
Club football will be put on the back burner for 10 days as we resume the second edition of the UEFA Nations League competition. Upsets have continued to occur all across the top leagues which has been disastrous for our betting slips. However, for the upcoming weekend we have selections that we are confident will help make us some extra cash.
Saturday 10 October
Luxembourg 15/10
Draw 2/1
Cyprus 39/20
(15:00)
Luxembourg beat Azerbaijan 2-1 and then suffered a 1-0 defeat to Montenegro in their opening matches last month, while Cyprus succumbed to 2-0 and 1-0 losses to the same opposition. These sides haven’t faced each other in 23 years so the previous head-to-head stats aren’t very useful. With Cyprus finding goals hard to come by, I’ll be having a punt on Both Teams to Score (No) at 13/20 odds.
Montenegro 4/10
Draw 32/10
Azerbaijan 13/2
(15:00)
Montenegro will be aiming to continue their impressive start of two wins on the bounce and are favoured strongly by the bookmakers at 4/10. Azerbaijan tend to struggle away from home and I simply give them no chance to come away with even a point against the form side. Back the home win at 4/10.
Faroe Islands 31/20
Draw 2/1
Latvia 37/20
(18:00)
Liechtenstein 17/20
Draw 47/20
Gibraltar 34/10
(18:00)
Ukraine 47/10
Draw 31/10
Germany 11/20
(20:45)
Spain 4/10
Draw 36/10
Switzerland 13/2
(20:45)
Andorra 37/20
Draw 39/20
Malta 33/20
(20:45)
Andorra doesn’t give me any confidence after winning just once in 13 games on home soil. Malta broke their 10-game losing streak by holding on for a 1-1 draw with Latvia. Don’t expect this match to entertain. A low-scoring affair is predicted, take Under 2.5 Goals at 4/10.
Sunday 11 October
Bosnia and Herzegovina 17/4
Draw 26/10
Netherlands 13/20
(18:00)
Poland 26/10
Draw 22/10
Italy 21/20
(20:45)
Iceland 26/10
Draw 47/20
Denmark 1/1
(20:45)
Croatia 19/20
Draw 47/20
Sweden 29/10
(18:00)
Both Croatia and Sweden begun this competition last month by playing Portugal and France. Both teams suffered convincing defeats against the heavyweight opponents and will now take aim at each other to get their first points on the board. Croatia are ranked eighth in the world, while Sweden are the 18th best team. These teams are tipped to cancel each other out at 47/20.
Norway 1/1
Draw 47/20
Romania 26/10
(18:00)
Northern Ireland 3/1
Draw 22/10
Austria 19/20
(20:45)
Scotland 1/1
Draw 47/20
Slovakia 11/4
(20:45)
Scotland are unbeaten in five matches under manager Steve Clarke, winning four times. Slovakia come off a 1-1 stalemate in Israel after suffering a 3-1 loss to Czech Republic. The Scottish players have been in fine form in the English Premier League and I’m backing the Tartan army at even money to claim maximum points.
Israel 2/1
Draw 43/20
Czech Republic 27/20
(20:45)
Serbia 8/10
Draw 49/20
Hungary 34/10
(20:45)
Serbia have quite a few quality players in their squad but are winless in the group after losing 3-1 in Russia and a goalless draw against Turkey. Hungary edged Turkey 1-0 in their opening match but then went on to lose 3-2 to Russia. Take the Serbians to get back to winning ways at 8/10 odds.
Russia 11/10
Draw 21/10
Turkey 26/10
(20:45)
Ireland 33/20
Draw 2/1
Wales 18/10
(15:00)
Finland 8/10
Draw 9/4
Bulgaria 37/10
(18:00)
Finland were edged 1-0 against Wales in the opening game but bounce back well with a 1-0 victory over Republic of Ireland. Bulgaria lost 1-0 to Wales after drawing 1-1 in their opening match. A low-scoring affair is expected, select Under 2.5 Goals at 5/10.
Armenia 7/4
Draw 2/1
Georgia 33/20
(18:00)
Armenia lost 2-1 in North Macedonia but bounced back with a 2-0 win over minnows Estonia. Georgia are unbeaten following their 1-0 win in Estonia and a 1-1 draw with North Macedonia. The hosts captain Henrikh Mkhitaryan is fully fit and I’m backing him to guide his troops to a victory at 7/4 odds.
Estonia 34/10
Draw 9/4
North Macedonia 17/20
(18:00)
Kosovo 23/10
Draw 2/1
Slovenia 5/4
(20:45)
Kosovo are winless from their two opening matches in the group – a 1-1 draw at Moldova and 2-1 loss to Greece. Slovenia have kept back-to-back clean sheets against Greece and Moldova thanks to arguably the best goalkeeper in the world, Jan Oblak, between the sticks. Select Away to Win to Nil at 22/10 odds – my value bet for the weekend.
Greece 1/4
Draw 39/10
Moldova 14/1
(20:45)
Kazakhstan 43/20
Draw 2/1
Albania 27/20
(15:00)
Kazakhstan will be looking to get back to winning ways after suffering a 2-1 defeat at home to Belarus. Albania are in the same situation as the hosts, coming off a defeat to Lithuania. Take the Albanian Eagles to win their third straight match against the minnows at 27/20.
Lithuania 47/20
Draw 2/1
Belarus 5/4
(18:00)
Lithuania got back to winning ways with a 1-0 win in Albania following their 2-0 defeat to Kazakhstan in their opening match. Belarus will come into the clash aiming to make it back-to-back wins after edging Kazakhstan 2-1 last time out. A low-scoring affair is expected and my money is on Under 2.5 Goals at 9/20.
TREBLE @ 15/2
Russia Win 11/10
Italy Win 21/20
Denmark Win 1/1
Written by Bryan Naicker