UEFA World Cup 2022 Qualifying soccer odds are now available as we are back with our favorite international expert soccer advice and free betting predictions. Read on for this week’s World Cup Qualifying playoff fixtures betting advice, soccer analysis, and free Qatar World Cup betting picks.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 – 02:45 PM EDT at Silesian Stadium
Poland and Sweden are one win shy of claiming their position in the World Cup 2022, but they first have to do battle on Tuesday afternoon, and only one team can proceed as the fortunate nation.
Having received a bye into this playoff fixture – amid the cancellation of a meeting with Russia due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine – Poland will enter this week's encounter with the fresher set of legs after their Scandinavian counterparts had to clash with the Czech Republic for 120 minutes to book their position in the final.
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However, with just 1 loss in their previous 8 games in all competitions, the rested legs of Lewandowski will be eyeing up this unpredictable Swedish outfit as Poland rarely fails to score on home soil.
Sweden will hold their 3-2 win over Poland during the Euro competition as a beacon of hope following a cage encounter with the Czechs to reach this stage. And as both teams have scored in 12 of Poland's previous 14 fixtures, there's no reason not to believe both teams can get on the scoreboard.
To no surprise, the sportsbooks expect a low-scoring encounter given the importance of this fixture. Despite this, the available odds on this game providing 'over' 2.5 goals is considerably disrespectful of each squad's goal-scoring prowess.
There are countless reasons both teams own the potential to net a goal each, and to rely on either side obtaining an additional goal for a +155 return is worth the punt.
Poland vs. Sweden Score Prediction: Poland 1 – Sweden 2
Soccer Pick: Over 2.5 Goals (-113) [2.55] [1u wager returns 1.55u] with Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 – 02:45 PM EDT at Estádio do Dragão
After sinking the European champions Italy and shocking the world last week, North Macedonia is one fixture away from another taste of international history. Unfortunately for Fernando Santos's men, he'll be faced with a Portugal squad with the highest goal-scoring talent in international soccer history – Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Euro 2016 winners managed to breeze through Turkey to reach Tuesday's playoff final despite suffering from a depleted back four, and Portugal's rich history of reaching the World Cup hasn't been tampered with since 1998.
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Italian fans have been forced to wait another four years before participating in the most prestigious soccer competition on earth. North Macedonia handed Italy their second consecutive exit from a World Cup tournament, and they're now looking to repeat success in Portugal.
The hype is undoubtedly behind North Macedonia, but the reality is that Italy dominated the 90 minutes and was extremely unfortunate to receive such a devastating loss.
The World Cup odds aren't allowing North Macedonia's surprise result versus Italy to reflect their price tags. A heavily juiced moneyline on Portugal leaves bettors with limited options. Still, we can find a smidgen of value by backing Portugal to win whilst combining it with an over/under for our soccer picks.
Portugal won't leave anything to the imagination after Italy's exit, and I expect them to prove their squad elitism on Tuesday from start to finish.
Portugal vs. North Macedonia Score Prediction: Portugal 3 – North Macedonia 0
Soccer Pick: Portugal to Win and O2.5 ( -137) [1.73] [1.37u wager returns 1u of profit] with Everygame (visit our Everygame Review)
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