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Manchester City vs. Paris Saint Germain
 
ManCity have nine points and are solely leading the group after four rounds.
The Citizens easily beat Leipzig and Club Brugge. Pep Guardiola's team defeated the Belgians twice - 5-1 away and 4-1 at home.
The only defeat at the moment for Man City was at the end of September, losing away to PSG (0-2).
Manchester City have failed to win only two home games this season.
Kevin De Bruyne may miss the upcoming game. The Belgian midfielder tested positive for the coronavirus last week.
PSG, meanwhile, is in second place in the group. At the moment, the Parisians have eight points.
Unlike Man City, Paris have never lost in this Champions League. But at the same time, the French top has already drawn twice.
In early November, PSG did not keep the winning score in the away game with Leipzig. The opponents fought back in the last minutes, realizing a penalty.
Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar are ready to play in the match against Man City.
PSG had a great home match against Man City. But at the same time, we must admit that the champion of England that day was very unlucky in attack. Of course, now City will be in the mood for revenge.
And the last matches of Man City in the Premier League (first of all, a confident victory over Manchester United) indicate that PSG will be extremely difficult to score points at Etihad.
Bet - Manchester City wins + total over 2.5 in 2.28.

Atletico Madrid vs. Milan
Atlético is below their capacity in the Champions League. Only 4 points in 4 games is clearly not the best disposition.
Diego Simeone's team is one point behind second-ranked Porto. So in the remaining fights, Madrid need to push up.
In their league, Atlético is not doing very well either. In the last round, Madrid defeated Osasuna minimally, and occupy a modest 4th place.
Atletico has staffing problems, and they are very serious. Antoine Griezmann was disqualified, João Felix and Kieran Trippier were injured.
The current Champions League is a failure for Milan. The Rossoneri scored only one point, but, paradoxically, they can theoretically compete even for the 2nd place in the group.
True, for this Milan need to beat Atlético. Perhaps, once again, the team will be saved by 40-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic ?!
Milan played their last league match unsuccessfully. The shootout with Fiorentina ended in an offensive 4-3 defeat.
Ante Rebic and David Calabria will not help the Milanese in Madrid. However, the Milanese have someone to play and even get the desired result.
Madrid in recent matches look unconvincing, besides, one of the leaders of the Griezmann team will not play.
Milan attack well and will probably try to take points.
The Milanese need to actively attack in order to preserve the chances for the European Cup spring. My prediction and bet - X2 2.37.

Manchester City vs PSG
The second night of this round of Champions League group games is coming up on Wednesday evening and there are some plum ties taking place. One of those is the clash in Group A between reigning Premier League champions Manchester City and the current runaway Ligue 1 leaders PSG in an 8pm GMT kick-off from the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. Neither side has booked their place in the last 16 yet so there is a big opportunity for them to do exactly that here.
Manchester City head into this game after a couple of sublime domestic displays that have seen them move up to 2nd in the English top flight and just 3 points behind league leaders Chelsea. Form has been almost as impressive in this competition with Pep Guardiola's side sitting top of this group on 9 points with their only loss being a 2-0 defeat away to PSG earlier in the campaign. The Citizens have now won their last 9 Champions League matches at the Etihad Stadium. They are also the second highest scorers in this season's group phase of the Champions League. Unfortunately, Kevin De Bruyne is still isolating after contracting covid.
PSG know that a defeat here could throw a spanner into the works of their qualification plans for the last 16. Mauricio Pochettino has had his name linked to the vacant Manchester United job this week which will certainly have affected the club's preparations for this game. The Parisians are 2nd in this group and 4 points ahead of 3rd placed Club Brugge. The team are without a win in their last 3 away games in the Champions League and only possess a 20% win ratio against Manchester City. There is hope in the form of Lionel Messi though with the Argentine legend scoring 7 goals in 7 appearances against City. In an intriguing move, centre back Sergio Ramos could make his debut for the French club here.
This is an example of the sort of game that shows why we all love the Champions League. Manchester City and PSG started this season as arguably two of the favourites to win this competition and now they face each other in a "winner progresses to the last 16" game. I mean, even a loss could see both teams still qualify depending on the other result in the group. I just feel this match will see City take revenge for the loss they suffered in Paris earlier in the group stage.
Manchester City to Win & BTTS @ 2.90 with SportNation
Anytime Scorer: Lionel Messi @ 3.55 with Unibet

