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Europe UEFA Nations League Pot A, 10-11 October
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Spain vs Switzerland Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Spain:
De Gea; Navas, Ramos, Torres, Gaya; Merino, Busquets, Rodri; Fati, Moreno, Olmo
Switzerland:
Sommer; Widmer, Elvedi, Comert, Rodriguez, Benito; Zuber, Sow, Xhaka, Freuler; Seferovic
Spain will welcome Switzerland at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium in Madrid in UEFA Nations League fixture. The Red Fury started the campaign with an away draw at Germany. Timo Werner scored for Germany, while Jose Gaya rescued a point with a 95th-minute equalizer. Spain deserved a point as Leeds United's striker Rodrigo missed two excellent opportunities previously. Gaya scored with almost the last kick of the game. In the next match Spain destroyed Ukraine with 4:0. Ansu Fati and Sergio Ramos were the key names on that match. The 17-year-old Fati, who enjoyed the first start for the national team, became the Spain's youngest ever goalscorer. Ferran Torres added his own first Spain goal late on. Luis Enrique's men climbed on the top of Group A4, one point ahead of second-placed Ukraine. On Wednesday Spain played a goalless draw with Portugal as a preparation for this match. Enrique rest some of the key players, meaning David de Gea, Pau Torres, Jesus Navas and Ansu Fati should start here. Sergio Canales and Dani Ceballos both started against Portugal but could now drop out. Fabian Ruiz will miss the match as the Napoli midfielder was unable to travel to Spain due to quarantine rules. As You probably know, several Napoli players were tested positive on Covid-19.
Switzerland have collected just one point from the opening two matches of UEFA Nations League. First they lost 2:1 to Ukraine at Arena Lviv stadium. Yarmolenko gave the hosts an early advantage, but the Swiss striker Haris Seferovic scored an equalizer into the corner of the Ukrainian goal from outside of the penalty area in the 41st minute. Nevertheless, the guests left the stadium empty-handed after Oleksandr Zinchenko’s spin kick went directly into the top corner of the goal from 22 meters away. In the next round Switzerland played an 1:1 home draw with Germany. Ilkay Gundogan gave the visitors an 1:0 lead at St Jakob-Park, finishing clinically in 14th minute. However, the Swiss national team leveled just before the hour, with Silvan Widmer converting from inside the penalty area. A point against the World champions usualy looks a solid result, but it's worth mentioning that German coach Loew was missing Bayern Munich players. However, Switzerland will try to remain unbeaten in this match too. Coach Vladimir Petkovic has some issues as Renato Steffen and Breel Embolo are both unavailable. That means there will be changes from the side that started against Germany. Manuel Akanji is currently in isolation and won't play too. On the positive note, Liverpool's winger Xherdan Shaqiri will fly to Madrid after testing negative for Covid-19 and could start here. At the end I will mention that Switzerland lost 2:1 to Croatia in a friendly game during the midweek.
Spain vs Switzerland Prediction:
The two national teams have made contrasting starts to their Nation League campaigns. Spain have collected four points from the first two matches, while Switzerland just one. The Red Fury looked fantastic against Ukraine when they won 4:0. I think they will continue with the positive results. The quality is on their side and I expect a comfortable victory for Luis Enriqe's men.
Spain vs Switzerland Pick: Spain -1.5 AH @ 2.23 with Pinnacle
Possible starting lineups:
Spain:
De Gea; Navas, Ramos, Torres, Gaya; Merino, Busquets, Rodri; Fati, Moreno, Olmo
Switzerland:
Sommer; Widmer, Elvedi, Comert, Rodriguez, Benito; Zuber, Sow, Xhaka, Freuler; Seferovic
Spain will welcome Switzerland at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium in Madrid in UEFA Nations League fixture. The Red Fury started the campaign with an away draw at Germany. Timo Werner scored for Germany, while Jose Gaya rescued a point with a 95th-minute equalizer. Spain deserved a point as Leeds United's striker Rodrigo missed two excellent opportunities previously. Gaya scored with almost the last kick of the game. In the next match Spain destroyed Ukraine with 4:0. Ansu Fati and Sergio Ramos were the key names on that match. The 17-year-old Fati, who enjoyed the first start for the national team, became the Spain's youngest ever goalscorer. Ferran Torres added his own first Spain goal late on. Luis Enrique's men climbed on the top of Group A4, one point ahead of second-placed Ukraine. On Wednesday Spain played a goalless draw with Portugal as a preparation for this match. Enrique rest some of the key players, meaning David de Gea, Pau Torres, Jesus Navas and Ansu Fati should start here. Sergio Canales and Dani Ceballos both started against Portugal but could now drop out. Fabian Ruiz will miss the match as the Napoli midfielder was unable to travel to Spain due to quarantine rules. As You probably know, several Napoli players were tested positive on Covid-19.
