SWEDEN VS LUXEMBOURG PREDICTIONS

 

FORM AND STATISTICS

• Sweden have taken 10 points and conceded just twice at home in their four group matches. Luxembourg have only lost 2 of their last 12 away games by more than 3 goals.
• Luxembourg have only suffered defeat by more than a 2 goal margin in 1 of their 8 group matches.

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HEAD TO HEAD

• Sweden won 1-0 in Luxembourg earlier in the group. There’ve been no other recent meetings.

SQUAD

SWEDEN

Leeds defender Pontus Jansson has withdrawn from the squad due to injury. Andreas Granqvist will skipper the side with Manchester United’s Victor Lindelöf alongside him in defence.

LUXEMBOURG

Few changes are likely from the France game although forward Maurice Deville isn’t involved this time around.

PREDICTION

Only one team to score (NG) @ 1.45 Sportpesa odds .

SWITZERLAND VS HUNGARY

FORM AND STASTISTICS

• Switzerland have 6 of their 8 wins in this group have been to nil and at home they’ve been particularly good. They are yet to concede a goal on home turf, racking up four wins including a 2-0 success over European champions Portugal, who they still hold a 3 point advantage over as a result.
• Hungary have in the past 12 months lost 5 of their last 6 internationals to nil, including a shock 1-0 loss in Andorra.
• Switzerland have won 75% of their matches to nil during this campaign. Hungary have failed to score in 50% of their games and 75% of their away matches.

 

 

HEAD TO HEAD

• Switzerland won 3-2 in Hungary earlier in the group. The most recent clash prior to that was a 2002 friendly won 2-1 by the Swiss.

SQUAD

• Switzerland – Dortmund keeper Roman Bürki and veteran midfielder Valon Behrami have both withdrawn through injury. Star player Xherdan Shaqiri is in the squad though.
• Hungary- Tamás Priskin is still missing while fellow striker Ádám Szalai is still carrying an injury leaving them light on attacking options. 24 year old Roland Ugrai is pushing for his debut in attack.

PREDICTION

Only one team to score (NG) @ 1.50 Sportpesa odds .

BELARUS VS NETHERLANDS

 

FORM AND STASTISTICS

• Netherlands in their last 6 internationals have all produced over 2.5 goals and they’ve netted 13 times in their last 4 matches.
• Arjen Robben has led from the front of late with 8 goals in his last 9 international appearances.
• Belarus in 6 of their last 9 internationals have ended in defeat and they’ve only won 1 of their last 12 World Cup qualifiers.
• Netherlands have kept just 1 clean sheet in 8 matches during this campaign.
• 10 of Holland’s last 11 international wins have been in games featuring over 2.5 goals. Belarus have conceded 2 goals per game on average during this group.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Holland won the reverse fixture 4-1. They also met in qualifying for Euro 2004 and Euro 2008 with 3 Dutch wins and 1 for Belarus.

SQUAD

• Belarus-Midfielders Pavel Savitski and Mikhail Gordeichuk have both withdrawn through injury. The same goes for key defender Alyaksandr Martynovich.
• Netherlans-Arjen Robben skippers a squad that includes uncapped 20 year old Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek. Defenders Bruno Martins Indi and Stefan de Vrij are missing due to injury.

 

PREDICTION

• Over 2.5 Match goals (OV) @ 50 Sportpesa odds

 

OTHER PREDICTIONS

 

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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Belgium	OV 2.5	1.75
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Cyprus vs Greece	UN 2.5	1.45
Faroe Island  vs Latvia	1 DNB	1.60