Liverpool vs Porto
The second preview I'm going to do for the Wednesday night matches in the Champions League group phase is the 8pm GMT kick-off between Premier League title-chasing Liverpool and Portuguese Primeira Liga leaders Porto at Anfield in Group B. The home side have already confirmed their place in the last 16 of this competition but they'll want to keep their fine form in this competition going against a visiting team that could potentially also qualify for the next round with a victory.
Liverpool have made light work of what was seen as a nightmare group that includes Porto, Atletico Madrid, and AC Milan. Jurgen Klopp's men have pulled off 4 wins from their 4 group stage matches so far. The Reds have scored an impressive 13 goals already in their matches but it'll be interesting to see how many changes Klopp makes to his squad for this game knowing that top spot is guaranteed. It's now just 2 losses from 23 home matches for Liverpool under the management of Klopp. However, they have failed to win 2 of their last 4 competitive games at Anfield.
Porto will see this as a chance to take a big step towards reaching the knockout phase of this competition. Head coach Sergio Conceicao's men are in 2nd place and 1 point ahead of 3rd placed Atletico Madrid but know if they win and Atletico lose against AC Milan then qualification is secured. If Porto win and Atletico draw or lose then Porto will only need a draw in their final group game at home to Atletico. A draw or loss here would potentially throw advantage back into Atletico's hands. The Portuguese side have only lost 1 of their last 10 away matches across all competitions.
A lot of the outcome in this game will depend on the line-up Klopp puts out. I can see him starting a number of key first team players with the likes of Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk starting but I think we could well see the likes of Tyler Morton, Takumi Minamino, and Divock Origi get run outs. I'm unsure how this game will pan out because of that but I wouldn't be surprised to see Liverpool still sneak a win.
Liverpool to Win @ 1.91 with SBK
Anytime Scorer: Mohamed Salah @ 2.18 with SBK

Chelsea vs. Juventus
Chelsea
The Blues are in 2nd place in the table with 9 points. Even if they are defeated, no one will overtake them, but the hosts still have a chance to keep up with Juventus.
In the previous match against Juve, Chelsea lost 0-1, but after that the team won two victories without conceding a single goal. Tomas Tuchel's team defeated Malmö 4-0 and beat him 1-0 in the second round.
Before the game with the Bianconeri, the Blues played two games in the Premier League, where they were at odds with Burnley 1-1 and confidently beat Leicester 3-0.
Chelsea have won three straight UEFA Champions League home games without a goal conceded. In this Champions League, the hosts have only one goal conceded.
Juventus
The Bianconeri are at the top of the standings with 12 points. In the last round, they got a ticket to the Champions League playoffs ahead of schedule.
Before the international break, Juventus beat Zenit 4-2 at home. It was the only match in the group stage where the guests conceded. Prior to that, they won 3 times in a row, beating Zenit 1-0, Malmo 3-0 and Chelsea 1-0.
The victory over Zenit was the beginning of the team's winning streak, which has already made up 3 matches. Before the 5th round, the Zebras beat Fiorentina 1-0 and Lazio 2-0 in Serie A.
Paulo Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini, Federico Bernardeschi and Danilo will not be able to play.
Prediction and bet
Chelsea will play to win. First, he wants to get even for his defeat in the first round. Secondly, he still has an incentive, since Juve is three points away and in 2 rounds it is still possible to get around him.
To this I will add a good winning streak of the Blues in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge. I recommend betting on Chelsea's clear win.

Chelsea vs. Juventus
Chelsea
The Blues are in 2nd place in the table with 9 points. Even if they are defeated, no one will overtake them, but the hosts still have a chance to keep up with Juventus.
In the previous match against Juve, Chelsea lost 0-1, but after that the team won two victories without conceding a single goal. Tomas Tuchel's team defeated Malmö 4-0 and beat him 1-0 in the second round.
Before the game with the Bianconeri, the Blues played two games in the Premier League, where they were at odds with Burnley 1-1 and confidently beat Leicester 3-0.
Chelsea have won three straight UEFA Champions League home games without a goal conceded. In this Champions League, the hosts have only one goal conceded.
Juventus
The Bianconeri are at the top of the standings with 12 points. In the last round, they got a ticket to the Champions League playoffs ahead of schedule.
Before the international break, Juventus beat Zenit 4-2 at home. It was the only match in the group stage where the guests conceded. Prior to that, they won 3 times in a row, beating Zenit 1-0, Malmo 3-0 and Chelsea 1-0.
The victory over Zenit was the beginning of the team's winning streak, which has already made up 3 matches. Before the 5th round, the Zebras beat Fiorentina 1-0 and Lazio 2-0 in Serie A.
Paulo Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini, Federico Bernardeschi and Danilo will not be able to play.
Prediction and bet
Chelsea will play to win. First, he wants to get even for his defeat in the first round. Secondly, he still has an incentive, since Juve is three points away and in 2 rounds it is still possible to get around him.
To this I will add a good winning streak of the Blues in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge. I recommend betting on Chelsea's clear win.

