World Cup qualfying takes centre stage on Thursday and our acca could pay out at 12/1 if successful.
Thursday’s international four-fold focuses on the UEFA World Cup qualifying play-offs with victories anticipated for Turkey, Slovakia, Sweden and Wales. Here are our international football betting selections for Thursday night.
Thursday’s international football tips
Turkey vs Romania – Turkey to Win @ 3/8
Slovakia vs Kosovo – Slovakia to Win @ 11/10
Ukraine vs Sweden – Sweden to Win @ 7/5
Wales vs Bosnia and Herzegovina – Wales to Win @ 10/11
Pays 12/1
Talented Turks can take the next step
Turkey are one of the strongest teams to drop into the play-offs and they can fulfil their first objective by defeating Romania in Istanbul.
Vincenzo Montella’s side finished a strong second to Spain in qualifying Group E, taking 13 points from six fixtures.
They caught the eye with their run to the quarter-finals at Euro 2024 and should have too much quality for Romania, who have had a patchy qualifying campaign.
Romania took 13 points from eight Group H fixtures, with two of their four wins coming against minnows San Marino.
Leg 1: Turkey to Win @ 3/8
Home comforts could suit the Slovaks
Slovakia had to settle for second place in qualifying Group A after a 6-0 loss away to Germany, but they have had plenty of time to digest that disappointment and can respond by defeating Kosovo in Bratislava.
Despite the heavy defeat in Germany, the Slovaks could look back on a largely positive campaign.
They were immaculate on home soil, posting wins over Germany (2-0), Luxembourg (2-0) and Northern Ireland (1-0) and will fancy their chances against Kosovo, who are bidding to reach a major tournament for the first time in their history.
Kosovo caught the eye by finishing above Sweden and Slovenia in Group B, but they are substantially weakened by an injury to influential captain Amir Rrahmani and may struggle to avoid defeat.
Leg 2: Slovakia to Win @ 11/10
Swedes set to succeed on Spanish soil
Sweden finished rock bottom of Group B with just two points from six games, but they have had plenty of time to readjust under their new manager, Graham Potter, and can respond by defeating Ukraine at the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia.
Having to play on neutral territory is nothing new for Ukraine, but it makes their task a lot tougher.
And Ukrainian hopes are further weakened by the absences of injured captain Mykola Matviyenko (hamstring) and striker Artem Dovbyk (thigh).
Sweden must take to the field without injured duo Alexander Isak and Dejan Kulusevski but they have plenty of talent in reserve and look overpriced to get the victory.
Leg 3: Sweden to Win @ 7/5
Dragons can demolish Bosnian hopes
Wales have looked a progressive side under attack-minded head coach Craig Bellamy and they are solid favourites to defeat Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Cardiff City Stadium.
The Welsh wrapped up their Group J campaign with a 7-1 success at home to North Macedonia, who were previously undefeated.
They should be a bit too strong for Bosnia, who earned a second chance by finishing runners-up to Austria in Group H.
Leg 4: Wales to Win @ 10/11
