Turkey hired Mircea Lucescu with the aim to qualify for the Euro 2020. His mission begins here, with a matchup against Stanislav Cherchesov’s Russia.
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Turkey participated in the Euro 2016, where they exited in the group stage. Their recent displays warranted a drop in rankings, which means The Crescent Stars will likely be drawn in a challenging group for the Euro the 2020 qualifiers. The Nations League could be their best bet to reach the tournament.
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Lucescu is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable football coaches on the planet. Those credentials got him hired and those credentials are why Turkey are now expected to be able to compete with the best, especially since they have a great young generation coming up. That generation is led by Roma’s Cengiz Under, who will be counted upon heavily during the qualification process. Yusuf Yazici, Caglar Yosuncu, Okay Yokuslu and Enes Unal are four more young lads who are expected to combine with the more experienced Hakan Calhanoglu, Mehmet Topal and Cenk Tosun, and lead Turkey to success.
Home field is an advantage. It was never more blatantly obvious than during the 2018 World Cup, when Russia, a team which struggled mightily in friendlies leading into the tournament, shocked everyone by reaching the quarter-finals, where they were narrowly outdone by Croatia during the penalty roulette. Can Stanislav Cherchesov’s squad keep the momentum going? That is the question everyone’s asking. We’re about to find out when Artem Dzyuba, Denis Cherysev and Co. travel to Senol Gunes Stadium in Trabzon to take on Turkey tonight at 20:45 CET.
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Turkey vs Russia H2H
Turkey defends their home with pride, which is why they are one of the most difficult teams to beat on the road. Their record speaks for itself – two losses in the last 18 competitive home fixtures. Meanwhile, Russia has won only one of their last eight games on the road (friendly against Hungary). The two met before the World Cup in Moscow in a contest which finished in a 1-1 draw.
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Russia has managed a single clean sheet in their last 13 fixtures, whereas Turkey has scored in all but one of their last nine matches on home turf. Goals anyone?
Both teams to score 1.9 (10/11)
Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score 2.6 (8/5)