World Cup qualifying continues this weekend, and we’ve picked out five tips from Saturday’s UEFA group matches.
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England vs Andorra
England To Win By Four Or More Goals @ 2/5
England may still be finding their feet under Thomas Tuchel and only squeezed past Andorra 1-0 away from home this summer, but we think they will hit the goal trail at Villa Park. England boast a 100% record after three games in Group K and are four points clear at the summit, and, with record scorer Harry Kane having hit the ground running in Germany this season, they will be expected to dominate on home soil.
Andorra, meanwhile, prop up the standings with no points and no goals from four games, emphasising the task facing a side ranked 174 in the world.
Armenia vs Portugal
Portugal To Score In Both Halves @ 7/10
Portugal head into the start of their World Cup qualifying campaign on a high after lifting the Nations League title in June with a penalty shoot-out win over Spain, and we expect them to get up and running with a comfortable win in Yerevan.
Armenia, 99 places below sixth-placed Portugal in the FIFA world rankings, will hope to keep their star-studded opponents at bay, but with Cristiano Ronaldo still hungry for goals, we can see Roberto Martinez's men confidently taking the spoils.
Republic of Ireland vs Hungary
Both Teams To Score In A Draw @ 16/5
With Portugal the clear favourites to win Group F and underdogs Armenia the other nation in the four-team pool, the Republic of Ireland and Hungary look set to go head-to-head for second spot and a play-off berth.
With that in mind, we think it will be a close-fought battle in Dublin where neither side will want to start their qualifying campaign off with defeat. Ireland beat Hungary 2-1 in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium in June last year, but they needed a stoppage-time winner from Troy Parrott, and we can expect a similarly tight encounter on Saturday.
Austria vs Cyprus
Austria To Beat Cyprus With Over 3.5 Goals @21/20
Austria have started their Group H campaign with back-to-back wins and will be keen to keep the heat up on leaders Bosnia with another victory when Cyprus visit Linz this weekend. Cyprus got off the mark with an opening-day triumph over San Marino in the battle of the group minnows, but we think they will do well to pick up many points against the other nations and expect a routine Austria win on Saturday.
Ralf Rangnick's men have scored in 29 of their last 31 matches, beating the likes of Germany, Italy and the Netherlands in the process, so goals should not be a problem as they look to take another step towards a potential first World Cup finals appearance since 1998.
Latvia vs Serbia
Aleksandar Mitrovic To Score Anytime @4/5
With England seemingly destined for top spot in Group K, Serbia will seek to push their claims for a play-off place when they travel to Riga to face Latvia. Both teams have four points so far, but Serbia have played a game less and remain unbeaten without having conceded a goal.
At the other end of the pitch, talisman and record scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic took his international tally to 62 goals with a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Andorra last time out - his 100th appearance for his country - and we think he could get on the scoresheet again this weekend.
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