What can I say about yesterday? Well, apart from the fact I nailed it with 6 out of 7 winners and 3 correct scores, winning 115 euros with my 14/1 line, Scotland broke my heart, again, and while I won't bore you with my analysis yet, it really was an outstanding occassion at Hampden that lived up to my expectations, and my correct score prediction of 2.2. So, it's the last day of the season with our final round of qualifiers and I'm focussing on Ireland's game with Austria as well as Wales trip to Serbia. Here are my best bets for a Sunday hangover #BOlieve :( 17:00 Finland vs Ukraine - Prediction 0.1 - NO BETS
19:45 Iceland vs Croatia - Prediction 1.1 Best Bets - Iceland not to lose @5/6 Key Facts * Iceland are unbeaten in their last 11 home qualifiers since 2013, winning 8 and drawing 3 * Iceland have only lost 2 of their last 17 competitive fixtures at home, both losses coming in friendly fixtures * Croatia have won only 4 of their last 10 away qualifiers since 2013 (at Finland, Kosovo, Bulgaria and Malta) * Croatia are missing key man Ivan Rakitic with an abdominal injury * Croatia sit top of the group on 13 points with Iceland in 2nd position on 10 points Final Verdict The Icelandics are strong at home and I fancy them to grab at least a point against a Croatian side missing their talismanic midfielder Rakitic and given the current standings in the group, I fancy the Croatians would be happy with a point and while they have better players than the hosts, this is an Iceland team that in the last 2 years have beaten The Netherlands (twice), England, Czech Republic, Turkey and Austria amongst others and I expect them to match their more illustrious opponents to claim a share of the spoils. I'm backing the hosts not to lose @5/6 with the draw also worth a punt at 23/10 19:45 Kosovo vs Turkey - Prediction 1.2 - NO BETS World Cup Qualification Grp. D 17:00 Moldova vs Georgia - Prediction - 1.1 - NO BETS 17:00 Ireland vs Austria - Prediction 2.1 Best Bets - Ireland to win @13/10, BTTS @21/20 Key Facts * Ireland have won 5 of their last 6 home qualifiers with only 1 loss in their last 11 in Dublin * Ireland have kept clean-sheets in their last 5 home qualifiers and in 7 of their last 11 most recent qualifying fixtures * Austria have scored in 11 of their last 12 away fixtures * Austria scored 2 goals or more in 8 of those 12 games * Ireland won 1.0 in the reverse fixture in Vienna in November Final Verdict Ireland can win here at tasty 13/10 odds but this is a tough game to call with Austria more than capable of scoring on the road despite Ireland's recent defensive solidity so both of my selections are tentative but with Austria really needing a win, I expect a fairly open game with the Irish the more likely to edge to victory given their form, confidence and home advantage. 19:45 Serbia vs Wales - Prediction 2.1 Best Bets - BTTS @11/10 Key Facts * Serbia have seen BTTS in 11 of their last 13 home fixtures and in 5 of their last 6 qualifiers both home and away * In fact, Serbia have kept only 4 clean sheets in their last 27 home fixtures since 2010 * Serbia are unbeaten in this campaign with 11 points after 5 games., scoring 12 goals in the process. Wales sit 4 points back in 4th position having drawn 4 of their 5 matches so far * Wales are missing key man Gareth Bale who is out with suspension * Wales have won only 1 of their last 8 away or neutral venue fixtures Final Verdict It's hard to see Wales winning without Gareth Bale but I do think they can score against a Serbian side that don't keep many clean sheets and with Wales really needing a win, and still having midfield quality in the shape of Aaron Ramsey and Joe Allen, I expect chances at both ends so BTTS is possible at big 11/10 odds while the home win, while certainly more likely, looks a bit short @7/10. World Cup Qualification Grp. G 19:45 Macedonia vs Spain - Prediction - 1.2 - NO BETS 19:45 Israel vs Albania - Prediction - 1.0 - Israel to win @21/20 Final Verdict Israel won 3.0 in Albania earlier in the campaign and they will fancy their chances of another win here at 21/20 odds. Neither side has any realstic change to catch the group heavyweights but with Albania losing a friendly in Luxembourg last weekend, confidence is hardly high for the visitors and with that 3.0 loss still fresh in the memory, I expect another win for Israel at nice odds of just over evens. 19:45 Italy vs Liechtenstein - Predidction 4.0 - NO BETS Sunday Best Bets Ireland vs Austria - Ireland to win @13/10 Ireland vs Austria - BTTS @11/10 Iceland vs Croatia - Iceland not to lose @4/5 Serbia vs Wales - BTTS @11/10 Other selections Israel vs Albania - Israel to win @21/20 Moldova vs Georgia - Draw Iceland vs Croatia - Draw Comments are closed.
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