Almere have won five of their last six games and have scored three or more goals in four of those victories. They face a struggling Dordrecht who head into this tie having lost five on the spin, conceding a massive 18 goals in this period.

Sweden were humbled in the World Cup, but they should have more success against a Romania side winless in their last six away games. They have lost four of these, but they should find the net against a Sweden side without a clean sheet in 15 attempts.

Italy have won nine of their last 11 games and can start their UEFA Nations League campaign with a win over a Belgium side that have lost four and drawn one of their last five meetings with Friday’s hosts.

Hungary are on a four-game unbeaten streak across all games and they’ve won their last two on home soil. Hungary can make the most of their home advantage and claim three points against Ukraine, who are in mixed form with two defeats in their last four.

Montenegro’s home results have generally been fairly impressive as they won two and lost two at home during World Cup qualifying. The hosts have never lost to Cyprus and have won the last two head-to-head meetings, they can claim maximum points on Friday.

Both teams have scored in five of Girona’s six Segunda Division games, but they have won three of their last four and should have the beating of Albacete, who have picked up just one point from a possible 18 this season. The underdogs have scored in four of their six games, though, so should be good for a consolation.

Latvia are the team in the better form but Armenia have been facing a higher standard of opposition. Latvia’s only wins in their last 18 games have come against Andorra and Gibraltar, twice, whereas Armenia have some notable successes – including a win over Ireland at home in World Cup qualifying and a friendly draw in Montenegro last year. Armenia won both meetings between these sides in World Cup qualifying in 2024 and look well placed to pick up a win on Friday.

France have won nine of their last 11 games and the star-studded Les Bleus squad will be keen to impress new manager Zinedine Zidane, while Turkiye lost two of their three group games in the World Cup.

Montenegro’s home results have generally been fairly impressive as they won two and lost two at home during World Cup qualifying. The hosts have never lost to Cyprus and have won the last two head-to-head meetings, they can claim maximum points on Friday.

Mikautadze scored for Villarreal in their final game before the international break, and the forward has scored nine goals across his last 10 appearances for his country, moving him within three goals of their all-time scoring record.

Pio Esposito scored the winning goal in both of Italy’s June friendlies to take his tally to five goals in nine international appearances, while he has scored two and assisted one in four Serie A starts for Inter Milan.

Montenegro veteran Stevan Jovetic plays his club football for AEL Limassol and he can ensure an awkward return to Cyrprus after the international break. The former Man City and Monaco man has 37 goals in 91 games for his country and can add to that haul on Friday.

Kylian Mbappe has 18 goals in his last 20 France appearances and has scored 18 times for club and country since the start of the World Cup.

Georgia have only kept one clean sheet across their three home fixtures this year, and they shipped 15 goals across their six World Cup qualifiers. NI have seen BTTS land in visits to Wales and France this year.

Greenock Morton are propping up the table after suffering six defeats in seven, and they’ve lost 2-1 to Queen’s Park and 4-1 to Livingston this month. Inverness are without a clean sheet in their last five league games, with BTTS landing in four of them.

Shelbourne ended a six-game winless run with a 3-2 victory at Dundalk last time out. Galway United have seen BTTS land in four of their last five matches, and 11 of their 15 home matches have finished with both teams finding the net.

Sweden were humbled in the World Cup, but they should have more success against Romania, who are winless in their last six away games. They have lost four of these, but they should find the net against a Sweden side without a clean sheet in 15 attempts.

Both teams have scored in five of Girona’s six Segunda Division games, but they have won three of their last four and should have the beating of Albacete, who have picked up just one point from a possible 18 this season. The underdogs have scored in four of their six games, though, so should be good for a consolation.

Georgia have only kept one clean sheet across their three home fixtures this year, and they shipped 15 goals across their six World Cup qualifiers. NI have seen BTTS land in visits to Wales and France this year.

Latvia are the team in better form but Armenia have been facing a higher standard of opposition. Latvia’s only wins in their last 18 games have come against Andorra and Gibraltar, twice, whereas Armenia have some notable successes – including a win over Ireland at home in World Cup qualifying and a friendly draw in Montenegro last year. Armenia won both meetings between these sides in World Cup qualifying in 2024 and look well placed to pick up a win on Friday.

