Scotland must try to salvage some pride from a miserable Euro 2020 qualifying campaign when hosting Group I whipping boys San Marino. The Scots suffered a fourth straight defeat in this pool when losing 4-0 away to Russia on Thursday, but their opponents were crushed 9-0 by Belgium on the same night.
Netherlands were almost caught napping by Northern Ireland but will hopefully be more on the ball when visiting Belarus in Euro 2020 Group C. A fully focused Dutch outfit should be able to secure a smooth success in Minsk, against opponents who have failed to score in their last four home games.
Republic of Ireland will face Georgia for the seventh time in six years when travelling to Tbilisi for Saturday’s Euro 2020 qualifier and have a great head-to-head record. The men in green have won five and drawn the other of their previous encounters, including a 1-0 Dublin victory back in March.
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Everton supremo Marco Silva and Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are favourites in bwin’s Premier League next manager sacked odds. Following poor results, Silva heads the betting at Evens, with Solskjaer quoted at 2/1, while Tottenham chief Mauricio Pochettino is then a 9/2 chance.
Germany entertain Argentina and a home win is expected in a rematch of the 1986, 1990 and 2014 World Cup finals. Die Mannschaft should be in good spirits following the recent Champions League exploits of their Bundesliga teams and have a youngish squad full of energy and enthusiasm.
Scotland’s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2020 via Group I are all but over, so they should be able to play with freedom when visiting Russia. Their hosts are on course to finish second after posting five wins and a loss to leaders Belgium from six fixtures, including last month’s 2-1 triumph at Hampden.
Wales look set to fight it out with Slovakia and Hungary for second place behind Croatia in Euro 2020 Group E and this is a crucial trip to Trnava. The Dragons prevailed 1-0 when these teams met in Cardiff back in March, but were clinging on at the end after Daniel James had given them an early lead.
After suffering a post-World Cup slump, England Women are fancied to return to winning ways when hosting Brazil in a Middlesbrough friendly. The Lionesses enjoyed a 2-1 victory when these teams met in the SheBelieves Cup in America in February and prevailed 1-0 in Nottingham last October.
Real Madrid made the worst possible start to their Champions League campaign but are firm favourites to bounce back with a victory on Matchday 2. Zinedine Zidane’s men crashed to a 3-0 defeat against Paris St Germain at Parc des Princes and are out to 12/1 in the outright winner odds.
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Kenny Jackett will ease some of the growing pressure on the Portsmouth manager if he can mastermind an EFL Cup win against bitter rivals Southampton. Pompey fans chanted for Jackett to be sacked during Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Wycombe and the team have made a poor start to their League One campaign.
Liverpool have bigger fish to fry this season but are firm favourites to avoid an upset when they start their EFL Cup campaign with a trip to League One opposition. MK Dons are huge underdogs and back-to-back home defeats suggests this should be a routine win for the Reds regardless of team selection.
Leeds are sure to be fired up for Saturday’s Championship clash with Derby, having been knocked out of the play-offs by the Rams last season. United were surprisingly beaten 4-2 at Elland Road in mid-May after coming out on top in three previous meetings during that campaign.