Malmo vs. Zenit
Malmo
Malmo are fourth in the Group H standings with no points in four rounds.
Jon-Dahl Tomasson's players alternately lost to Juventus 0-3, Zenit 0-4 and Chelsea 0-4 and 0-1.
In the Swedish championship, the hosts are doing much better. They top the standings (55 points) with two rounds to go, although Djurgarden, two points behind, have a game in hand.
Last weekend, Malmö went on to beat Hecken 2-2 at home.
Felix Beimo, Jonas Knudsen, Anders Christiansen and Ola Toivonen are recovering from injuries at the Swedish club.
Zenit
Zenit is on the third line in the group H standings with 3 points.
Petersburgers this season of the Champions League beat Malmo 4-0, losing to Chelsea 0-1 and Juventus (0-1 and 2-4).
In the RPL, the guests are in the lead (33 points), four points ahead of the nearest rival.
In the 15th round, Sergei Semak's team won a major victory over Nizhny Novgorod 5-1, with Artem Dziuba signing three times at the goal.
Among the injured at Zenit are Claudinho, Stanislav Kritsyuk and Daler Kuzyaev.
The game in St. Petersburg showed the difference in class between these teams. The team from St. Petersburg surpassed the rival in all respects and rightly won with a large score.
The Swedish side had only one decent game in the group stage when they lost 0-1 at home to Chelsea. However, in 90 minutes of play, she never shot on target, allowing the Londoners to do it ten times at once.
Given the above, it seems to me that we will face open play. My prediction and bet - both teams to score.

Atalanta vs. Spezia
Atalanta, with 22 points scored, is fourth in the tournament. She is three points behind the third position, and the pursuers are located very close.
During the 12 meetings held in the current Serie A, the Bergamasks have won six victories, drew four times and lost twice. They come up to this game with a 5-match unbeaten streak.
In this segment, the hosts managed to get two victories and drew three times. Their lag behind the leader Napoli is measured by 10 points.
Earlier in the Champions League they drew 2-2 at home with Manchester United, and in the last game of the championship they beat Cagliari 2-1 at home.
With 11 points,  Spezia took the 16th position in the Serie A standings, just two points ahead of the relegation zone.
Over the entire tournament distance, the Firefighters achieved three victorious results, they drew two fights and suffered as many as seven defeats.
Before the last round, the team did not know victories in three matches in a row, losing in two of them - Sampdoria 1-2 and Fiorentina 0-3.
The unsuccessful streak was interrupted in the last match, in which the team at home defeated Torino 1-0 with a minimal result.
My prediction and bet - Atalanta will win and both teams to score in 2.45.

Scotland vs Denmark
The next game I'm previewing from the Monday night matches in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in the UEFA section is the match-up between Scotland and Denmark in a 7:45pm GMT kick-off at Hampden Park in Glasgow. It'll be interesting to see how both teams approach this with the home side needing at least a draw to have any hope of being seeded for the play-offs and the away team already having booked their place in the finals tournament next year.
Scotland are continuing to progress well under the stewardship of Steve Clarke. The former West Brom and Kilmarnock gaffer guided the Tartan Army to their first major international tournament since 1998 when they reached the 2020 European Championship and the nation is now set to compete in the play-off matches for the 2022 World Cup. It's 5 wins in a row now for Scotland with four of those games being clean sheets. The sceptics will say that those matches have gone against below par nations such as Moldova, Faroe Islands, Israel, and Austria with the team having gone 4 games without a win prior to that run when they played more competent nations such as Denmark, Croatia, England, and Czech Republic. Still, you can only beat what's put in front of you.
Denmark have cruised through this qualification campaign with 9 wins from 9 group games including 30 goals and conceding just 1 goal. It's a huge achievement for head coach Kasper Hjulmand who guided his team to the 2020 European Championship semi-final against all odds after a torrid group campaign that saw them win just 1 game and saw them lose their captain Christian Eriksen to a heart condition. Who would have imagined they would be in the position they're in now? It's 6 wins in a row now with 5 of those games producing clean sheets. Hjulmand did call up a number of inexperienced players for this squad so will we see him give the likes of goalkeeper Peter Vindahl Jensen, Jens Stage, Mikael Uhre, and Emil Riis make their international debuts?
It might be Denmark who come into this game as favourites but Scotland are a tricky proposition for any nation right now. The last two games these teams have played at Hampden Park have seen Scotland win both by a single goal but then they were both friendly matches. I'm not sure we'll see a full strength Denmark side and is that something Scotland will take advantage of? I'm not sure but because I love Scotland I'll back them to get a surprise result.
Scotland Draw No Bet @ 2.35 with Mansionbet
Total Goals Scored Under 2.5 @ 1.53 with SBK

