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England made a great start to their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign beating the Czech Republic 5-0 at Wembley. The win followed their success earlier in the season when winning their UEFA Nations League group and qualifying for June's semi-finals. They have won five of their last six games scoring 14 goals. England have a strong European Championship qualifying record and have won their last 11 games with clean sheets in each of the last five. Away form has seen them undefeated in their last nine Euro qualifiers with the last defeat being to Russia in 2006.
Montenegro could only draw their first group match away in Bulgaria on Friday evening. They led 1-0 but Bulgaria equalized with a penalty eight minutes from time.Their Nations League campaign saw them finish third behind Serbia and Romania in League C. Montenegro have only won two of their last 13 games and both were against Lithuania, that's the Lithuania who lost to Luxembourg on Friday. At home, they have won one of their last six games, only managing to score in two of them. They last met England in the 2014 World Cup qualifying stages drawing 1-1 at home and losing 4-1 away. England are the clear form pick and can get another three points from this match.

Iceland and France are early front runners in Group H of the European Cup qualifiers after opening wins on Friday. Iceland saw off Andorra 2 – 0 while France were 4 – 1 winner over Moldova, with both sides playing away from home. Looking at their Day One opponents, this clash is bound to be tougher for both sides, but more so for Iceland, who will be facing the world champions at their backyard. Iceland have made a name for themselves by their grit and ability to churn out results against bigger teams. They did it at France 2016 and they have always carried that air of the giant killer. However, their win over Andorra is the first in 16 matches. They have a better run in Euro Cup qualification matches though; in their last 15, they have managed eight wins and in the last six qualifiers away from home they have won four. France on the other hand have lost just two of their last 26 matches, to Netherlands and Colombia – very strong opponents. By virtue of being hosts in the last tournament, France didn’t take part in the qualifiers and as they return to the qualifiers, they have not lost any qualifier for European Cup, the last 10 matches. In the last 16 Euro Cup qualifiers at home, they have lost just two, drawn one and won 13.

Turkey failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and earlier in the season were relegated to League C of the Nations League. They had a welcome win on Friday with a 2-0 win away in Albania. They have a tough group to negotiate with France and Iceland also getting wins in their opening fixtures. Their poor performance in the Nations League could prove vital because if they fail to finish in the top two of this group, there's no chance of them making the play-offs. Turkey had won only one of their last nine games before Friday's victory. Home form is poor going into this game with no goals scored in their last three games.but this is a much easier assignment than recent home games against Sweden and Russia. They last hosted Moldova in 2017 and won that game 3-1.
Moldova will most likely battle it out with Andorra for bottom spot in this group. Their campaign began with a 4-1 home loss to France and their current form is hugely disappointing. It's been that way for a while and in their last 29 games going back to 2016, they have only won three games and all were against the lowest-ranked team in the world, San Marino. Their last 11 away games have produced just one win in San Marino and they have failed to score in nine of those 11 away games. Another defeat looms here, go for Turkey to win the game leading at both half and full time.

The Republic of Ireland had gone seven games without a win before beating Gibraltar away 1-0 on Saturday. That record isn't quite as bad as it seems because they had drawn four of those games. Earlier in the season, they finished bottom of their Nations League group and were relegated to League C. That bad performance won't help them if they need to rely on the play-offs to qualify for Euro 2020. Ireland had also failed to score in their four games played before the trip to Gibraltar but three of their last five matches have ended goalless. Home form has seen them win one of their last five games and fail to score in the last three. Each of their last six games have had under 2.5 goals scored in them.
Georgia didn't trouble the scorers in their opening Euro 2020 fixture as they lost 2-0 at home to Switzerland. That's compared to the 12 goals they scored as they won their Nations League group and won promotion to League C. They were only up against Latvia, Andorra and Kazakhstan and this is tougher Five of their last six away games have had under 2.5 goals scored in them. Their Euro qualifying record has never resulted in them reaching the final and only one of their last 15 away games have been won and that was against Gibraltar, Go for Ireland to win a low-scoring game.

After failing to reach the 2018 World Cup finals and the semi-finals of the Nations League, Italy dare not miss out on qualifying for Euro 2020. They got their campaign off to a good start with a win over Finland on Saturday evening. This home match against Liechtenstein is another ideal opportunity to get three points but tougher games against Greece, Bosna and Herzegovina lie ahead later in the group. Italy came second behind Portugal in the Nations League but four games only saw them score twice and concede twice. Italy haven't been scoring too many goals of late but as long as they qualify for the finals, they probably won't care how many they score.
Liechtenstein finished bottom of their League D group earlier in the season. They trailed behind Macedonia, Armenia and Gibraltar and lost all three of their away games against the lower-ranked opposition. Liechtenstein have only won two of their last 30 games with victories over Iraq and Gibraltar. Only one of their last 17 away games have ended in a victory and in Euro qualifiers, 29 away games has seen them with just one win in Moldova and one goal in the last eight. Their last two games against Italy have both been lost by an aggregate score of 9-0. Saturday saw them open their Euro qualifying campaign with a home loss to Greece.

