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Lithuania vs Bulgaria preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Lithuania will be looking to pick up their first win of the World Cup qualifiers when they take on Bulgaria this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 14:00 pm BST. Bulgaria are coming into this game on the back of two straight wins and they will fancy their chances of picking up all three points against a Lithuanian side that has lost their last five qualifiers. Lithuania vs Bulgaria team news Nikolay Mihaylov is suspended for Bulgaria and Saulius Mikoliunas is injured for the home side. Lithuania possible starting line-up: Ernestas Šetkus; Justas Lasickas, Edgaras Utkus, Benas Satkus, Egidijus Vaitkunas; Linas Megelaitis, Domantas Simkus, Ovidijus Verbickas, Arvydas Novikovas; Fedor Cernych, Edgaras Dubickas. Bulgaria possible starting line-up: Georgi Georgiev; Andrea Hr...
Kazakhstan vs Bosnia preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Bosnia will be looking to pick up their first win of the World Cup qualifiers when they take on Kazakhstan this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 14:00 pm BST. Neither side have managed to pick up a win in Group D so far and they will be desperate for all three points here. Kazakhstan vs Bosnia team news Bosnia will be without Miralem Pjanic and Sinisa Sanicanin due to injury. Kazakhstan are without captain Askhat Tagybergen and Artur Shushenachev. Kazakhstan possible starting line-up: Shatskiy; Logvinenko, Maliy, Marochkin; Bystrov, Zharynbetov, Kuat, Vorogovskiy; Vasiljev, Zhukov; Omirtayev Bosnia-Herzegovina possible starting line-up: Sehic; Jovicic, Ahmedhozic, Hadzikadunic; Stevanovic, Hadziahmetovic, Nalic, Cimirot, Kolasinac; Demirovic, Dzeko Kaza...
Finland vs Ukraine preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Ukraine will be looking to pick up their first win of the World Cup qualifiers when they take on Finland this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 17:00 pm BST. Ukraine are second in their group but they are without a win so far. The home fans will be expecting a better performance from the players here. Meanwhile, Finland picked up a win over Kazakhstan last month and they will fancy their chances of pulling off an upset. Finland vs Ukraine team news Finland are without Marcus Forss and Kaan Kairinen due to injury. Rasmus Schuller is suspended. Oleksandr Zinchenko will miss out for Ukraine along with Denys Boyko, Vitalli Mykolenko and Vitaliy Buyalskiy through injury. Atalanta’s Ruslan Malinovskyi was not called up. Finland possible starting line-up: Hradecky; Toivio, Arajuuri, Va...
Scotland vs Israel preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Scotland will look to close in on group leaders Denmark with a win over Israel in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 17:00 pm BST. Scotland are coming into this game on the back of wins over Moldova and Austria. They will be full of confidence against Israel. Meanwhile, the visitors were beaten 5-0 by Denmark in their last outing and they will want to bounce back strongly. Scotland vs Israel team news Grant Hanley is suspended for Scotland. The visitors will be without Hatem Elhamed due to suspension. Scotland possible starting line-up: Gordon; Hendry, McTominay, Tierney; O’Donnell, Gilmour, Christie, McGinn, Robertson; Dykes, Adams Israel possible starting line-up: Marciano; Arad, Hanna, Bitton; Dasa, Natkho, Peretz, Solomon, Menahem; Zahavi, D...
Moldova vs Denmark preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Denmark will look to continue their impressive winning run when they take on Moldova in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 19:45 pm BST. Denmark are at the top of their qualifying group, having won all of their games. They will be full of confidence heading into this contest. Moldova, on the other hand, are coming into this game on the back of five defeats in their last six matches. Moldova vs Denmark team news Artur Ionita has been left out of the Moldova squad for this game. Moldova possible starting line-up: Avram; Bolohan, Armas, Posmac; Jardan, Dros, Rata, Platica; Antoniuc, Nicolaescu; Ginsari Denmark possible starting line-up: Schmeichel; Wass, Anderson, Vestergaard, Larsen; Jensen, Norgaard, Delaney; Daramy, Poulsen, Skov Olsen Mol...
Switzerland vs Northern Ireland preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Switzerland will look to close the gap with group leaders Italy with a win over Northern Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 19:45 pm BST. Switzerland are second in their group with two wins and two draws from four outings. They will be up against a Northern Ireland side that has picked up just five points from four outings in the qualifiers. Switzerland vs Northern Ireland team news Switzerland have a fully fit squad to choose from. Jonny Evans could miss out for Northern Ireland with an injury. Switzlerland possible starting line-up: Yann Sommer, Silvan Widmer, Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi, Ricardo Rodriguez, Remo Freuler, Denis Zakaria, Michael Aebisher, Xherdan Shaqiri, Breel Embolo, Haris Seferovic Northern Ireland possible starting line...
