An easy game for Russia

Russia registered two huge wins in their first games of this group. An 0-4 win over Kazakhstan back in March and an 9-0 over weak San Marino a few days ago. The low level of San Marino's team, cannot offer any conclusions about the potential of this Russian team. However,  Stanislav Cherchesov's team did their best during the game and created 44 created final attempts. Surely this shows a quite fresh team, despite the difficult period at the end of the season. I don't expect any rotation for Russia compared to their recent game vs San Marino.

On the other hand, the national team of Cyprus had a good performance in the game vs Scotland. Although they managed to equalize at the 87th minute, their opponent found the winner for the final 2-1. That another proof that Cyprus mostly lack of experience in such demanding games.

Russia target another win to remain the favorites for the second place of the group, given that Belgium have the lead for the 1st place. Their two recent huge wins brought expactations to their fans and I believe that they can win a team that is traditionally poor travelers, scoring again many goals. My bet is the home win with handicap (-1.5) goals.