First goalscorer predictions

Lee Carsley continues his long goodbye as caretaker England boss in the Nations League and will be out for revenge in Athens tonight.

The Wembley loss to the Greeks remains the only blot on Carsley's copybook, with the Three Lions easing to a couple of victories over Finland and another win in Dublin against the Irish.

His decision to play Jude Bellingham as a false nine that night backfired spectacularly but with Harry Kane fit again it will be a more conventional formation for what should be a group decider.

Incoming boss Thomas Tuchel will be watching will interest and the England players face a test of mettle in what will be a red-hot atmosphere as Greece bid to claim a first victory over England on home soil.

Greece vs England top betting tips

England have been rocked by a series of call-offs but that might actually help Carsley a little as his biggest problem last time was trying to accommodate the likes of Phil Foden, Bellingham and Cole Palmer into the same team.

Having Kane back to lead the line is another huge boost and the captain looks good value at 33/20 with Unibet for anytime scorer.

England need to win by two goals to replace Greece at the top of the pile so it should be a good watch. As we saw at Wembley, the Greeks pose a big threat on the counter attack and it bodes well for goals at both ends.

Backing both teams to score looks good value at evens with Betano and combining that with over 2.5 goals boosts the odds to 13/8.

Attacking midfielder Anastasios Bakasetas scored in Greece's last game against Ireland and could be worth a punt at 13/10 with Unibet just to get an effort on target tonight.

Republic of Ireland vs Finland top betting tips

The other game in England's group sees the Republic of Ireland host a Finland side who have lost all four of their matches so far in this section.

The most painful of those defeats came at home to the Irish as Robbie Brady netted two minutes from time to seal a come-from-behind 2-1 victory in Helsinki.

That gave new Irish boss Heimir Hallgrímsson his first victory but the Icelandic coach then came back down to earth with a 2-0 loss in Athens.

Betano make the Republic their 13/20 hot favourites with home advantage but it should be a tight game and backing a one-goal winning margin for either side pays 13/10 at McBookie.

Sammie Szmodics comes into the game on a high after scoring an overhead kick for Ipswich in their weekend win over Spurs. He's 11/5 at Bet365 for another strike tonight.

Belgium vs Italy top betting tips

The best Nations League game for neutrals to watch tonight will probably come in Brussels as rejuvenated Italy look to continue their unbeaten run against Belgium.

Luciano Spalletti has the Italians flying again and they've already beaten France 3-1 on the road. Their only dropped points so far in the group came at home to the Belgians but that 2-2 draw only came after a first-half red card for the Azzurri, who had been leading 2-0.

The Red Devils are always a tough nut to crack at home so this is a tricky one to call. Going for goals looks the best option, especially as these sides played out a thriller in their last meeting, and over 2.5 strikes looks good at a best 49/50 with Unibet.

Combining over 2.5 goals with BTTS will boost the price to 59/50 in a bet builder at Betano. Aston Villa's Amadou Onana should be at the heart of the midfield battle and he's 21/10 at Bet365 to go into the book.

Thursday's Football Tips: Super singles

  • Both teams to score in Greece v England Evens Betano
  • One-goal winning margin in Ireland v Finland 13/10 McBookie
  • Over 2.5 goals in Belgium v Italy 49/50 Unibet

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41 Comments
  1. TheMaster 1 year ago

    On a good wee run at the moment. Hope to keep it going with Greece most corners against England at 7/4 and Belgium most corners versus Italy at 10/11.
    Belgians like a corner and play with plenty width. England just don’t cross the ball, so will take a chance on the Greeks who like to get forward.

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  2. Aceguymiller 1 year ago

    Morning. ?. Gonna give this a bah today………

    Algeria. Win

    Austria. & Over. 1.5

    Burkina Faso. v. Senegal. Btts

    Italy. & Btts

    England. & Btts

    Slovenia. v. Norway. Over. 1.5

    France. & Over 2.5. Match goals

    Betfair. 238.32/1. Or. 227.41/1. Hedged! Good luck today with bets. ✌✌✌

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  3. Deano86 1 year ago

    Small bet for the Asian world Cup qualifiers?

    Oman (4.00pm)
    Qatar (4.15pm)

    Over 2.5 goals double 5.25/1 ,

    Qatar have seem over 3.5 goals in their last 4 matches and Oman have seen over 3.5 in their last 3 matches , worth a little dabble , will .out probably have something up later for the nations league games ,

    Goodluck…..

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    • Deano86 1 year ago

      Nope 0-0 in the Oman game after 76 mins this games never guna see any goals lol into the nations league treble for later ?

      1
  4. maccathered 1 year ago

    Greece v England
    Greece double chance at 4/5 (NAP)
    Greece to win at 3/1
    Best of luck

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    • TheMaster 1 year ago

      Must have a chance.

