Domestic football is done for this season, but the international action is coming thick and fast with Nations League, World Cup qualifying and friendly matches filling the schedule in the coming weeks.
England head to Spain to take on Andorra on Saturday in what should be a comfortable victory for the Three Lions as they look to edge close to next summer’s World Cup, while Serbia’s trip to Albania and Netherlands’ clash with Finland also throw up some decent value.
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Saturday football betting tips
Bet of the day
Netherlands to win to nil vs Finland @ 9/10
Netherlands have drawn five of their last seven matches, but they should get their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a winning start when they take on Finland in Helsinki.
The Dutch are warm favourites to win Group G but they can afford any slip-ups, with Poland already having taken a maximum six points from their opening two fixtures.
Ronald De Boer’s side have drawn with European Champions Spain in their last two outings, so their patchy form can be somewhat excused, while their record against Finland should mean they head north confident of a positive result on Saturday.
Netherlands have won nine of their last ten meetings with the Finns in all competitions, and although the nations haven’t met since 2011 it is highly likely the Oranje can extend that sequence this weekend.
Finland have won and drawn their opening two qualifying matches, but those results came against group minnows Lithuania (2-2) and Malta (1-0), and they are likely to find the Dutch too hot to handle once more.
Special of the day
Serbia to win to nil vs Albania @ 43/20
A firecracker atmosphere is likely on Saturday when these bitter rivals meet in Tirana but the home crowd could be silenced by visitors Serbia in this World Cup qualifier.
The Serbians won 2-0 on their last visit in 2015 and they are fancied to repeat the feat and get their bid to reach next yea;’s finals off to the perfect start.
The pair are battling out to be the likely runners-up to England in Group K and meetings between these two will be pivotal, so neither will want to cede anything to their rivals.
However, Albania already have three points on the board so Serbia will be keen to gain parity with them and Latvia, who also have one win in the section, and they can secure an edgy low-scoring victory on Saturday.
Long shot of the day
England to win 6-0 vs Andorra @ 8/1
England have won six of their last eight matches without conceding a goal and they should extend their sequence in Saturday’s game against Andorra in Barcelona.
The Three Lions won 5-0 their last away game against the principality in 2021 and they are fancied to go one better this weekend with several players looking to catch the eye of new head coach Thomas Tuchel.
Skipper Harry Kane is likely to play only a small part, if any, so that opens up opportunities for Noni Madueke, Ivan Toney and Ollie Watkins to catch the eye of the national team boss ahead of next summer’s expected trip to the World Cup finals.
Tuchel may opt to chop and change so that could lead to a disjointed start, but England are dripping in quality and their six meetings with Andorra have been won by an aggregate 25-0, so a 6-0 victory may not be too out of reach.
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