Round 2 of the Euro Qualification continues tonight! One of the interesting duels will happen between the national teams of Turkey and Croatia. These teams are part of Group D, and the other competitors in the group are the national teams of Wales, Latvia, and Armenia. The Turkish squad started the qualifications in a victorious manner by beating Armenia with a final score of 1:2. But the Croatians missed their first shot to win 3 points against the national team of Wales by performing a tied game with a final score of 1:1.
Therefore, tonight’s duel in Bursa will definitely be a very exciting one, since both teams will do their best in order to win the match.
Turkey
The national team of Turkey won the first position in UEFA Nations League C in a competition against Luxembourg, the Faroe Islands, and Lithuania. After this tournament, Turkey played 2 friendly games and won both. First, they won the duel against Scotland by 2:1, followed by another one against the Czech Republic by 2:1.
The Turkish squad continued their winning performances in the opening duel of the qualifications as well. But tonight they are facing a much stronger team, so Turkey must show their best in order to win 3 points at Timsah Arena.
Croatia
The Blazers on the other hand are coming from Qatar with a Bronze. They faced the national team of Morocco in the match-up for the 3rd position in the World Cup and won the game by 2:1.
Croatia welcomed the national team of Wales in the first game of the Euro Qualification, but they only managed to play a draw.
So tonight the national team of Croatia will absolutely try to do better against Turkey in order to win their first game in the group.
H2H Brief History
Turkey usually plays very well against Croatia. For instance, in the qualifications for the World Cup 2016/17, the final score in the first game was 1:1, but in the rematch, Turkey beat Croatia by 1:0. They also played a friendly game in 2020 that ended up with a final score of 3:3.
Verdict
We expect a very dramatic football match with many goal-scoring chances on both sides of the pitch. The slight favorite for the victory will be the national team of Croatia because of their great international results in recent years.
Our prediction for this match: Market (BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE) Tip: YES
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