    • maccathered 1 year ago

      England won’t win with a second string side.

      1
    • mmac 1 year ago

      Bet MGM special offer Greece 4/1

  5. maccathered 1 year ago

    Harry Kane not starting tonight, Watkins preferred.

    • TheMaster 1 year ago

      I actually think that will help England

  6. a3780cd 1 year ago

    U19 ko 1000

    Portugal v poland

    Over 1.5fhgls 5/4

    • a3780cd 1 year ago

      WON

      1
    • a3780cd 1 year ago

      Same match
      Portugal over 3.5 tgls 13/8

      1
    • a3780cd 1 year ago

      WON ✅

      4
  7. Alves 1 year ago

    Stuck this on free punt on last night and horse drifted a wee bit. 9/1+ wi PP

    14.40 Bread and Butter insure 2 places
    Kazakhstan v Austria – 5+ corners
    France to score & take 2+ corners each half
    Greece v England – Pavlidis SOT
    Belgv Italy – 3+ corners & 1+ cards each team

    1
  8. alex_mufc83 1 year ago

    IN PLAY

    Fratria v Beroe ??

    Over 4.5 MGls
    10/11

    • alex_mufc83 1 year ago

      WON ✅

      4
  9. a3780cd 1 year ago

    Inplay dbl

    N. Korea v iran
    Iran win

    Vietnam league 2
    Binh phuoc over 2.5tgls

    Dbl 107/100

    1
    • a3780cd 1 year ago

      WON ✅

      2
  10. Deano86 1 year ago

    (Inplay)

    Lustenau vs Schaffausen (friendly)

    Over 3.5 goals 13/8 (currently 1-0)

    Goodluck…..

    1
    • Deano86 1 year ago

      Bit strange this game sure it finished in the 87th minute ? anyway finished a goal short ?

  11. boomshackle 1 year ago

    Austria over 6.5 team corners 7/5

    Good luck ??

  12. a3780cd 1 year ago

    Asia world cup qualif inplay

    Kuwait v s korea

    S korea over 3.5tgls 6/4

    1
  13. cockerspaniel 1 year ago

    Greece v England
    Pen in the game 14/5 Ladbrokes
    Normally good for a pen in England games

  14. pato1986 1 year ago

    Upcoming

    BTTS

    Varazdin vs gorica

    GD LUCK

  15. alex_mufc83 1 year ago

    Varazdin v Gorica

    Over 2.5 MGls

    11/10

    1
  16. alex_mufc83 1 year ago

    IN PLAY

    Oman v Palestine
    Iraq v Jordan

    Both games O1.5 MGls
    6/4

    1
    • alex_mufc83 1 year ago

      No go with either ❌❌

      1
  17. Deano86 1 year ago

    One for the later nations games ,

    Greece/England 10+ corners
    Belgium/Italy 3+ goals
    Slovenia/Norway 2+ goals

    Treble pays just over 5/1 at bet365 ,

    Goodluck tonight…

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  18. TheMaster 1 year ago

    BetMGM doing 4/1 Greece, max £20.

  19. Alves 1 year ago

    Ireland v Finland – 7/5 Unibet

    Liam Scales 1+ shots

    1
  20. Deano86 1 year ago

    Greece vs England BB ,

    England to win
    Anthony Gordon to score anytime
    7+ corners

    Pays 10/1 at bet365 ,

    Goodluck…

    2
  21. Alves 1 year ago

    Ireland v Finland – 7/5 Unibet ???

    Liam Scales 1+ shots

    Free punt down at HT wi France still 0-0, 0 corners at Belgium anyway

    3
  22. a3780cd 1 year ago

    Inplay
    World championship

    Ecuador v brazil

    Over 1.5fhgls 9/4
    Over 2.5 fhgls 13/2

    Over 3.5 brazil goals 6/1

    1
  23. newts68 1 year ago

    France v Israel over 0.5 goals 3/1 7 mins injury time

    1
  24. TheMaster 1 year ago

    On a good wee run at the moment. Hope to keep it going with Greece most corners against England at 7/4 and Belgium most corners versus Italy at 10/11.
    Belgians like a corner and play with plenty width. England just don’t cross the ball, so will take a chance on the Greeks who like to get forward.

    Another nice wee set of winners.

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    • alex_mufc83 1 year ago

      Nice work fella

      2
    • TheMaster 1 year ago

      Cheers sir

  25. maccathered 1 year ago

    England stepped up to down my bets. then Bellingham pops up to assist an own goal at 12/1 ?. What a finish by Curtis Jones.

    1
  26. TheMaster 1 year ago

    France cost me £444. Sick ?

    • maccathered 1 year ago

      Strange result Master. Unlucky that mate.

      1

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