Latvia are the team in the better form but Armenia have been facing a higher standard of opposition. Latvia’s only wins in their last 18 games have come against Andorra and Gibraltar, twice, whereas Armenia have some notable successes – including a win over Ireland at home in World Cup qualifying and a friendly draw in Montenegro last year. Armenia won both meetings between these sides in World Cup qualifying in 2024 and look well placed to pick up a win on Friday.

Almere have won five of their last six games and have scored three or more goals in four of those victories. They face a struggling Dordrecht who head into this tie having lost five on the spin, conceding a massive 18 goals in this period.

Latvia are the team in the better form but Armenia have been facing a higher standard of opposition. Latvia’s only wins in their last 18 games have come against Andorra and Gibraltar, twice, whereas Armenia have some notable successes – including a win over Ireland at home in World Cup qualifying and a friendly draw in Montenegro last year. Armenia won both meetings between these sides in World Cup qualifying in 2024 and look well placed to pick up a win on Friday.

Italy have won nine of their last 11 games and can start their UEFA Nations League campaign with a win over a Belgium side that have lost four and drawn one of their last five meetings with Friday’s hosts.

Hungary are on a four-game unbeaten streak across all games and they’ve won their last two on home soil. Hungary can make the most of their home advantage and claim three points against Ukraine, who are in mixed form with two defeats in their last four.

Girona have won three of their last four matches, scoring 10 goals in that run. The hosts tend to concede, but they can score a couple to overcome an Albacete side that has lost five of their first six matches. The visitors have conceded twice in defeats at Castellon and Las Palmas, so back a couple of goals for promotion-hopefuls Girona.

Queen’s Park suffered their fifth defeat in seven last weekend, and each of those losses have seen them concede twice. The visitors have suffered 2-0 defeats at Dunfermline and Livingston this term, so back Arbroath to score a couple as they aim to maintain their unbeaten start at home.

Raith Rovers have scored twice or more in four of their last six league matches, with the hosts sitting in second place in the Championship. Visitors Livingston have lost two of their first three away days this season, and they’ve conceded twice or more in three of their last four visits to Raith.

Hungary have won three of their four home fixtures in 2026, including a 2-1 victory over Finland and a 3-1 win against Kazakhstan in June. The hosts scored twice or more in five of their six World Cup qualifying matches last year, including scoring two goals home and away against Portugal and the Republic of Ireland.

Sweden were humbled in the World Cup, but they should have more success against a Romania side winless in their last six away games. They have lost four of these, but they should find the net against a Sweden side without a clean sheet in 15 attempts.

Both teams have scored in five of Girona’s six Segunda Division games, but they have won three of their last four and should have the beating of Albacete, who have picked up just one point from a possible 18 this season. The underdogs have scored in four of their six games, though, so should be good for a consolation.

Bosnia head into the Nations League after reaching the World Cup knockout stages for the first time. The visitors are on a six-game unbeaten streak away from home, and they can upset a Poland side who are winless in three.

Queen’s Park suffered their fifth defeat in seven last weekend, and each of those losses have seen them concede twice. The visitors have suffered 2-0 defeats at Dunfermline and Livingston this term, so back Arbroath to score a couple as they aim to maintain their unbeaten start at home.

Ayr returned to winning ways last weekend, seeing off second-bottom Queen’s Park. However, next up for them is a clash against Championship leaders Stenhousemuir. The visitors have won their last six league games, keeping five clean sheets while scoring 10 times.

Greenock Morton are propping up the table after suffering six defeats in seven, and they’ve lost 2-1 to Queen’s Park and 4-1 to Livingston this month. Inverness are without a clean sheet in their last five league games, with BTTS landing in four of them.

Raith Rovers have scored twice or more in four of their last six league matches, with the hosts sitting in second place in the Championship. Visitors Livingston have lost two of their first three away days this season, and they’ve conceded twice or more in three of their last four visits to Raith.

Kerim Alajbegovic has one Europa League goal for new club Juventus this season and he scored one of Bosnia’s four goals at the World Cup, the 19-year-old looks a contender for an anytime effort in Warsaw.

