International Friendlies

Armenia return to action following a 9-1 thumping at Portugal, which closed out a year that saw them concede 35 times in 10 games. They should be confident of troubling Belarus, having scored twice against the Republic of Ireland, Montenegro, and Kosovo last year.

Cultural Leonesa have lost six of their last eight home games and are winless in eight at home, while sitting 21st with 17 defeats. They have also failed to score in 14 of 31 matches. FC Andorra are six places higher and have ten wins this season.

Racing Santander are top of Spain’s second tier, and they’ve won four of their last five matches. They can secure a victory at third-bottom Zaragoza, who have managed only one win at home to a side outside the bottom six.

Almeria can add to an impressive return of 10 wins from 15 at home, with Real Sociedad suffering six defeats in seven trips to the top 10. The promotion-chasing hosts have won their last four home games, but they’ve kept only one clean sheet in their last seven outings at their own ground.

France have scored at least two goals in each of their last ten matches. They held out with 10 men against Brazil and should comfortably beat a Colombia who lost 2-1 to Croatia in midweek and arrive with several key absences.

Both teams’ scoring patterns point towards goals at each end, with both sides scoring in 21 of their 31 matches this season. The pair have conceded a combined 92 goals, while Andorra have scored and conceded in their first seven meetings with the bottom four this term.

Racing have conceded in all of their visits to teams in the bottom-half, and they have kept only two clean sheets on their travels this season. However, they’ve won four of their last five, and they should prove too strong for third-bottom Zaragoza.

These two sides drew 2-2 in the reverse fixture, and the visitors have scored at least twice in six of their last seven matches. However, Almeria have impressed at home this term, despite conceding in all but one of their last seven at their own ground.

Armenia return to action following a 9-1 thumping at Portugal, which closed out a year that saw them concede 35 times in 10 games. They should be confident of troubling Belarus, having scored twice against the Republic of Ireland, Montenegro, and Kosovo last year.

Pacos Ferreira are narrowly above the drop zone, and they’ve lost seven of 13 away trips this season. The visitors have suffered five defeats from seven trips to top-half teams, scoring only once. The hosts have won four of their last five and they can continue their promotion chase with another three points.

Racing Santander are top of Spain’s second tier, and they’ve won four of their last five matches. They can secure a victory at third-bottom Zaragoza, who have managed only one win at home to a side outside the bottom six.

France have scored at least two goals in each of their last ten matches. They held out with 10 men against Brazil and should beat a Colombia who lost 2-1 to Croatia in midweek and arrive with several key absences.

These two sides drew 2-2 in the reverse fixture, and the visitors have scored at least twice in six of their last seven matches. However, they should fall short at an impressive Almeria side who have scored at least three goals in three of their last four at home.

Pacos Ferreira are narrowly above the drop zone, and they’ve lost seven of 13 away trips this season. The visitors have suffered five defeats from seven trips to top-half teams, scoring only once. The hosts have won four of their last five and they can continue their promotion chase with another three points.

These two sides drew 2-2 in the reverse fixture, and the visitors have scored at least twice in six of their last seven matches. However, they should fall short at an impressive Almeria side who have scored at least three goals in three of their last four at home.

Almeria can add to an impressive return of 10 wins from 15 at home, with Real Sociedad suffering six defeats in seven trips to the top 10. The promotion-chasing hosts have won their last four home games, but they’ve kept only one clean sheet in their last seven outings at their own ground.

Mbappe impressed with a goal against France, moving him within one goal of France’s all-time top scorer, Olivier Giroud. He has 38 goals for Real Madrid this term and he can continue his brilliant season with a strike against Colombia.

France usually score multiple goals and have recently been keeping clean sheets in competitive games too. This may only be a friendly, but some of the French players are battling for squad roles and should be determined to earn a 2-0 win.

These two sides drew 2-2 in the reverse fixture, and the visitors have scored at least twice in six of their last seven matches. However, they should fall short at an impressive Almeria side who have scored at least three goals in three of their last four at home.