San Marino vs England
OK, so we end the Monday night previews for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in the UEFA section with a tricky one. It's Group I and it's international minnows San Marino hosting the behemoth of England in a 7:45pm GMT kick-off at the San Marino Stadium in Serravalle. A gold star will go to the person who can find any sort of value heading into this game which really is an inevitability isn't it? Isn't it?!
San Marino are officially the worst ranked team in world football according to the very reliable () FIFA world rankings. Franco Varrella's side are number 210 in the world which puts them below the likes of Anguilla, Guam, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Eritrea. It makes for grim reading if you're a San Marino fan. The team are bottom of this group without earning a single point and have even suffered two demoralising losses to fellow group minnows Andorra. The highlight of this campaign will have been when Nicola Nanni scored the team's only goal of this campaign in a 7-1 loss to Poland at home. It's been 36 goals conceded over the past 9 matches so we can expect another leaky defence performance here.
England can be forgiven for feeling like they are basically automatically qualified for the 2022 World Cup. Gareth Southgate's men top the group and are 3 points clear of 2nd placed Poland with a superior goal difference. They also have this game against a bunch of part-timers from a small corner of the Mediterranean. The Three Lions have scored 29 goals and conceded just 3 goals during this campaign and they stuck 5-0 on San Marino in the reverse fixture. If we're being brutally honest this is going to be all about how many England are going to score and who is going to score them.
I'm expecting England to want to be professional about this. You only need to go back to 17th November, 1993 when San Marino took an early lead against England to see how strange things can happen in football. Yes, England went on to win 7-1 but nothing can be taken for granted in international football. I'm expecting a strong start for England with Southgate to make changes to key personnel later in the game. A big handicap win for England!
San Marino +6 @ 2.05 with Boylesports
Anytime Scorer: Bukayo Saka @ 1.83 with Sporting Index

Wales vs Belgium
The final night of matches in the group phase of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in the UEFA section take place on Tuesday night. It's Wales versus Belgium in Group E for a 7:45pm GMT kick-off at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff. Both teams have got huge injury blows coming into this game but with the away side already qualified will this be a chance for the home team to get a result and earn a seeding placement in the play-offs?
Wales had been looking all set for a massive opportunity in this game with a win or a draw likely to give the Dragons a home seeded draw in the play-offs for which they have already secured qualification. Unfortunately, Robert Page's side have been dealt a big blow just hours before the game with talisman and captain Gareth Bale ruled out of the fixture. The Welsh come into this game unbeaten in their last 6 matches and are undefeated in their last 15 home games. There is also the risk of Aaron Ramsey being one booking away from a suspension meaning if he receives a yellow card then Wales will be without one of their most influential players for the play-off semi-final.
Belgium come into this game knowing that qualification for the 2022 World Cup is secure. Robert Martinez has seen his team win just 1 of their last 3 matches as their UEFA Nations League campaign ended in misery but they remain undefeated in this qualification group. The Red Devils will be without a number of key players for this clash including Romelu Lukaku, Youri Tielemans, Eden Hazard, Toby Alderweireld, and Thibaut Courtois. This gives a selection of fringe in-form players a chance to impress such as Albert Sambi Lokonga, Charles De Ketelaere, and Dante Vanzeir. Belgium have now scored in 41 matches in a row so they'll be hoping that track record will give them every chance of earning at least a draw.
If Bale was fit to start then I'd be backing Wales in this game. We've only lost 1 of our last 5 encounters with Belgium and we pulled off a shock 1-0 win the last time we played them on home turf. However, Bale's absence could be massive and even though we tend to miss Ramsey more when he doesn't play it really does stack the odds against us. I wish I had the confidence or even courage to back us to pull off a surprise win but without Bale I can't see it.
Belgium to Win @ 2.15 with William Hill
BTTS @ 1.87 with SBK

