Republic of Ireland will be battling to avoid relegation from Nations League Group B4 when facing fellow strugglers Bulgaria in Dublin on Wednesday. The men in green are a point above their opponents and only need a draw to stay up, but we’re backing them to claim a morale-boosting victory.
Switzerland have gone seven games without a win but are fancied to buck that trend when entertaining Ukraine in the final round of Nations League fixtures. The Nati have played well enough in their last few matches to suggest they can secure the victory needed to avoid being relegated from this pool.
France can afford to play with freedom after wrapping up top spot in Nations League Group A3 and that could be bad news for Sweden. Les Bleus have plenty of strength in depth if Didier Deschamps opts to make changes and are fancied to see off the relegation-threatened visitors.
Croatia have much more at stake than Portugal ahead of the final round of Nations League Group A3 fixtures and that could make them a value bet. The Blazers are battling to avoid a costly relegation, whereas their opponents are assured of finishing in second place behind France in this section.
England upset Belgium at Wembley in the Nations League last month but we fear they will find life tough in the return fixture in Leuven. The Red Devils remain on top of the Group A2 table, having won their other three fixtures, including a 5-1 thrashing of Iceland on home turf.
Scotland and Slovakia may find it difficult to come down from the highs of Thursday’s Euro 2020 play-off finals for Sunday’s Nations League clash. These teams are at opposite ends of the Group B2 table but look pretty evenly matched on previous meetings in this competition and 2018 World Cup qualifying.
Wales are battling it out with Finland for top spot in Nations League Group B4 and should be far more motivated in Cardiff than Republic of Ireland. The men in green have had to endure a tough 12 months and head into this contest looking low on confidence and self-belief.
Austria look well placed to secure a fourth straight Nations League triumph over Northern Ireland when they meet in Vienna on Sunday night. These teams are at opposite ends of the Group B1 table, plus the visitors must pick themselves up from Thursday’s draining Euro 2020 play-off loss.
Germany are red-hot favourites to prevail in Saturday’s Nations League Group A4 clash with Ukraine and are hard to oppose in Leipzig. However, Die Mannschaft have found it tough to keep clean sheets in competitive matches, so the visitors may well have their moments at Red Bull Arena.
Croatia only need a point from their trip to Sweden to avoid being relegated from Nations League Group A3 and may settle for a share of the spoils in Solna. The Blazers looked the better team for long periods when beating the Swedes 2-1 in Zagreb last month but a change of venue can even things up.
Iceland have faced some top teams in a very tough schedule of late and that could stand them in good stead for taking on Hungary in their Euro 2020 play-off final. Erik Hamren has named a vastly-experienced squad for the trip to Budapest and they may just have too much nouse for the Magyars.
Georgia and North Macedonia have drawn a couple of Nations League matches in recent months and another close encounter is on the cards in their Euro 2020 play-off final. Both are unbeaten in three other fixtures this year and everything suggests they are two evenly-matched outfits ahead of this Tbilisi tussle.
Ireland have stepped in to provide England with opposition for a friendly match in preparation for their Nations League games against Belgium and Iceland. New Zealand were originally due to be the opponents at Wembley but pulled out due to travel complications caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Netherlands have been hit with some injury problems at the back for the latest international break and Spain are fancied to take advantage in Amsterdam. La Roja will be keen to bounce back from a surprise Nations League loss to Ukraine last time out and have several in-form front men at the moment.