Brighton’s Graham Potter on the ‘wanted list’ of Newcastle United
Brighton’s current boss Graham Potter is in the running for becoming the next manager at Newcastle United, according to a report from The Sun. Steve Bruce is expected to leave St. James’ Park after the club’s £300 million takeover by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. It has been reported that Antonio Conte was also a top candidate for the role but the Italian has now ruled himself out of a move to Tyneside. Other names associated with the job at the Magpies are Portuguese football expert Paulo Fonseca and Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard. Fonseca came on the brink of being appointed as the new Tottenham Hotspur manager but the deal ultimately collapsed earlier during the summer. While Gerrard is currently managing Rangers, having joined the Scottish ...
Luxembourg vs Serbia preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Serbia will look to climb to the top of Group A with a win over Luxembourg in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 19:45 pm BST. Serbia are second in their group with three wins and two draws from five outings. They will be up against a Luxembourg side that has picked up just six points from four outings in the qualifiers. Luxembourg vs Serbia team news Gerson Rodrigues is suspended for the home side here. Luxembourg possible starting line-up: Moris; Jans, Mahmutovic, Chanot, Carlson, Pinto; Martins Pereira, S. Thill, O. Thill; Sinani, Deville Serbia possible starting line-up: Rajkovic; Milenkovic, Nastasic, Pavlovic; Lazovic, Maksimovic, Gudelj, Kostic; Milinkovic-Savic, Tadic; Mitrovic Luxembourg vs Serbia form guide Luxembourg are coming into t...
Hungary vs Albania preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Hungary and Albania will look to close the gap with group leaders England when they face each other in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 19:45 pm BST. Hungary are fourth in their group with three wins and a draw from six outings. The visitors are second with four wins out of six matches in the qualifiers. Hungary vs Albania team news Hungary will be without their captain Adam Szalai. Erion Hoxhallari misses out for Albania after testing positive for Coronavirus. Hungary possible starting line-up: Gulacsi; Fiola, Orban, Szalai; Botka, Schafer, Kleinheisler, Schon; Sallai, Szoboszlai; Nikolic Albania possible starting line-up: Strakosha; Ismajli, Djimsiti, Kumbulla; Hysaj, Gjasula, Bare, Lenjani; Uzuni; Manaj, Broja Hungary vs Albania f...
Faroe Islands vs Austria preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Austria will look to get their stuttering World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a win over Faroe Islands this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 19:45 pm BST. Faroe Islands have picked up just one win from six qualifiers and they will be the underdogs here. Austria are fourth in their group with just seven points from six outings. Faroe Islands vs Austria team news Austria will be without Arnautovic, Baumgartner, Valentino Lazaro, Philipp Lienhart and Aleksandar Dragovic due to injury. Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic has not been called up. Faroe Islands possible starting line-up: Nielsen; Rolantsson, Faero, Nattestad, Joensen; S. Vatnhamar, Hansson, Andreasen, G. Vatnhamar, M. Olsen; Edmundsson Austria possible starting line-u...
Burnley’s James Tarkowski on the radar of Newcastle United
Burnley star James Tarkowski could be one of the first signings of Newcastle United after the club’s £300 million takeover by Saudi backed consortium, according to reports. It is said that the 28-year-old is also interested to make the move to St. James’ Park. The England international’s current contract at Turf Moor is set to expire next year and so he will be able to leave for free next summer. However, as per The Telegraph, the talented defender has a gentleman’s agreement with the Clarets that they will allow him to leave the club in January. It has been reported that the Lancashire based side will look the increase the transfer fee for the 28-year-old. But that is not expected to be an issue, with the Magpies now boasting the richest owners in the Premier...
Georgia vs Greece preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Greece will look to close in on the top two spots in their group with a win over Georgia in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 17:00 pm BST. Georgia are at the bottom of Group B with no wins from five matches. Meanwhile, Greece are third with a win and three draws from four outings. Georgia vs Greece team news Giorgi Kutsia has been left out of the squad for Georgia and Zeca will miss out for Greece. Georgia possible starting line-up: Loria; Chabradze, Kashia, Lochoshvili, Giorbelidze; Davitashvili, Mamuchashvili, Kankava, Aburjania, Kiteishvili; Okriashvili Greece possible starting line-up: Vlachodimos; Chatzidiakos, Mavropanos, Tzavellas; Androutsos, Mantalos, Bouchalakis, Tsimikas; Bakasetas, Pavlidis, Douvikas Georgia vs Greece form guide Gr...