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ukraine
Bosnia and Herzegovina
The national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked fourth in the group D standings with 7 points.
In seven matches, the Bosnians have won one victory, drew four times and suffered two defeats.
In October, they beat Kazakhstan 2-0 and shared points with Ukraine 1-1, and in November they lost 1-3 at home to Finland and lost their chances of getting to the World Cup.
The Bosnia national team in the next meeting will not be helped by the injured Elvis Saric and the coronavirus patient Yusuf Gazibegovic. Also, most likely, captain Edin Dzeko will not enter the field.
Ukraine
The Ukrainian national team is on the third line in the group D standings with 9 points.
In the current qualifying round, the Yellow-Blues have won only one victory, drew six times and never lost.
The long-awaited victory for the team of Alexander Petrakov won over Finland 2-1 on October 9, and three days later they parted with Bosnia 1-1. In November, the Ukrainians played a 1-1 world match with Bulgaria in a friendly match.
The injured Vitaliy Mykolenko will not play for the Ukrainian national team. The rest of the players, including Ruslan Malinovsky, are in the ranks.
Prediction and Bet
The Yellow-Blues are so accustomed to draws that it would be rash to give them three points in advance. However, the standings force them to go ahead and win, and also hope that France will at least not lose to Finland.
And what about Bosnia? She can move up to third place, but after the failure in the game with the Finns, it is hard to believe that Ivaylo Petev's charges will come together.
So, Ukraine has a better squad, it had much more time to prepare and higher motivation. My prediction is the victory of the guests.

Finland vs. France
Finland
The Finns finished second in Group D with a 3-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The hosts managed to win if they were sent off in the squad. At the same time, Teemu Pukki's unbeaten penalty was saved from the defeat of the Bosnians.
Thus, the Finnish national team has already won 3 victories in this qualifying cycle. Earlier, the owls defeated the Kazakhstan team twice with a score of 2-0 and 1-0.
Finland has 11 points. She is 2 points ahead of Ukraine, which she lost 2 rounds back with a score of 1-2.
It should be noted that the Finns won only one of the three home matches in qualifying.
France
The French have already secured an exit from the group from the first line. This means that Didier Deschamps' team was directly qualified for the final of the World Cup.
In the last round, they left no chances for the Kazakhs, defeating them with a score of 8-0. Kylian Mbappe made poker in that match.
Prior to that, the French national team won the League of Nations. In October, she defeated Belgium 3-2 and won 2-1 in the final against Spain.
In the group D standings, the French have 15 points. They are the best in terms of the number of goals scored and conceded (16-3).
Prediction and Bet
Most likely, the Finns will play very carefully. Ideally, they will only be satisfied with a victory, but first of all the team will focus on defense and try to play on counterattacks.
France does not have such a huge motivation, so it is possible that in a game with such a charged opponent, she will not be able to score many goals.
I believe that a bet on France total less than 1.5 is a good option.

Poland vs. Hungary
Poland
Poland is the second in the group A standings with 20 points.
The White Eagles' only defeat in the current selection was 1-2 at away from England, and in the last three matches they have dealt with San Marino 5-0, Albania 1-0 and Andorra 4-1.
In general, the White-Reds are performing successfully this fall, but they failed at Euro 2020, gaining only 1 point in the group with Slovakia 1-2, Spain 1-1 and Sweden 2-3.
Bartłomiej Drongowski, Arkadiusz Retza and David Kovnatski will not play for the Polish national team due to injuries.

Hungary
The Hungarian national team is on the fourth line in the group A standings with 14 points.
This spring, the Magyars have lost twice to Albania 0-1 and 0-1, shared points with England 1-1, and also beat Andorra 2-1 and San Marino 4-0.
At Euro 2020, Marco Rossi's charges lost to Portugal 0-3, and also drew with France 1-1 and Germany 2-2. They did not leave the group, but they left a good impression.
Among the injured Hungarians are Peter Gulachi, Willie Orban and Bolla Bendeguz.
Prediction and bet
For the team of Marco Rossi, this game does not really matter, since they will not rise above third place and will not get to the World Cup.
But the "eagles" have a very tiny chance to finish first. What is needed for this? First, to beat Hungary as big as possible. Secondly, wait for the defeat of England by San Marino.
My prediction is over 2.5 total in 2.12. It makes no sense for these teams to sit out in defense, since the result will not affect their future in any way.

