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2014 World Cup Free Picks – Group H Russia vs. Belgium Odds

Belgium vs Russia Prediction – June 22

Belgium Faces Russia in Crucial Group H Match

One of the sexy picks to do some damage in World Cup 2014, Belgium plays their second match of the tournament Sunday in Rio de Janeiro off a comeback win versus Algeria. [ad-1519080]

Belgium (1-0-0) vs. Russia (0-1-0)
Where: Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
When: June 22, 12:00 PM ET
Belgium vs. Russia Betting Lines
Belgium -½ -102 -102 Ov 2½ +115
Russia +½ -118 +265 Un 2½ -135
Draw +215
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Their opposition? Russia who was favored to win Group H but settled for a somewhat shocking draw against South Korea in their opener.

The winner of Group H will be one these two teams – the gravity of each teams second match of the World Cup is huge indeed!

The task is simple for Belgium – win and all-but-guarantee themselves a spot in the round of 16. The young stars on the team represented themselves quite well in the opener while facing a pesky Algerian side that held the lead and forced their European foe to dig deep and come back to win.

Substitutes did the damage for Belgium. Dries Mertens and Marouane Fellaini each scored versus Russia and are expected to draw the start against Russia.
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Both are expected to provide Belgium with a quality attack with plenty of pace and plenty of class. Youth, speed and relentless pressure up front should serve Belgium well against Russia’s somewhat conservative game plan.

If Romelu Lukaku shows up and provides some quality minutes unlike the Algeria game, Belgium will be very, very tough on Sunday.

Russia looked asleep at the wheel for the majority of their opening match against South Korea. Sure the loss of captain Roman Shirokov with a back injury played a part but Russia’s attack, minus their captain, should still have done a little better against an average South Korean side.

Alan Dzagoev and Aleksandr Kerzhakov started the opener on the bench – look for them to start Sunday on the field as manager Fabio Capello looks for a spark in this must-win game for Russia.

One positive for Russia heading into their second game was their defensive play.

They were stifling and only an ugly gaffe by Russia’s keeper kept the Russians from a tidy clean sheet.

Belgium brings a totally different test into Match 2 for both sides – it is crucial for Russia’s stout defense to hold up and keep the dangerous Belgians at bay.

Betting Prediction:

Many question Russian manager Fabio Capello’s tactics so far – he has opted to play a very conservative style at the expense of creating on offense. I think this bites them against a Belgium team that is full of confidence and appears ready to take the next step on the International stage.

Russia without Roman Shirokov doesn’t look the same.

Pick: Belgium -102

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