After a run of one win in eight games and missing the 2018 World Cup, the USA have turned it all around in recent months under their new coach. They beat Ecuador 1-0 on Friday, their third win in a row and all achieved without conceding a goal. It was a close game against Ecuador and it took a goal eight minutes from time that got the Americans their win. That takes their home record to just one loss in the last six and they will want to keep that momentum going as they prepare for the Copa America.
Chile aren't in such form and have lost two of their last three matches. They went down 3-1 to Mexico on Saturday conceding three goals in the space of 13 second-half minutes and have now conceded seven goals in their last three matches. Last November saw them lose 3-2 at home to Costa Rica again going 3-0 down before getting two late goals. Their last win came in a friendly against Honduras, played just four days after the Costa Rica defeat. They won that game 4-1 at home with two of the goals coming from the penalty spot, but their opponents were a team that have only won one of their last 12 away games. Chile aren't that hot on their travels either with only two wins in their last eight matches. Go for the USA to maintain their momentum with a home win in this game.

Spain made promsing starts in both the 2018 World Cup finals and the Nations League but quickly went downhill. Their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign began well with a win over Norway and now travel to Malta looking for three more points. Spain have won their last two games recovering well after Nations League losses to England and Croatia. They have a good Euro qualifying record with nine wins in a row and only one loss in the last 28. Their last four away Euro qualifiers have all been won without a goal being conceded. They have won all of their seven previous meetings against Malta but they haven't met since 1997. Those seven wins have seen Spain score 36 goals including a 12-1 win in 1983,
Malta didn't have much success in the Nations League finishing bottom of their group in the bottom rung League D. Malta failed to win any of their games in a group against Kosovo, Azerbaijan and the Faroe Islands. Saturday saw them have a third meeting of the season with the Faroe Islands and they beat them 2-1 at home to get three points with a goal in each half. That was a welcome win indeed as it ended a run of 15 games without a victory stretching back to 2017 and there'd been 29 Euro qualifiers since the last win. Their last 34 internationals have only produced two wins and they face an almighty task to get something from this match. Go for under 4.5 goals to be scored in this match.

Luxembourg took an early lead in Group B with a win over Lithuania and while Portugal will not be worried with the early pace setters, they will sure rue the missed chance in the game against Ukraine, which was by all means, a winnable game for Portugal, who have now drawn each of the last three. They are however unbeaten in the last seven matches, with three wins. Portugal have lost just two of their last 15 matches and at home in Euro qualifiers they have lost just once in 21 matches. Portugal have also not lost any of their last eight Euro qualifying matches. They face a Serbia side that is not a pushover as well; they have not lost any of their last seven matches and are unbeaten in eight away matches, while they have lost just once in 15. They however carry a really poor form to this game, as far as Euro qualifiers are concerned; they have managed just two wins in the last 10 and lost six. Away from home in the same qualifiers, Serbia have managed just a win in the last five, while they have never beaten Portugal, with the two sides having met four times. Portugal have two wins and two matches ended in draws.

Both teams have lost once in their last five matches and have three wins and a draw apiece and having both finished strongly in their UEFA Nations League campaigns, it will be interesting to see how they approach these qualifiers. Norway’s loss to Spain came away from home; they will be happy to play at home in the second game of Group F, as they have a run of eight straight wins at home, with seven clean sheets. They are also unbeaten in the last 10 home matches, drawing two and winning the rest. Norway have however lost each of the last four Euro qualifying matches, twice to Hungary, and to Italy and the most recent one, to Spain. Their home form in the qualifiers is however a bit impressive, with six wins in 10, and two losses. Sweden have five wins in 10 away Euro qualifier matches and they will be keen to build on the opening win over Romania. They have kept just three clean sheets in 12 away matches in Euro qualifiers and facing Norway who have scored in all but three of the last 15 home matches in the qualifiers, will call for great discipline from the Swedes. Each of the last two matches between the two nations ended in draws. Each of the last 11 meetings between the two nations have been in friendly matches; they meet in competitive action for the first time since 1977.

Tunisia have three wins in their last five matches, same to Algeria but the difference is that Tunisia have lost twice in the run while Algeria have a draw and a loss. Algeria have five wins in their last 10 matches at home; they have shed a bit of the commanding presence they used to enjoy at home in previous years and it will be interesting to see how they approach this clash. In four straight friendly matches, Algeria have picked four losses but they have won five of the last six at home and in each of the last five at home, they have managed to score two or more goals. Tunisia on the other hand, have scored at least two goals in each of their last eight matches, winning four. They have however failed to win any of their last six away friendly matches and with just one win in 10 away friendly matches, this doesn’t look too promising for them. The two North African nations have met four times and twice Tunisia have picked wins, while Algeria have one win. Only one of the four games, the most recent, yielded over 2.5 goals.

