Russia vs Kenya Prediction and Betting Tips
Russia and Kenya lock horns at the Mardan Sports Complex in Aksu, Turkey, on Monday (October 16) for a friendly.
Banned from competitive international tournaments since their invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Sbornaya have been forced to play only friendlies.
Since the last year, the side have participated in seven friendlies but have gone unbeaten in all of them. Four of them have come in 2023, with Russia winning and drawing twice each.
Their last piece of action was a 1-0 win over Cameroon on Thursday, with Fyodor Chalov scoring the only goal of the game in the 40th minute.
Head coach Valeri Karpin had called up 24 players for this month's double-header and could make a few changes to his XI from Thursday.
Chalov will be eager to continue after his match-winning heroics in the last game, but Aleksandr Sobolev is waiting in the wings to start after coming off the bench. Atalanta's Aleksei Miranchuk is also gunning for a start.
Meanwhile, Kenya are participating in their only game of the international week. They start their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers next month against Gabon and Seychelles.
Russia vs Kenya Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Russia and Kenya are meeting for the first time.
- Russia are unbeaten in seven games since a 1-0 loss to Croatia in November 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
- After going consecutive games without scoring, Rusia have scored in their last four.
- Kenya have played five games in 2023, winning twice and losing thrice.
- Russia are ranked 39 in the world, while Kenya are 109th
Russia vs Kenya Prediction
Russia are unbeaten in seven games, but their form hasn't been the best, winning only three of them. However, the Sbornaya come in with confidence after their Cameroon win.
Kenya, meanwhile, have blown hot and cold this year, and this erratic form could see them lose.
Prediction: Russia 1-0 Kenya
Russia vs Kenya Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Russia
Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes
