We are just 7 weeks removed from our last major International game, the Euro 2021 Finals, a game in which Italy prevailed over England. We know look ahead to matchday 4 in the Euro 2022 World Cup qualifiers. It’s getting to the stage of the competition were teams who are falling behind have to pick up points in order to stay in the race for their spot at the World Cup.
Wednesday, September 01, 2021 – 02:45 PM EDT at Ullevål Stadion
Arguably the most competitive group, with just 1 point separating the top 4, we have another big clash on our hands as both Norway and the Netherlands are tied on 6 points apiece.
Netherlands have Louis Van Gaal taking change in what will be his third stint as Netherlands manager. He is a formidable coach and has 20 major trophies to his name. We can’t look beyond goals being scored her in this game as the Netherlands seem to be on song when Van Gaal is making a debut in charge, with his previous two national team debuts seeing his team score 4+ goals.
On top of that weird trend the main reason we like goals here is due to the fact Erin Haaland and Memphis Depay have been on fire thus far this season. Haaland has contributed six goals and three assists in just five games for club whilst Depay has seen a strong showing on the international scene with nine goals scored in his last six games for his country.
Take goals in this game, especially given the fact both teams can be leaky at the back at times. Norway have conceded 1 goal per game in their last ten outings at home, whilst the Netherlands have seen 0.9 conceded over their last ten away games.
World Cup Qualifiers Pick: Over 2.5 Goals at (-105) with YouWager (visit our YouWager Review)
Wednesday, September 01, 2021 – 02:45 PM EDT at Estádio Algarve
This is going to be a VERY difficult game away to Portugal in the Algarve for this Republic of Ireland squad. The Irish have conceded 14 in their previous ten away games and have only seen themselves win once in those ten games, a 4-1 win over Andorra. Even worse the Irish have failed to score in 75% of their previous twelve fixtures, and they have not won once in their last 18 outings as underdogs.
Portugal will dominate this game, giving Ireland very little possession and even less chances to score hence the reason we are taking the Portuguese to have the most corners in both halves, plus a team total of over 1.5 goals. This has a 2-0 / 3-0 scoreline written all over it and the Irish will be hard pushed to pick up more than 1 corner in both halves, were as we would expect Portugal to have at least 2 in both halves.
World Cup Qualifiers Pick: Portugal Most Corners Both Half’s + O1.5 Team Goals at (+105) with BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
Thursday, September 02, 2021 – 02:45 PM EDT at Friends Arena
Sweden and Spain are all too familiar with each other these days as they have played three times within the last two years, this will be their 4th meeting in the same amount of time. Sweden and Spain met just a few weeks ago at the Euros in which they played out a 0-0 draw, in fact they have drawn two of their previous three head 2 heads.
With Spain leading the group on 7 points and Sweden in 2nd on 6 points with third place Greece only sitting on 2 points, there really is no need for either team to risk it all to win here and we believe a draw will suit both teams, as well as the fact Sweden are on home soil, Spain will most likely take a draw if it was handed to them pre game.
These teams should cancel each other out and another 0-0 or 1-1 looks to be the way this game could go. If interested in betting either correct score the 0-0 is currently priced up at World Cup betting odds of +850 with the Best Online Sportsbooks and the 1-1 can be backed at +635.
World Cup Qualifiers Pick: Draw at (+250) with Intertops (visit our Intertops Review)
Thursday, September 02, 2021 – 02:45 PM EDT at Laugardalsvöllur
Group J has seen a quirky opening three rounds as Armenia and North Macedonia sit 1st and 2nd while Germany, Iceland and Romania linger behind. This is a must win for both Iceland and Romania if they wish to get their qualifying campaign well and truly up and running.
We can see both teams scoring here and at +100 we believe there to be some significant value here; Iceland generally find the back of the net on home soil (when not facing tier 1 national teams). We know Romania boast a much better attack than defence, they have scored 5 and conceded 6 thus far in this campaign.
With all that been said we love the over 8.5 corners here at -130, although we expect this to be a tight game, corners should be on the menu as Iceland’s recent five games has seen 9 / 8 / 10 / 15 and 13 corners. Romania’s recent games seen 10 / 9 / 8 / 11 and 6 corners.
World Cup Qualifiers Pick: Over 8.5 Corners at -130 with YouWager
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