ENGLAND kicked off their campaign in good style by beating Czech Republic 5-0 at Wembley on Friday. Montenegro picked up a point (1-1) on the road in Bulgaria in their quest to qualify for a major tournament for the first time. Interestingly, England have beaten tonight’s hosts just once in 4 previous meetings but have never lost. Defensive solidity is the foundation of Montenegro’s approach and that worked for a large period against Bulgaria, as they held out the hosts for 82 minutes of that game. England bring a much stronger attack however with Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling leading the line for the three lions. The latter has been in superb form of late, scoring 10 goals in his 7 most recent games for both club and country, including a hat-trick last time out. With England on a 4 game win streak and Montenegro winning just 2 of their last 10 games (D4, L4), the visitors can be expected to come away with all 3 points.

Switzerland have registered massive growth in recent times and have not been scared of taking on established teams. They recently beat Belgium 5 – 2 while they have also pocked wins over Serbia, Iceland and drawn with Brazil in recent times. They have the quality and the talent, but the same applies to Denmark too, as they head to this game on a six – game unbeaten run, with three wins therein. Denmark have one loss in their last 15 matches, but will hope to pick a first win in six European Championship qualifiers; they have two losses and three draws in the last five. They have also failed to win any of the last three away matches in Euro qualifiers, having lost the recent two and drawn the other. They face a Swiss side with four losses in their last 15 matches but with three straight wins and clean sheets in Euro qualifiers. In 10 Euro qualifiers, Switzerland have managed eight wins and have 12 home wins in the last 16 Euro qualifiers.

Switzerland continue their bid for EURO 2020 qualification on Tuesday. The Swiss have already secured a play-off spot for the tournament after an impressive Nations League campaign and they look to have brought that form forward after opening 2-0 win in Georgia on Saturday. Switzerland have only failed to qualify for one major tournament since the 2002 World Cup and reached the last 16 in Russia last summer so are favourites for a top two spot in qualifying Group D, which also includes the Republic of Ireland and Denmark.
Denmark have had some recent success of their own. A round of 16 exit to finalists Croatia in the 2018 World Cup was one of a few respectable results the Danes tallied up over the tournament – another being their 0-0 draw in the group stage to eventual winners France. Kasper Schmeichel, Christian Eriksen, Kasper Dolberg and Yussuf Poulsen are some notable names to have been called up to the most recent squad by manager Age Hareide, who has been in charge of the team since 2016.
Bookies make Switzerland the favourites here, but given Denmark’s recent results – the Danes have not lost a competitive match in 90 minutes since 2016 (W9 D8) – we prefer a bet on goals for this game. Switzerland’s matches see plenty of them and even without star man Xherdan Shaqiri and forward Haris Seferovic, who scored a hat-trick in their last home outing against Belgium (a 5-2 win), they were still able to score two away to Georgia over the weekend. Notably, Denmark’s impressive defensive form has largely been on their own turf – the Danes have kept a clean sheet in just two of their six qualifiers on the road since 2017.

Norway continue their bid for EURO 2020 qualification on Tuesday. The Norwegians have already secured a play-off spot for the tournament after an impressive Nations League campaign, albeit against sides of the calibre of Cyprus, Bulgaria and Solvenia, but that shouldn’t take anything away from what is a rare success for them these days. Norway were impressive enough in their 2-1 defeat in Spain over the weekend and stand a real chance of qualification should they be able to get a result against Sweden on Tuesday.
Sweden started off their qualifiers with a 2-1 win at home to Romania – 25 years on from a remarkable World Cup quarter-final between the two sides. They are another side to have secured a EURO 2020 play-off spot through the UEFA Nations League which helps take some pressure off them here. Sweden took seven points from their four games in a much tougher group that included Russia and Turkey, following on strong from what could only be considered a successful 2018 World Cup.
Looking at the two sides ahead of this Scandinavian clash, this is a game that Norway should like their chances in, and one in which there looks to be some value with the bookies. As such, backing Norway ‘Draw No Bet’ – that is, if Norway win, the bet wins, but if the match is drawn, the stake is refunded – looks a reasonable option. Norway have only lost three times competitively since June 2017 – two of which were defeats away to European giants Germany and Spain (W7 D2 L3) – and, most notably, they’re unbeaten in seven at home competitively (W6 D1).

Portugal have won 2 and drawn 3 of their last 5 matches played, and drew their opening game in Group B in the UEFA EURO 2020 Qualifier 0-0 at home against Ukraine. Serbia have won 3 and drawn 2 of their last 5 matches played and drew their last match played 1-1 away against Germany in a friendly only 4 day's ago. Portugal did win both legs against Serbia in the ECQ in 2015 winning 2-1 at home as 1-2 away. Serbia are having their opening game in Group B of the UEFA EURO 2020 Qualifier and have gone their last 7 matches played unbeaten losing 0-2 against Brazil and 1-2 against Switzerland in their last 10 matches. Portugal have only lost once in their last 10 matches played that was 2-1 against Uruguay, drawing their last 3 matches played on the bounce. I am taking Portugal to win this match tonight.