The hosts currently sit in second place in group H with 13 points on board after 6 group games as they have won thrice, lost and drawn once in their previous 5 World Cup qualifying games.
Russia come into this fixture on the back of a comfortable 2-0 win at home over Malta in a game where Fyodor Smolov and Zelimkhan Bakaev scored once in either half.
On the other hand, the visitors, Slovakia currently sit in third place in group H with 9 points on board as they have won twice, drawn twice and lost once in their previous 5 World Cup qualifiers.
Slovakia come into this fixture on the back of a 2- win at over Cyprus where Ivan Schranz and Martin Koscelník got on the score sheet.




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在此前的5场预选赛中，韩国队三胜一负，一平，经过6场小组赛，目前以13分的成绩排在H组第二。
俄罗斯队在主场2-0轻松战胜马耳他，在这场比赛中，斯莫洛夫和巴卡耶夫在上下半场各进一球。
另一方面，客队斯洛伐克在过去的5场世界杯预选赛中，两胜两平一负，目前以9分排名H组第三。
斯洛伐克在2胜塞浦路斯的比赛中取得了胜利，伊万·施兰兹和马丁·Koscelník都在积分榜上。