​International Friendly -- Saudi Arabia vs USA Game Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Tuesday's friendly match between Saudi Arabia and the USA at Spain's Estadio Nueva Condomina.

 

Saudi Arabia

Ecuador held The Green to a scoreless draw. Saudi Arabia scored 34 goals during their 2022 qualifying campaign, the fewest of the six Asian countries who qualified for Qatar. They may be having trouble scoring goals, but they have played solid defense for conceding one goal or fewer in 11 of their previous 12 games.

 

USA

The US suffered their first defeat in five games, falling to Japan 2-0. Many people are still unsure about who will start as the USA's number nine when their World Cup campaign gets off, given they have only been able to score one goal or less in three of their past four games. They had won their previous 34 out of their previous 39 games.

 

Prediction

The most recent games between opposing teams were dull. This is particularly true of Saudi Arabia, which have gone three games without scoring. In their recent meeting with Japan, the USA also have no objectives. There is a low likelihood that the future game will be a success.

 

 

Pick: Under 2.5 Goals

UEFA Nations League / England vs Germany

Analysis:

The two sides are preparing for Nations League action on Monday when England take on Germany.

 

England

England won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 1-0 Nations League defeat in their last game at the hands of Italy. A common trait of recent England games is the high number of scores with a nil in them. Taking their previous six matches leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on "Both Teams to Score" would have lost. Such a trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this next game, though.

 

Germany

Germany have been a threat going forward in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 9 goals in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Germany have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same clashes.

 

Verdict:

We’re thinking that Germany may not find it easy to register a score against this England team who we think should get a goal themselves and run out victorious. That’s why our selection here is for a narrow 1-0 victory for England at the end of the 90 minutes.

 

Home win

​International Friendly -- Mexico vs Peru Game Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Peru will play Mexico on Saturday in an international friendly at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

 

Mexico

Mexico have only managed two wins in their past seven games across all competitions. They will be anticipated to get through the group stage of this World Cup as they rate ninth in the FIFA rankings. They may had trouble finding talent in the offensive third over the summer, as evidenced by the fact that they had only won one of their previous five games overall and had scored only one on three occasions.

 

Peru

Peru did not make it to Qatar after losing 5-4 on penalties against Australia. Looking back at their campaign, Peru lost two chances to advance straight to the finals out of South America. On matchday two, they let a 2-1 lead against Brazil slip away before losing 4-2.

 

Prediction

Mexico appear to be much more talented than Peru, but the Gold Cup runners-up have struggled to be reliable and proficient in the final third. Peru are well-organized at the back, and this poise, along with a skilled shot-blocker, should be enough to hold El Tri at bay, even though we don't think the Peruvians will generate much of their own offense during the assault.

 

Pick: Mexico Draw No Bet

Serbia have won nine of their last thirteen games overall, going undefeated in 11 of them. They have triumphed in four of their previous five home games as well. The Swedes have lost their last three games and they had lost nine of their previous twelve road excursions. These observations suggest that Serbia will triumph this weekend.

UEFA Nations League / Italy vs England

 

 

Analysis:

There is Nations League action happening on Friday as Italy will be taking on England.

 

Italy

Matches with Italy have usually been exciting affairs of late with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past 6 games alone, the sum total of 20 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 8 of them belonging to Italy.

 

England

Gareth Southgate's England have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 6 times throughout their previous 6 matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during the equivalent period adds up to 7.

 

Verdict:

We’ve got the feeling that England and Italy could both end up scoring in what appears to be a good match-up, with little separating these two teams. A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. We’re therefore tipping a tight encounter with a score draw after 90 minutes.

 

Draw

 

UEFA Nations League - Slovakia vs Azerbaijan Match Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Slovakia will be faced with Azerbaijan on UEFA Nations League League C Group 3 on Thursday.

 

Slovakia

Slovakia have been relegated from second tier after getting four points only. However, on League C, although they managed to beat Belarus and Azerbaijan both 1-0 on the road, they lost to Kazakhstan twice. Now they rank 2nd on group table with 6 points only. To be mentioned, Kazakhstan will host Belarus a few hours earlier than this game. Once Kazakhstan successfully defeats Belarus, it will be useless for Slovakia to win this game, so the team's morale possibly depends on the result of Kazakhstan VS Belarus.

 

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan have only picked up 1 win, 1 draw and 2 loss in the previous four rounds, ranking second to the last now and only 2 points above of Belarus. Their only winning result is the 2-0 home victory over Belarus last round.

 

Prediction:

The difference in strength between these two teams is still relatively large, I will follow the odds to support Slovakia here. Also, judging from the weak attack in the previous rounds, there should not be many goals.

 

Pick: Slovakia to win

 

O/U Pick: Under 2.5 goals

UEFA Nations League - Belgium FC vs Wales FC

 

 

Analysis:

Belgium and Wales will have a nation league game at Den Dreef Stadium on Thursday.

 

Belgium

Belgium suffered a 1-4 defeat against the Netherlands in the opening group game. However, Belgium quickly relieved their load by thrashing Poland 6-1 in the second round. After that, they accumulate four points from the next two games, putting them two points behind the group's top-place team, Netherlands.

 

Wales

The Welsh team is currently threatened with relegation because they have only one point from their first four games in this group. What's worse, Joe Allen and Ben Davies will possibly be absent due to injuries and Gareth Bale is not in form because he has play a MLS game on Monday.

 

Verdict:

Beligium have not been defeated by Wales since 2021. Besides, Belgium have the home advantage. According to above, Belgium are more likely to win.

 

Belgium

 

BTTS

 

Under 2.5

UEFA Nations League - Scotland FC vs Ukraine FC

 

 

Analysis:

Hampden Park will witness a game between Scotland and Ukraine.

 

Scotland

They are second in the group. To move to League A, they must have a winning streak in their upcoming games. Che Adams, John McGinn, and Stuart Armstrong are in the squad, and the team valued a total of €339 million.

 

Ukraine

Despite not having a home advantage this season, they have played better than expected, going 2W-1D. Now they rank at the top of Group 1, League B. They will upgrade to League A as long as they take three points from Scotland in the coming game.

 

Verdict:

With one point separating them, the two teams are vying for first place. Since Ukraine had the psychological advantage because they defeated Scotland 1-3 in their previous match, it is expected that Ukraine will triumph once more.

 

Pick: 2