As the Domestic season closes, players begin to put their 2021/22 seasons behind them and check in for the summer of internationals ahead of the World Cup. Those nations that have already qualified have squad places to play for, while other nations are set to play for their World Cup fate. The rest must turn their attention to the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League.
Total Football Analysis takes a look at the home nations and their fixtures ahead of this weekend’s matches, providing expert betting tips and predictions.
Hungary v England
Gameweek one of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League is set to kick-off for England with a trip to Hungary. The England camp continues to look a more together unit than previous squads, with a young core promising to excite fans. Harry Kane will be looking to put transfer speculation out of his focus for a second consecutive summer to focus on England’s Nations League campaign.
Just four goals short of Wayne Rooney’s record, Kane will be looking to close this gap over the coming fixtures, starting with Hungary. Place a £10 bet on Harry Kane to score first against Hungary and be rewarded with £50 in free bets with bet365.
Hungary meanwhile will be looking to improve on a previous 4-0 loss against England last time the two sides met. Dominik Szoboszlai will be hoping he can play an influential role in a surprise result, however, the talent across the England squad should prove too much.
Forward Ádám Szalai proved to be Hungary’s main goal-scoring threat, as 25 goals in 80 appearances puts the FC Basel striker as his nation’s leading current scorer. Call ups to Fikayo Tomori will produce an interesting battle in England’s defensive third.
England should be too strong in this fixture and a comfortable win is expected. Find England to win by two or more goals at 3/1, a £10 stake earns £50 in free bets when you wager with bet365.
Northern Ireland v Greece
Unfortunate to not gain promotion to Division B, Northern Ireland begin life in Division C against Greece. After a slow start to life under Ian Baraclough, it seems that progress is finally being made with five wins and two impressive draws against Italy and Switzerland in the second half of his tenure.
Greece come into this game with optimism under new manager Gus Poyet. A fresh and young squad look set to continue to progress after promising performances but mixed results. A solid defence seems to be the basis of life under Poyet, and he’ll be looking to domestic cup winner Kostas Tsimikas to transfer club improvements to performances for his national team.
Kyle Lafferty will pose as the Northern Ireland threat and will need to deliver as the NI support will demand positive results after World Cup qualification failure. Lafferty to open the scoring is priced at 7-1.
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Scotland v Ukraine Betting Tips
One of the most poignant fixtures of the game weekend is the rearranged World Cup qualifier between Scotland and Ukraine due to the conflict in Ukraine causing the postponement of the original fixture. The winner of this tie will set up a deciding fixture versus Wales.
Scotland will be confident as many players finished the season in strong form. Liverpool’s Andy Robertson played an influential role in an FA Cup win, and Aston Villa’s John McGinn has been a decisive figure in Steven Gerrard’s new-look Villa side.
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Scotland, previously a team reliant upon the group effort, find themselves with a squad filled with promising talent to match. However, the test against Ukraine will be tough.
Ukraine’s motivation will be amplified given the conflict in their home country, and the eyes of the world will be on this game with support undoubtedly to be offered to the blue and yellow side. The players will undoubtedly be emotionally charged as Manchester City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko has already stated his ambitions to win this game for his compatriots back home.
A Ukraine win is priced at 13-5, however, a level headed Scotland with the home crowd behind them should have enough to deliver at 13-10.
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Wales Qualification
Wales’ Nations League campaign is on hold too as they are set to face the winner of Scotland v Ukraine for World Cup qualification.
Similarly to Scotland, Wales looks to be a side with renewed individual quality. Whichever side awaits Wales in the final will be up against a side that has regularly featured in major tournaments. Getting the best out of Gareth Bale during his difficult time at Real Madrid has played a major role in improvements within the national team.
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One by one, more talent has broken through into the Wales set-up following the lead of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey. The likes of Daniel James, Harry Wilson, Ben Davies, and Neco Williams have added quality in more areas of the pitch and this Wales team will be in good stead regardless of who their eventual qualification opposition will be.
Matching up against both Scotland and Ukraine, Wales should have enough quality throughout the team to see them through qualification. A win in 90 minutes is probable against either team, however, both fixtures will be emotionally charged whether it be through locality or circumstance.
