League AGroup A1: Netherlands v Germany (20:45) (Will)
* Holland have turned a bit of a corner
* Only lost 3 of last 15 (France twice and England)
* Scored at least 1 in each of the last 5
* Germany have only won 3 of the last 11 (Saudi, Sweden – last min & Peru)
* Both beat Peru 2-1
TIP: Draw (3.6)
SCORE: 2-2
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League BGroup B1: Slovakia v Czech Republic (15:00) (Olly)
* Slovakia lost their first game to Ukraine 1-0 (away)
* Czech Republic lost their opening game to Ukraine 2-1 (home)
* Slovakia have only lost 2 of their last 5 friendlies (drew with Netherlands and beat Denmark 3-0)
* Czech Republic have only won 2 of their last 5 matches (including losing to Russia 5-1 in their last game and Australia 4-0)
Tip: Slovakia to win (2.10)
Score: 2-1
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Group B4: Republic of Ireland v Denmark (20:45) (Tom)
* Republic of Ireland lost 4-1 to Wales in the opening Nations League game
* And are now ranked 30th – below Northern Ireland
* They only have 1 win in 8 games – 2-1 v USA – 90th minute winner
* Denmark are ranked 10th in the world
* And beat Wales 2-0 in the opening games of the Nations League
* Cristian Eriksen scored both the goals – he has 25 goals in 83 caps
* They played in the WC Playoff and Denmark won 1-5 on agg (Eriksen got a hat trick)
Tip: Denmark win (2.40) / Eriksen anytime
Score Prediction: 1-3
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League CGroup C3: Norway v Slovenia (18:00) (Will)
* Norway lost their last game v Bulgaria 1-0
* Won 5 in a row before that
* Unbeaten in eight games in Oslo: W6 D2
* Slovenia lost 4 of last 5 including Bulgaria and Cyprus in UNL
TIP: Norway win (1.75)
SCORE: 2-1
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Group C3: Bulgaria v Cyprus (20:45) (Olly)
* Bulgarians’ record v Cypriots: W12 L1
* Hosts top Group 3 with six points; Cyprus 3rd
* Bulgaria have won both their Nations League games so far (beating Norway 1-0 and Slovenia 2-1)
* Cyprus lost to Norway 2-0 and beat Slovenia 2-1 in their opening 2 games
* Using the Norway yardstick, Bulgaria should win this
Tip: Bulgaria to win (1.50)
Score: 2-0
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League DGroup D1: Georgia v Andorra (18:00) (Tom)
* 93rd v 128th in the world
* Georgia won both UEFA Nations League games in September – 0-2 v Kazakhstan and 1-0 v Latvia
* They have conceded its 1 goal in their last 6 games
* Andorra drew both UEFA Nations League games in September – 0-0 v Latvia and 1-1 v Kazakhstan
Tip: Under 2.5 goals (1.80) / Georgia win (1.13) NO VALUE
Score Prediction: 2-0
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Group D1: Latvia v Kazakhstan (18:00) (Will)
* Latvia have won 1 of 10
* Scored 2 in last 6
* Kazakhstan have turned a corner
* Lost 7 in a row but then only 2 in the last 6
* Scoring in 5 of those
* Beating Hungary and Azerbaijan
TIP: Kazakhstan to win either half (1.93)
SCORE: 0-1
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Group D4: Armenia v Gibraltar (18:00) (Olly)
* Gibraltar are ranked 198th in the world
* Gibraltar have only scored 1 goal in their last 6 friendlies beating Latvia 1-0
* Armenia have only lost 2 of their last 5 friendlies
* Gibraltar have only won 1 of their last 5
* Armenia have seen under 3.5 goals in their last 5 games
* Gibraltar have seen under 3.5 goals in 3 of their last 5 games
* No value in Armenia win (1.04)
Tip: Under 3.5 goals (1.81)
Score: 2-0
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Group D4: FYR Macedonia v Liechtenstein (20:45) (Tom)
* 68th v 178th in the world
* Macedonia won both games in the Nations League in September – 2-0 v Gibraltar and 2-0 v Armenia
* They have 5 clean sheets in their last 6 games
* They’ve beaten Norway and drew with Finland in the last year
* Liechtenstein beat Gibraltar 2-0 but lost 2-1 to Armenia
* They have lost 16 of their last 20 games
* And have conceded 31 goals in their last 12 games
* They played in WC Qualifying and Macedonia won 4-0 at home and 3-0 away
Tip: Macedonia Over 2.5 goals (1.58)
Score Prediction: 3-0