Switzerland have collected just one point from the opening two matches of UEFA Nations League. First they lost 2:1 to Ukraine at Arena Lviv stadium. Yarmolenko gave the hosts an early advantage, but the Swiss striker Haris Seferovic scored an equalizer into the corner of the Ukrainian goal from outside of the penalty area in the 41st minute. Nevertheless, the guests left the stadium empty-handed after Oleksandr Zinchenko’s spin kick went directly into the top corner of the goal from 22 meters away. In the next round Switzerland played an 1:1 home draw with Germany. Ilkay Gundogan gave the visitors an 1:0 lead at St Jakob-Park, finishing clinically in 14th minute. However, the Swiss national team leveled just before the hour, with Silvan Widmer converting from inside the penalty area. A point against the World champions usualy looks a solid result, but it's worth mentioning that German coach Loew was missing Bayern Munich players. However, Switzerland will try to remain unbeaten in this match too. Coach Vladimir Petkovic has some issues as Renato Steffen and Breel Embolo are both unavailable. That means there will be changes from the side that started against Germany. Manuel Akanji is currently in isolation and won't play too. On the positive note, Liverpool's winger Xherdan Shaqiri will fly to Madrid after testing negative for Covid-19 and could start here. At the end I will mention that Switzerland lost 2:1 to Croatia in a friendly game during the midweek.
Spain vs Switzerland Prediction:
The two national teams have made contrasting starts to their Nation League campaigns. Spain have collected four points from the first two matches, while Switzerland just one. The Red Fury looked fantastic against Ukraine when they won 4:0. I think they will continue with the positive results. The quality is on their side and I expect a comfortable victory for Luis Enriqe's men.
Spain vs Switzerland Pick: Spain -1.5 AH @ 2.23 with Pinnacle
England vs Belgium Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
England:
Pickford; Gomez, Maguire, Dier; Alexander-Arnold, Rice, Henderson, Trippier; Sancho, Kane, Rashford
Belgium:
Mignolet; Alderweireld, Denayer, Vertonghen; Meunier, De Bruyne, Witsel, Castagne; Doku, Lukaku, Trossard
England started the new season of UEFA Nations League with a narrow 1:0 win against Iceland. Raheem Sterling decided the match after converted a late penalty. Manchester City winger is one of the key players in the national team - he has scored 11 goals in his last 12 England games, plus six assists. However, two other players were in focus after the match - Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood. The youngsters were sent home for breaking Covid-19 protocols on Iceland and had "party" with two Icelandic girls. Both players didn't travel to Denmark three days later, even made a formal apology. Gareth Southgate's men played a goalless draw in Copenhagen. Harry Kane almost scored in the dying seconds when he went round Denmark keeper Kasper Schmeichel, only to see his shot cleared off the line by Mathias Jorgensen. Nevertheless, England didn't deserve the victory as they had just two shots on target, their fewest since October 2018. Southgate must go for the victory in this match to avoid possible critics. The last preparation match was solid as England beat Wales 3:0 on Thursday night. The goals were scored by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Conor Coady and Danny Ings. Most probably they will start from the bench in this clash. Defender Ben Chilwell is sidelined due to illness..
Belgium started the campaign with two victories. In the first match they beat Denmark with 2:0 in Copenhagen. Jason Denayer and Dries Mertens were the scorers on that match, stretching their winning streak to 11 games. Three days later the Red Devils had obtained the 12th victory as they destroyed Iceland with 5:1. Michy Batshuayi scored twice, while the remaining goals were netted by Axel Witsel, Dries Mertens and Jeremy Doku. On Wednesday Belgium played an 1:1 draw with Ivory Coast at Stade Roi Baudouin. It was very much an experimental lineup as coach Roberto Martinez saved his key players for this game. But the Spanish coach has some issues in front of this game. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had to leave the camp on Thursday due to injury, meaning the former Liverpool No.1 Simon Mignolet should start. This is a big handicap for the Belgiaans as Mignolet isn't good as Courtois. Martinez is also missing Thorgan Hazard and Dries Mertens, while the best player Eden Hazard only has an outside chance of being involved in this match. It is clear the guests will be very handicapped. However, the attacking trio of Jeremy Doku, Leandro Trossard and Romelu Lukaku should not be underestimated. They are all in good form and could produce lot of problems to Pickford.
England vs Belgium Prediction:
England will be looking to return to winning ways in this match. Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling are in nice form and I expect the Three Lions to find the back of the net. Belgium also have players able to score - Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne in first place. I think both teams will score in this match.