Switzerland vs. Bulgaria
Switzerland
Switzerland for the round before the completion of the selection takes the second place in the group, while being inferior to Italy only in additional indicators. Both teams have 15 points each, but the Italians are better thanks to the better goal difference.
Switzerland did not lose to Italy in the away match on Friday. The meeting in Rome ended in a draw 11.
At the same time, the Swiss even took the lead, but then allowed Squadra Azzurra to win back. Italy could snatch victory, but a few minutes before the final whistle, Jorginho missed the penalty.
The Swiss national team has never lost in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup and conceded only two goals.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, meanwhile, scored eight points and is in fourth place.
The Bulgarians can finish the qualification on the third line in the group if they score points in the upcoming match, and Northern Ireland will lose to Italy.
But this is unlikely given how Bulgaria recently played in a friendly against Ukraine. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, but the Bulgarian footballer was just lucky. The Ukrainians made 36 shots (15 on target), but scored only one goal.
Bulgaria has never won away in this group.
Prediction and bet
It is difficult to imagine what would have to happen for the Swiss to lose points in this match. Bulgaria, of course, also knows how to surprise (you can recall the guest draw with Italy), but something suggests that it will lose here.
By the way, Switzerland will try to score as much as possible, because with a better goal difference than Italy, it will be she who will receive a direct ticket to the World Cup.
Bet - Switzerland's total over 2.5

Austria vs. Israel
Austria
Austria, which lost three of its last five matches in the 2022 World Cup qualifier, dropped to fourth place in the group F standings. In the previous qualifying round, the national team lost to the leader of Denmark 0-1, and before that it managed to register a third victory - in an away game against the Faroe Islands 0-2.
In addition to the above, I will add that Austria ended the last three matches in the group by winning bets on Total Under 2.5 goals, having scored only two goals in this series of bouts.
Israel
Israel, with 13 points in eight qualifying rounds, is third in the Group F standings, four points behind second. In the previous round of the qualifying round, the national team scored a fourth victory, beating Moldova 2-1 at their home stadium.
Also note that Israel's five previous away matches in all tournaments ended with a bet on Total Over 2.5 goals.
Prediction
Austria and Israel will remain in the fight for second place only if they win the upcoming game. You should also take into account a couple of facts from statistics - the teams scored goals to each other in 4 face-to-face meetings on the Austrian field, and Israel scored at least 2 goals in 4 out of 5 previous qualifying rounds. With this in mind, teams will have to play with an offensive focus.
I recommend betting on Total Over 2.5 goals.

Andorra vs. Poland
Andorra
The Andorran national team was able to get two victories at once in the current qualifying campaign. This can only be attributed to the fact that there is San Marino in the group of this collective. It was this opponent that the hosts beat on two occasions. Alvarez's team looked toothless in the rest of the meetings and was never able to impose competition on rivals. After scoring three points in the last round, the team is on the fifth line in the table, having 6 points in the asset.
Poland
The Polish team has not yet lost the chances of winning a direct ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Two rounds before the finish of the selection, the Poles are two points behind England, placing themselves on the second line in the overall standings. The team of Paulo Souza managed to defeat their rival in second place in the last match, namely, they beat Albania with a score of 1-0 on its field. This result practically guaranteed himself participation at least in the play-off matches for the World Cup.
Prediction
The hosts are considered the clear underdogs of the upcoming match. The Poles play confidently against Andorra, as evidenced by the team's two crushing victories with a total score of 7-0 over their rivals. This meeting is unlikely to be anything different from the previous ones, my bet will be in favor of the home team.
Bet: Poland wins with a handicap (-2.5)

Italy vs. Switzerland
Italy
The Italian national team after six games played takes the first place in the group. At the moment, the Italians have 14 points, and they are ahead of the Swiss only in additional indicators.
In October, the reigning European champions took part in the final of the League of Nations. In the semifinals, Italy lost to Spain 1-2. The key was the removal of Leandro Bonucci at the end of the first half. In the match for third place, Roberto Mancini's team defeated Belgium 2-1.
Italy has never lost in the current selection. But, for example, the 1-1 home draw with Bulgaria in early September was a big disappointment.
The Italians scored seven points in three home matches of the 2022 World Cup qualification and conceded only one goal.
Switzerland
The Swiss, meanwhile, also scored 14 points and occupy the second place in the group.
Murat Yakin's team has already guaranteed itself at least participation in the play-offs, but, apparently, it intends to fight for a direct ticket to the 2022 World Cup.
Like the Italian national team, Switzerland also has never lost in the selection. The home meeting with Italy in early September ended in a 0-0 draw.
In the remaining five matches, the Swiss conceded only one goal.
Prediction
The Swiss do not have the most pleasant memories from their previous visit to Rome. In mid-June, Squadra Azzurra defeated Switzerland at the Stadio Olimpico.
But the losing side made the most correct conclusions. In September, the match between these teams ended in a draw, although Switzerland had chances to snatch victory.
Bet - Both Teams To Score In 2.09.
 