Turkiye failed to score in both World Cup defeats to Paraguay and Australia and each of France’s last three victories have come to nil. This includes a 2-0 win over Morocco, while Turkiye lost 2-0 to Australia.

Cyprus have failed to score in two of their last three losses and Montenegro’s last two wins have been accompanied by clean sheets so the home side can win without conceding and a 2-0 win for the Brave Falcons has a chance.

Almere have won five of their last six games and have scored three or more goals in four of those victories. They face a struggling Dordrecht who head into this tie having lost five on the spin, conceding a massive 18 goals in this period.

Both teams have scored in three of Chico’s last five games and they are on a three-game scoring streak at home. Pasto have seen goals at both ends in four of their last six games and they have scored in all of those.

Bucaramanga can pull off a minor upset and pick up a win here. The visitors are on a nine-game unbeaten run and have three wins in their last five away from home, while Once Caldas are in mixed form and have two defeats in four at home.

Bucaramanga can pull off a minor upset and pick up a win here. The visitors are on a nine-game unbeaten run and have three wins in their last five away from home, while Once Caldas are in mixed form and have two defeats in four at home.

Matthew Ireland: Reading are going slightly under the radar in League One but they have a chance to move up to third if they can beat Wycombe on Saturday. The Royals have won three of their last four and it is their attack that I’m most impressed by. They’ve already put five past Mansfield this season and have scored 14 times in six outings.

Joe Casey: Plymouth have a fair argument for being the in-form team in the EFL and could go top of League One with a win over Burton this weekend. Argyle have won five of their last six matches in all competitions, and their attack should be too strong for their visitors.

Gareth Freeman: Swindon have hit a bit of a rough patch with four defeats on the spin across all comps but they can end that streak by seeing off poor travellers Accrington at the County Ground. Stanley have lost all three of their League Two trips so far, while Swindon have a perfect home record in the league.

Alex Hilton: Salford have won their last four meetings with Oldham and they can extend that sequence to five with a win at Boundary Park. Salford plundered three goals in a draw with Rotherham last time out on the road and they have scored exactly two goals in three of their last four meetings with the Latics.

Aaron Rogan: The visitors have lost all three of their trips this term, and they suffered 13 defeats in 19 trips last season on their way to finishing third bottom. MVV opened the campaign with four straight wins, but they’ve managed only one clean sheet in seven matches this term.

Alex Wrigley: North Macedonia are unbeaten in 12 home games and have avoided defeat against Italy, England and Belgium in this period. Switzerland drew their final three away games before the World Cup and are without Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria and Ruben Vargas for this trip.

Monaco have spent the last couple of seasons in the Champions League, losing 5-4 on aggregate to PSG in last season’s knockouts.

They’ve appointed former Flamengo boss Filipe Luiz as their new manager, and the former Chelsea defender has an impressive track record. He led the Brazilian side to their domestic title, and brought continental success in the Copa Libertadores.

Strasbourg reached the last four of the Conference League last term, and this Monaco side are capable of going even further under a highly-rated young manager.

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City aren’t quite right yet under Enzo Maresca. They may well come good but Lens away was arguably the worst road trip from Pot 4 while Napoli and Leipzig represent stern tests from Pot 3. And then there’s PSG and Barcelona. Altogether a tough test.

The home game against Bodo/Glimt and trip to Slavia ought to be the bedrock of a campaign in which Dino Toppmoller’s impressive group – who have already beaten PSG in the French Champions Trophy – can emerge successfully.

Barcelona could easily lose in Paris, legitimately drop points at Galatasaray and at home to Man City. One more slip and the top eight could feasibly elude them.

Arsenal were flawless 12 months ago and should have no difficulty getting to the 16 points which are probably required.

BVB came close to the top eight last season and have a great draw this year with Betis, AEK Athens, Sabah and even Inter Milan at home looks winnable.

PSV’s hammerings of Napoli and Liverpool last term were rare highs in an otherwise disappointing campaign. This season’s draw looks far kindlier for Peter Bosz and his Eredivisie big-hitters.