Preview
Scotland vs Spain
Scotland and Spain face off in a Group A top-of-the-table matchup on Tuesday night after both teams won their opening Euro 2024 qualifying matches 3-0.
In their inaugural match, Steve Clarke’s team scored three goals against Cyprus, while Spain’s Luis de la Fuente era began with a convincing victory over Norway.
Spain’s victory over Norway by three goals was not nearly as easy as the score indicates, and even if Erling Braut Haaland had played, La Roja would not have likely kept a clean sheet after giving up so many chances.
Scotland claimed four wins and a draw from five World Cup qualifiers on home turf and picked up where they left off in this competition. t is the first time since 2006 that Scotland has won their opening Euros qualifier and Clarke wants to take the positives into what is sure to be a much tougher game against Spain. Scots with a goal-scoring flair can cause more problems for the Roja defense, but the boys in blue shouldn’t be able to overcome De la Fuente’s team.
Predictions
Straight Wins.
Scotland has won four of its last six international games while also drawing one and losing one. They scored 12 goals while giving up five. Even though we anticipate Scotland to come second to Spain in Group A, they will still be behind them by a significant margin. Spain has only lost once in competitive play (inside 90 minutes) over the past 12 months, and that was to Japan in the group stage. Spain has also defeated Portugal and Switzerland on the road. Despite not making it to Qatar, Scotland will be confident enough to compete with Norway for second place in the group. Hence, it is difficult for us to imagine anything other than an away victory on Tuesday. Bet9ja have 1.65 odds, Paripesa have 1.68 odds and 1xBet have 1.68 odds.
In this Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, Belarus has displayed a lack of competitiveness, and Romania will aim to capitalize on that fact at home. There have been several thrilling games between these teams in the past; the most recent was a friendly match that Romania won 5-3 three years ago. Unfortunately, my Romania vs. Belarus prediction won’t be very relevant to that game. The visiting team is struggling for obvious reasons. This group lacks quality, as was once again demonstrated when they were thrashed 5-0 by Switzerland in their opening match of the Euro 2024 qualification round. Bet9ja have 1.38 odds, Paripesa have 1.39 odds and 1xBet have 1.39 odds.
Over 2.5
Switzerland is eager to advance in the standings against Israel after using their better talent to upset Belarus in their opening Euro 2024 qualifying match. One of the most productive teams in European football, Switzerland scores a lot of goals in many of their matches. They had scored more than two goals in each of their previous three official games, including a 5-0 victory over Belarus three days prior. Israel, on the other hand, is among the weakest teams in terms of goal defense. Eight of their last ten games—a total of ten—had above 2.5 goals. Two of the four times these teams have faced off have seen over 2.5 goals. Bet9ja have 1.67 odds, Paripesa have 1.70 odds and 1xBet have 1.70 odds.
Kosovo will be aiming to achieve its first victory during this Euro 2024 qualification period against one of the continent’s bottom teams. The game will be played in Prishtina, and the home crowd will have the opportunity to cheer on their players after a successful trip to Israel for the first qualification match, which ended in a 1-1 draw. The team will be motivated enough by that one point to prepare for the potential of their first victory, which would instill much-needed confidence in the group going into the second round of qualifying. The home team is considered to be the favorite in this Kosovo vs. Andorra prediction. While Andorra had zero of those games on their record over the same period. Kosovo had three of their last five games with over 2.5 goals. Bet9ja have 1.87 odds, Paripesa have 1.96 odds and 1xBet have 1.96 odds.
Anytime Goal scorers
Alvaro Morata
A trip to Glasgow will present some challenges for de la Fuente’s early reign with Spain. But the experience of Atletico Madrid star Alvaro Morata will be a key boost for the visitors. The experienced forward has 30 goals in 61 international appearances, at an almost perfect one goal per two matches ratio – and he has found the back of the net in three of his last five games for Spain. Bet9ja have 2.30 odds while Paripesa have 2.30 odds.
Dennis Man
Parma right-wing player was on the scoresheet against Andorra in Romania’s first Euro 2024 qualifying match and has recorded six total goals in 17 appearances for his country. He has performed well for the Italian team in Serie B this season as well as playing in 21 matches while recording four goals and a couple of assists. Bet9ja have 2.50 odds while Paripesa have 2.10 odds.
Vedat Muriqi
The star of this Kosovo team is Vedat Muriqi, a center-forward that plies his trade in La Liga playing for Mallorca. He has scored an impressive 23 goals in 44 appearances for his country and has ten goals in 23 matches this season for Mallorca with two assists on the record as well. Bet9ja have 3.50 odds while Paripesa have 3.65 odds.
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