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Republic of Ireland vs Portugal
The final international window for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers to be played is underway and we start the action on Thursday and the first game I want to cover is when Republic of Ireland host Portugal in a 7:45pm GMT kick-off at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The dream is over for the home team and they must simply hope to still be within a victory of Luxembourg ahead of their final game to avoid finishing 4th in the group against an away side wanting a win to keep their automatic qualification hopes in their favour.
Republic of Ireland saw their hopes of reaching next year's World Cup die a while ago now so they're simply playing for pride and for their seeding for future tournament qualification. The Boys in Green have experienced a turgid campaign with Stephen Kenny's men in 4th place and 1 point behind minnows Luxembourg with two games left to play. The two sides meet in the final group game next week so Republic will want to avoid being 4 points behind their rivals heading into that fixture. Despite this campaign being a disappointment there is a feeling of optimism around the Irish side with the team now unbeaten in their last 4 games and suffering just 1 loss in their previous 8 matches. That solitary defeat was the 2-1 loss away to Portugal when Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the last few minutes to deny Ireland a famous win.
Portugal come into this game in 2nd place in Group A and 1 point behind group leaders Serbia with a game in hand. There remains some bitterness after the controversial manner of the sides' 2-2 draw back in March when Ronaldo had what would have been a winning goal unfairly ruled out. Head coach Fernando Santos will be without Manchester City's in-form attacking midfielder Bernardo Silva due to fatigue but that decision will allow him to be available for Portugal crunch last game at home to Serbia to decide who will qualify automatically for the World Cup. The result here will decide what result Portugal will need in that game so earning a draw or win here would mean they only need a draw against Serbia. If they lose here then nothing but a win will do.
The pressure is on both sides here for different reasons. Republic of Ireland will not want to finish lower than Luxembourg but, realistically, there's every chance Luxembourg could get something out in Azerbaijan in the other game in this group on Thursday. Portugal will want to get the victory to take the pressure off their final game with Serbia. I just think as tough as Ireland will make it for Portugal it's hard to see Portugal not taking the win here and you always have to back Ronaldo to score on the big stage when it matters.
Portugal HT/FT @ 2.06 with Sporting Index
Anytime Scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo @ 1.79 with Unibet

Austria vs. Israel
Austria
Austria, which lost three of its last five matches in the 2022 World Cup qualifier, dropped to fourth place in the group F standings. In the previous qualifying round, the national team lost to the leader of Denmark 0-1, and before that it managed to register a third victory - in an away game against the Faroe Islands 0-2.
In addition to the above, I will add that Austria ended the last three matches in the group by winning bets on Total Under 2.5 goals, having scored only two goals in this series of bouts.
Israel
Israel, with 13 points in eight qualifying rounds, is third in the Group F standings, four points behind second. In the previous round of the qualifying round, the national team scored a fourth victory, beating Moldova 2-1 at their home stadium.
Also note that Israel's five previous away matches in all tournaments ended with a bet on Total Over 2.5 goals.
Prediction
Austria and Israel will remain in the fight for second place only if they win the upcoming game. You should also take into account a couple of facts from statistics - the teams scored goals to each other in 4 face-to-face meetings on the Austrian field, and Israel scored at least 2 goals in 4 out of 5 previous qualifying rounds. With this in mind, teams will have to play with an offensive focus.
I recommend betting on Total Over 2.5 goals.

Andorra vs. Poland
Andorra
The Andorran national team was able to get two victories at once in the current qualifying campaign. This can only be attributed to the fact that there is San Marino in the group of this collective. It was this opponent that the hosts beat on two occasions. Alvarez's team looked toothless in the rest of the meetings and was never able to impose competition on rivals. After scoring three points in the last round, the team is on the fifth line in the table, having 6 points in the asset.
Poland
The Polish team has not yet lost the chances of winning a direct ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Two rounds before the finish of the selection, the Poles are two points behind England, placing themselves on the second line in the overall standings. The team of Paulo Souza managed to defeat their rival in second place in the last match, namely, they beat Albania with a score of 1-0 on its field. This result practically guaranteed himself participation at least in the play-off matches for the World Cup.
Prediction
The hosts are considered the clear underdogs of the upcoming match. The Poles play confidently against Andorra, as evidenced by the team's two crushing victories with a total score of 7-0 over their rivals. This meeting is unlikely to be anything different from the previous ones, my bet will be in favor of the home team.
Bet: Poland wins with a handicap (-2.5)

