10 October 2016

Penultimate European qualification night for October

In day 2 out of 3 the European teams continue their elimination games towards the World cup 2018 in Russia. All 9 matches are staring at the same time - 20.45 CET and in this third leg there are some easy matches and only one that will be a mini derby tonight.

- Andorra - Switzerland. One of those games where 'rain' of goals are expecting in this October night. Will the visitors be merciful for party or not we have to wait and see, but all depends on the mood and quality of the pitch. Minnows Andorra did not score a goal in two matches and Switzerland will try to remain that way.
- Belarus - Luxembourg. This is a complete copy from the previous match. The only problem here is that Belarus is not very confident of scoring goals opposing to their rivals who are giving them easily. There will be no surprise if Luxembourg will steal the victory, however share of points its imminent.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cyprus. Much stronger Bosnia and Herzegovina side entertain a team who did not score a goal so far in this campaign. Cyprus seemed to loose its perfect form they once had, so all points should stay home.
- Estonia - Greece. Estonia feel very confident giving goals at home and tonight their rivals are Greece who are showing some excellent results. As both teams play perfectly well this game smells to be a draw, but visitors are slight favorites to take the game.
- Faroe Islands - Portugal. After Andorra from Friday, the second easiest training is expected from Portugal. If the European champions are in the mood we will see similar result like last time. On the other Faroe Islands, who meets first tough opponent in these qualifiers, cannot pose a real threat.
- Gibraltar - Belgium. What happens in a football game if the last is meeting the best (top) team in their group? It will be a one way result for sure with lots of goals. Newcomers Gibraltar seems to have lots of problem in defence unlike Belgium team who is always hungry for goals.
- Latvia - Hungary. It looks like Latvia are struggling to find its best form. Thankfully, their opponents play really bad either. Is it just a sign of deviation or something else its unknown, but Hungary have to steal the away victory.
- Netherlands - France. From all nine games this looks to be a small derby. Two great teams battle against each other, and currently at the top, we have to see an highly entertaining match. Netherlands and France does not have the best of times and still both can play perfectly. It smells like the visitors enjoy a big advantage, but at the end both will be satisfied with a point.
- Sweden - Bulgaria. Sweden is far far away from achieving some positive results, but tonight they should have no problem beating Bulgaria. Both teams are playing sloppy at the back and there cannot be a reason of why points have to leave the stadium.

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