As the final international break of the year gets underway, Nations across various continents go head-to-head, vying for tickets to major competitions while others will try to test the mettle of their resolve having already sealed qualification with games to spare. In Europe, already-qualified England will host Malta, Iceland will travel to face Portugal, France will host Gibraltar while Spain welcomes Georgia for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers. Elsewhere in South America, Colombia will host Brazil in a firecracker of a game while table toppers, Argentina are set to welcome second place Uruguay in the 2026 CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Meanwhile, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will go away to face Zimbabwe in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier opening group game in Africa. As always, Nigeria’s leading online sports betting platform, Betking presents both beginners and seasoned punters free, expert betting tips to help secure you desired cash outs during the international break. **England vs Malta** A victory for England over Malta at home will stamp their position as Group C winners in the 2024 Euro qualifiers. The Three Lions lead the group with a three-point advantage over Ukraine, who have played one more match. Having already secured a spot in the finals in Germany, England aims to add three more points against bottom-of-the-group Malta. Following this match, Gareth Southgate’s team has one more fixture, a visit to North Macedonia on November 20. Meanwhile, for Malta, currently at the bottom without a single point having lost all 7 group games with an aggregate score of 2-18, the focus shifts to preparing for the upcoming UEFA Nations League campaign, as another defeat seems likely at Wembley on Friday evening. Malta has never scored against England in 5 competitive games. The Three Lions have won all encounters since their first meeting in 1971with an aggregate score of 16-0, with the most recent meeting ending in a 4-0 loss for Malta. England’s last game against Italy saw over 3.5 goals scored while the last two meetings versus Malta provided an over 3.5 goals outcome. The goals market is where you’ll easily find value in this game.
**Portugal vs Iceland** Portugal will welcome Iceland on Sunday night for their Group J Euro 2024 qualifier encounter. The Roberto Martinez-led side has been immaculate so far, seated at the top of the group with the maximum 24 points from 8 games with 32 goals scored and only 2 conceded. They are on an 8-game winning streak, having won all their games in 2023. Their last defeat was a 1-0 quarter final loss to Morocco at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On Sunday, the 2016 European champions will face an Iceland side who are currently 4th in a group of six teams after securing just 10 points from 8 games having won 3, lost 4 and drew 1. **Key Stats** ● In the current Euro qualifying series, Iceland have won only one of their last 3 away games with their only win being a 7-0 demolition of Liechtenstein, the worst team in the group. ● Iceland has never defeated Portugal in Euro qualifiers, and this is not expected to change when the two sides face off this Sunday. There have been four meetings between them, with Portugal securing 3 wins and I ended in a draw. ● Portugal are overwhelming favourites to win while a combo bet on the hosts to win and over 2.5 goals is also a realistic bet that offers you more value for your stake.
**France vs Gibraltar (Saturday)** With a 100% record in the Euro qualifiers following a run of 6 wins from 6 games with 13 goals scored and 1 conceded, France welcomes the whipping boys of Group B, Gibraltar, in a match day 7 encounter at the Allianz Riviera in Nice. Le Bleus have already secured their spot at the European Championship finals, but they surely want to put icing on the cake on a very successful qualifying campaign. Gibraltar, on the other hand, are not competitive at this level, with the team losing each of their six group games without scoring a single goal and conceded 21 goals in the process. Our professional betting tips for this fixture are France to win while an over 3.5 goals is also advised as a possible outcome.
**Spain vs Georgia** Having already secured qualification with 15 points from 6 games, Spain will host Georgia in this weekend’s 2024 Euro qualifying fixture. La Roja will have to first make a short trip to Cyprus on Thursday before facing off with Georgia in Group A on Sunday. Since a shocking 2-0 away loss to Scotland, Spain have won four games on the bounce with an aggregate score of 16-1 in the current qualifying campaign. The reverse fixture between these two sides ended in a 7-1 demolition of Georgia right in front the Georgian fans. The visitors will first host Scotland before travelling to face Spain. They’re currently 4th on the log with a total of 7 points from a possible 18. Naturally, we expect Spain to easily win this game.
**Zimbabwe vs Nigeria (Sunday)** After narrowly missing out on qualification for the 2022 World Cup courtesy of an away goal defeat to Ghana, Nigeria will begin their qualification campaign with a home game against Lesotho on Thursday before visiting Zimbabwe on Sunday. The game against Zimbabwe will be the fifth competitive meeting between both sides. Nigeria won the previous four games with an aggregate score of 11-1. While the three-time African champions are the overwhelming favourites to win, it is necessary to stress the fact that they are extremely vulnerable in goal. The Super Eagles will also be without super striker, Victor Osimhen due a muscle injury while this fixture comes too soon for the injured Samuel Chukwueze as well. However, there are several star replacements with Nottingham Forest’s forward Taiwo Awoniyi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Victor Boniface, Terem Moffi, Ademola Lookman amongst others waiting in the wings. Nigeria is favoured to win away from home against Zimbabwe while both teams to score is also a possibility considering the error prone goalkeeper who is likely to be between the sticks for the Super Eagles.
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