Tuesday World Cup Qualifiers Preview and Betting Tips

The European Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup continue this week, with the groups taking shape as teams close in on the midway stage of their fixtures. We preview three matches ahead of tomorrow night’s action.

20:45 – Austria v Scotland

Austria play host to Scotland at the Ernst Happel Stadium tomorrow. The Austrians are in fourth place in Group F, one point behind Scotland who are in third place. With the fight for second place involving three teams and looking like it could go down to the wire, both teams will be battling hard for a result.

Austria lost 5-2 to Isreal in their previous match while Steve Clarke’s men beat Moldova 1-0 which ended their four-game winless run. They’ll be also looking to extend their four-game unbeaten run v Austria in competitive matches. Just one of the 21 previous meetings between these two sides ended goalless which means there should be goals in this encounter. Scotland will be without James Forrest and Greg Taylor through injury.

20:45 – Netherlands v Turkey

Louis van Gaal’s Netherlands take on Turkey in a crucial match in Group G. Oranje can leapfrog Turkey into top spot if they beat the visitors tomorrow. The hosts put the disappointment of a draw with Norway behind them as they blew Montenegro away this past weekend, defeating them 4-0.  It’s been a mixed international break so far for Turkey, who have picked up four points out of a possible six against nations that they were fully expected to beat.

The Netherlands have failed to score in just one of their last 15 matches and have scored 2+ goals in 11 of their previous 13. Much like their hosts, Turkey managed to find the net in eight of their last ten competitive away games (excluding Euro 2020), suggesting we may see goals in this match with the Netherland walking away with three points.

20:45 – France v Finland

France will be looking to end their run of five straight draws when they host Finland tomorrow night. A return of nine points from five 2022 World Cup Qualification matches means this is Les Bleus’ worst start to a WCQ group since ‘Germany 2006’. Didier Deschamps’ side drew 1-1 with Ukraine in their previous match while Finland beat Kazakhstan 1-0.

France and Finland sit in first and second place respectively. The visitors can close the gap to just one point if they can cause an upset in Lyon. The last meeting between these two sides saw Finland win 2-0 in a friendly last November. However, they’ve lost all six previous meetings in competitive matches. Their poor record against the French in competitive action is likely to continue as they have scored under 1.5 goals in 11 of their last 12 WCQ away games. France will be without Dayot Upamecano, N’Golo Kante and Corentin Tolisso who are all struggling with injuries while the visitors have no fresh injury concerns.