Montenegro vs. Netherlands
Montenegro
The Montenegrin national team is ranked fourth in the group after eight matches played. At the moment, the hosts have 11 points.
Montenegro has already lost its chances of reaching the final of the World Cup.
In October, the Montenegrin team won an away victory over Gibraltar and were defeated by Norway.
In three home games of the current qualification, Montenegro scored four points, losing so far only to the Norwegians.
Netherlands
The Netherlands are single-handedly leading their group after eight rounds. Now the Orange team has 19 points - two more than Norway, which they will face in the final round.
Since the appointment of Louis van Gaal as head coach, the Netherlands national team has played five matches in the current selection, in which they have scored 13 points.
On the first day of September, the Netherlands drew with Norway, after which they issued a streak of four victories, including over Turkey with a score of 6-1. The Netherlands have scored 29 goals in eight 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Prediction
The Netherlands have improved significantly since the team was led by experienced van Gaal. In September, the Dutch defeated Montenegro 4-0 at home. This time, it is unlikely that it will come to a pogrom, the Netherlands needs to spare strength for a meeting with Norway, but the guests will still take three points.
The bet is the victory of the Netherlands + the total of the match is less than 3.5 in 2.01.

Italy vs. Switzerland
Italy
The Italian national team after six games played takes the first place in the group. At the moment, the Italians have 14 points, and they are ahead of the Swiss only in additional indicators.
In October, the reigning European champions took part in the final of the League of Nations. In the semifinals, Italy lost to Spain 1-2. The key was the removal of Leandro Bonucci at the end of the first half. In the match for third place, Roberto Mancini's team defeated Belgium 2-1.
Italy has never lost in the current selection. But, for example, the 1-1 home draw with Bulgaria in early September was a big disappointment.
The Italians scored seven points in three home matches of the 2022 World Cup qualification and conceded only one goal.
Switzerland
The Swiss, meanwhile, also scored 14 points and occupy the second place in the group.
Murat Yakin's team has already guaranteed itself at least participation in the play-offs, but, apparently, it intends to fight for a direct ticket to the 2022 World Cup.
Like the Italian national team, Switzerland also has never lost in the selection. The home meeting with Italy in early September ended in a 0-0 draw.
In the remaining five matches, the Swiss conceded only one goal.
Prediction
The Swiss do not have the most pleasant memories from their previous visit to Rome. In mid-June, Squadra Azzurra defeated Switzerland at the Stadio Olimpico.
But the losing side made the most correct conclusions. In September, the match between these teams ended in a draw, although Switzerland had chances to snatch victory.
Bet - Both Teams To Score In 2.09.
 

Malmo vs Chelsea
The Champions League group stage action enters its second half of games this week. It's Swedish Allsvenkan side Malmo versus Premier League leaders Chelsea in a 5:45pm GMT kick-off on Tuesday night at the Eleda Stadion in Malmo in Group H. These two sides played each other in the reverse fixture just a couple of weeks ago and it was the English team who prevailed as 4-0 winners. Will we see a repeat score-line here?
Malmo come into this game bottom of the group without a single point earned or a single goal scored. It's been tough for head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson with his side undoubtedly punching well above their weight in this competition. The Swedish side have conceded 11 goals already in their 3 group games and they will need to win this game to stand any real chance of qualifying for the last 16 but, if we're being brutally honest, I think that ship has sailed. It is four league games unbeaten for Malmo on the domestic front which has lifted them to the outright lead at the top of the Swedish top flight but that counts for nothing here.
Chelsea stand proudly on top of the Premier League table and their lead at the summit was extended to 3 points after their comfortable 3-0 win away to struggling Newcastle and Liverpool being held against Brighton. The Blues are looking well set to reach the last 16 in this group but know they need to win this to consolidate their position in the top two of the group. Thomas Tuchel's side have kept 9 clean sheets so far this season in all competitions and they will be keen to add another shut out to that record here. The London club will be without a number of key players for this game though including Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner, Mason Mount, and Mateo Kovacic.
Even though Chelsea are without some big hitters for this game there is still a huge gulf in quality between these two sides. I'm expecting the ferocious home crowd of Malmo to inspire their players to turn in a better performance than they did in the away leg but Chelsea should still have enough to come away with a win. The big question is whether they'll keep the clean sheet or not. I think given Chelsea's back-line is largely unchanged we should see another solid defensive display that provides the back bone for another win.
Chelsea to Win to Nil @ 1.83 with Bet365
Total Goals Scored Over 2.5 @ 1.68 with SBK