Kosovo may have home advantage for their World Cup play-offs clash, but Turkey are still fancied to prove too strong in Pristina .
The visitors are seeking to reach the finals for the first time since finishing third in 2002, but made the last eight at Euro 2024 and are 70 places above their hosts in the FIFA rankings.
Punters can get 5/6 for an away win in normal time, and that gets a confident vote for our initial Kosovo vs Turkey prediction .
Betting Odds
Kosovo v Turkey Betting Odds – International Football
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Kosovo | 3/1 | 25% |
Turkey | 4/5 | 55.6% |
Draw | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Kosovo are 3/1 outsiders for this fixture, Turkey are 4/5 favourites, and the draw is priced at 5/2.
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
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How to Watch
How to Watch Kosovo vs Turkey
Tuesday night’s tie is scheduled to kick off at 19:45 BST and will be broadcast live on Amazon Prime.
Head-To-Head
Kosovo vs Turkey head-to-head record
Turkey have come out on top in all three previous meetings with Kosovo , prevailing 6-0 in a 2014 friendly and winning both encounters in a World Cup 2018 qualifying group, 2-0 at home and a 4-1 ‘away’ success on neutral territory in Albania .
Form Guides
Kosovo Form Guide
Kosovo can admittedly take heart from a fine qualifying campaign this time around, with the Dardanians recovering well from an opening 4-0 defeat in Switzerland . They did not concede a single goal in their next four matches, beating Sweden 2-0 at home and 1-0 away and taking four points off Slovenia .
Franco Foda’s side finished off with a 1-1 draw against the Swiss in front of their own fans and earned a place in this contest by twice coming from behind to see off Slovakia 4-3 in Bratislava last Thursday. Mallorca forward Vedat Muriqi, Hoffenheim frontman Fisnik Asllani and Fortuna Düsseldorf midfielder Florent Muslija have all contributed with crucial goals for this spirited side, who will certainly give their all once more.
However, we still feel they are in too deep at this level, so a BOYLE Sports price boost of 3/1 for an away win and both teams to score takes the eye from the Kosovo vs Turkey odds.
Turkey Form Guide
While Kosovo have yet to qualify for a major tournament since gaining independence, Turkey can boast a strong pedigree of reaching the last three European Championships . During this campaign, the Crescent-Stars shrugged off an early 6-0 demolition by Spain to comfortably claim second place in that pool. Turkey beat both Bulgaria and Georgia home and away, with 15 goals scored in those games, and signed off with an excellent 2-2 draw against World Cup favourites Spain in Seville .
Thursday’s 1-0 triumph over Romania in Istanbul was an understandably tight contest early on, but Turkey grew in confidence after going ahead on 53 minutes, and the winning margin could easily have been more convincing in the end. Real Madrid playmaker Arda Guler looked like a class act at times in that game, setting up Brighton’s Ferdi Kadioglu to score the decider. Inter Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu is another influential member of this smart side, while Juventus youngster Kenan Yildiz continues to catch the eye.
Yildiz , who has scored 11 times for Juve this term, netted three times during the qualifying group and hit the bar against Romania , so 11/2 for the 20-year-old to break the deadlock here is added to our Kosovo vs Turkey betting tips .
Betting Tips
Kosovo v Turkey Betting Tips
Kenan Yildz Anytime Goal @ 11/2
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