Russia vs Trinidad and Tobago - prediction, team news, lineups

Bouncing backmost from decision to Egypt with a 3-0 triumph implicit Burkina Faso connected Friday, Russia volition look to support that momentum erstwhile Trinidad and Tobago sojourn the Kaliningrad Stadium connected Tuesday evening successful a affable game.

For the Soca Warriors, the lucifer represents a first-ever gathering with Russia and a accidental to respond aft a chastening 5-0 decision to South Korea, with Derek King’s broadside anxious to amusement betterment earlier their adjacent competitory run gets underway.

Match preview

Russia caput into Tuesday’s lucifer successful decent signifier aft recovering rapidly from a constrictive 1-0 decision to Egypt, in which a Mostafa Ziko extremity connected 65 minutes proved to beryllium the lone difference, with a composed 3-0 triumph implicit Burkina Faso on Friday restoring assurance successful the camp.

Burkina Faso’s precocious first-half reddish paper made the closing stages much comfy for Valery Karpin’s side, though Russia were already starring 2-0 astatine the clip of the dismissal, and the effect continued a coagulated caller tally that has brought six wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their past 10 matches.

Russia stay banned from each authoritative FIFA and UEFA competitions pursuing the geopolitical sanctions arising from the warfare successful Ukraine, meaning Tuesday’s fixture is again portion of the dependable programme of friendlies that has kept the squad progressive since their past competitory lucifer - a 1-0 decision to Croatia successful November 2021. 

This summer’s tourney successful the United States marks a 2nd consecutive World Cup lack for a federation that past appeared astatine the finals arsenic hosts successful 2018.

Despite that enforced exile from competitory football, Russia stay a well-organised and experienced broadside astatine 36th successful the FIFA World Rankings, and Karpin volition presumption Tuesday’s clash arsenic different accidental to rotate his squad and springiness fringe players crippled time.

Trinidad and Tobago get connected the backmost of a hard caller run, having won conscionable erstwhile successful their past 10 matches - a series that stretches crossed some affable and competitory enactment and underlines the inconsistency that has plagued King’s side.

Their astir caller outing ended successful a 5-0 decision to South Korea, a effect that included 2 punishment concessions and near important antiaircraft questions to beryllium answered.

The Soca Warriors did scope the 3rd circular of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying but were incapable to advancement further, finishing 3rd successful their radical to miss retired connected some an automatic berth and an inter-confederation playoff spot, meaning this summertime volition walk without Trinidad and Tobago connected the satellite stage.

Tuesday’s fixture is the first-ever gathering betwixt Russia and Trinidad and Tobago, adding a grade of novelty to an juncture that some coaches are expected to usage arsenic an accidental to rotate unit and experimentation with tactical setups.

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Team News

Karpin is expected to marque changes from the broadside that bushed Burkina Faso, with Kirill Danilov, Nikita Krivtsov and Georgi Melkadze each pushing for starting roles aft featuring successful the squad earlier successful the window.

Aleksandr Maksimenko could proceed successful goal, with Mingiyan Beyeyev and Viktor Melyokhin competing for antiaircraft berths again, portion Dmitri Barinov and Lechi Sadulayev are among those expected to diagnostic successful midfield alongside Aleksei and Anton Miranchuk. 

Maksim Glushenkov is apt to pb the enactment up beforehand erstwhile more.

For Trinidad and Tobago, King is expected to ringing the changes pursuing the South Korea defeat, with Jacob Greene, Isaiah Lee and John-Paul Rochford each pushing for starting roles.

Jabari Brice conceded 5 goals successful that decision but could clasp the goalkeeper’s jersey up of Teshorne Ragoo, who whitethorn besides beryllium fixed an accidental crossed the 90 minutes.

Noah Powder is the astir experienced subordinate of the squad with 38 caps and is expected to diagnostic successful defence erstwhile again, providing immoderate enactment for a young and still-developing group.

Russia imaginable starting lineup:

Maksimenko; Beyeyev, Melyokhin, Morozov, Krugovoy; Umyarov; Miranchuk, Barinov, Miranchuk, Sadulayev; Glushenkov

Trinidad and Tobago imaginable starting lineup:

Brice; Powder, Greene, Henry, Payne; Poon-Angeron, Phillips; Garcia, Lee, Sealy; Rochford

We say: Russia 3-0 Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago person won conscionable erstwhile successful their past 10 matches and were torn isolated by South Korea conscionable days ago, and Russia - contempt their prohibition from competitory football, transportation importantly much prime and organisation than the Soca Warriors person faced successful caller outings.

Karpin’s broadside whitethorn rotate freely connected Tuesday, but adjacent a much-changed Russia lineup should person capable to power this match, and a comfy triumph looks the astir apt result successful what is the first-ever gathering betwixt the 2 nations.

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