Russia vs Cameroon Prediction: Expect a competitive contest

On Thursday (October 12), a friendly match will take place between Russia and Cameroon at the Dinamo Lev Yashin Stadium in Moscow. Cameroon's most recent outing in an African Cup of Nations qualifier saw them emerge victorious over Burundi, in contrast to Russia, which has not tasted victory since September.

Recent performances for the hosts have been a bit of a mixed bag as they continue to wait for their return to play in a competitive setting. In their most recent match, Russia and Qatar played to a 1-1 draw. Russia trailed Qatar for the better part of the second half before Aleksandr Soldatenkov scored his first goal for Russia in an international match late in the match. After this match, Russia will play another friendly against Kenya the following day, on Monday.

Cameroon qualified for the 2019 AFCON finals despite having a patchwork performance in the qualifications for the tournament. In their most recent match, they secured a 3-0 victory over Burundi. In the second half, three different players were able to find the back of the net, including Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford. After this match, the guests will have another opportunity to compete when they go to France to take on Senegal in a friendly match at the Estadio Bollaert-Delelis.

This will be the third time that these two teams compete against one another; Russia has won one match and tied the other two. The two teams last competed against one another in a friendly in 2011, which resulted in no goals being scored. In their last three games in all competitions, Russia have failed to keep a clean sheet. Cameroon has scored at least one goal in each of their last eight games in all competitions, with the exception of one. On the FIFA rankings, Russia are now ranked 39th, two spots higher than Cameroon.

Russia currently has an unbeaten streak of three games and has only one victory in their last seven games combined. However, they have not won any of their last four games at home in a row. The most recent outcome for Cameroon broke a winless streak of three games for the African nation. They have, however, been having trouble away from home as of late, and it is possible that they will lose. As a result, I believe that this match will go in favor of the home team, given that they have an advantage of doubt while they have performed well at the top level.