosters in their history.

In their latest friendly matches, they initially drew 1-1 against Greece, while a few days later they prevailed over Croatia 1-0.

Easy qualification for Russia as well, finishing 2nd in the group, behind Belgium, with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses. They qualified for the 5th time in a row in the UEFA EURO final stage.

Their excellent presence in the last World Cup, where they reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, plus the fact that 2 group matches will take place in their country whets the appetite in Russia for a good presence in this competition.

In their two recent friendlies they did not impress, first they were tied 1-1 against Poland and then they prevailed over Bulgaria 1-0.

It is the group derby between two teams that also met in the qualifiers. Belgium is the favorite of the match, although they will have significant missings here. Russia does fall behind in quality, but they will fight in front of their audience. I think we will see a match with many chances and goals. My pick is Over 2.5 goals, offered at 2.10 odds with Betshop.