England vs Belgium Pick: Both teams to score - Yes @ 1.77 with 188bet
Possible starting lineups:
England:
Pickford; Gomez, Maguire, Dier; Alexander-Arnold, Rice, Henderson, Trippier; Sancho, Kane, Rashford
Belgium:
Mignolet; Alderweireld, Denayer, Vertonghen; Meunier, De Bruyne, Witsel, Castagne; Doku, Lukaku, Trossard
England started the new season of UEFA Nations League with a narrow 1:0 win against Iceland. Raheem Sterling decided the match after converted a late penalty. Manchester City winger is one of the key players in the national team - he has scored 11 goals in his last 12 England games, plus six assists. However, two other players were in focus after the match - Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood. The youngsters were sent home for breaking Covid-19 protocols on Iceland and had "party" with two Icelandic girls. Both players didn't travel to Denmark three days later, even made a formal apology. Gareth Southgate's men played a goalless draw in Copenhagen. Harry Kane almost scored in the dying seconds when he went round Denmark keeper Kasper Schmeichel, only to see his shot cleared off the line by Mathias Jorgensen. Nevertheless, England didn't deserve the victory as they had just two shots on target, their fewest since October 2018. Southgate must go for the victory in this match to avoid possible critics. The last preparation match was solid as England beat Wales 3:0 on Thursday night. The goals were scored by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Conor Coady and Danny Ings. Most probably they will start from the bench in this clash. Defender Ben Chilwell is sidelined due to illness..
Belgium started the campaign with two victories. In the first match they beat Denmark with 2:0 in Copenhagen. Jason Denayer and Dries Mertens were the scorers on that match, stretching their winning streak to 11 games. Three days later the Red Devils had obtained the 12th victory as they destroyed Iceland with 5:1. Michy Batshuayi scored twice, while the remaining goals were netted by Axel Witsel, Dries Mertens and Jeremy Doku. On Wednesday Belgium played an 1:1 draw with Ivory Coast at Stade Roi Baudouin. It was very much an experimental lineup as coach Roberto Martinez saved his key players for this game. But the Spanish coach has some issues in front of this game. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had to leave the camp on Thursday due to injury, meaning the former Liverpool No.1 Simon Mignolet should start. This is a big handicap for the Belgiaans as Mignolet isn't good as Courtois. Martinez is also missing Thorgan Hazard and Dries Mertens, while the best player Eden Hazard only has an outside chance of being involved in this match. It is clear the guests will be very handicapped. However, the attacking trio of Jeremy Doku, Leandro Trossard and Romelu Lukaku should not be underestimated. They are all in good form and could produce lot of problems to Pickford.
England vs Belgium Prediction:
England will be looking to return to winning ways in this match. Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling are in nice form and I expect the Three Lions to find the back of the net. Belgium also have players able to score - Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne in first place. I think both teams will score in this match.
England vs Belgium Pick: Both teams to score - Yes @ 1.77 with 188bet
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia-Herzegovina rank the bottom of group table with 1D-1L, but their defensive sides are poor as they conceded goals in past 3 games. In last round against Northern Ireland, they ended the game with 0:0, which may beat their morale heavily.
Netherlands
Netherlands are one of the strongest teams in Euro, and they kept unbeaten in 6 games on EURO Cup qualifying and won 5 of them, with scoring 3 goals per game. But since Ronald Koeman left the team, their offensive strength has been declined as they just scored 1 goal totally in last 3 games, and they scored not a single goal when against Italy and Mexico.
Verdict:
Bosnia-Herzegovina couldn’t get a win in last 3 games, while Netherlands also lost last 2 games. The 1X2 first odd is 4.75-3.60-1.75, tending to the host. So Netherland will be expected higher in this round.
Bosnia-Herzegovina VS Netherlands
1X2 Pick: 2
Bosnia-Herzegovina rank the bottom of group table with 1D-1L, but their defensive sides are poor as they conceded goals in past 3 games. In last round against Northern Ireland, they ended the game with 0:0, which may beat their morale heavily.
Netherlands
Netherlands are one of the strongest teams in Euro, and they kept unbeaten in 6 games on EURO Cup qualifying and won 5 of them, with scoring 3 goals per game. But since Ronald Koeman left the team, their offensive strength has been declined as they just scored 1 goal totally in last 3 games, and they scored not a single goal when against Italy and Mexico.
Verdict:
Bosnia-Herzegovina couldn’t get a win in last 3 games, while Netherlands also lost last 2 games. The 1X2 first odd is 4.75-3.60-1.75, tending to the host. So Netherland will be expected higher in this round.
Bosnia-Herzegovina VS Netherlands
1X2 Pick: 2