2022 World Cup Qualifier Predictions - 11/16/2021
Maksym ShylovPredicts for today's interesting scoring in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, cool fights await us with the participation of the French national teams, the most important game for Ukraine, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Ukraine
Ukraine only needs a victory in this match, as they can cling to the second place in case of success and failure of Finland with France. Even a draw will suit the Finns, in order to gain a foothold for the play-offs, there will already be a difference between goals scored and conceded between Finland and Ukraine. For Bosnia, the match has absolutely no tournament value.
Bosnia played its last match on November 13, then it lost to Finland with a score of 1: 3, while Ukraine played a friendly game with Bulgaria, where it went 1: 1. The first match between Ukraine and Bosnia was on October 12, then the score was also 1: 1.
The Ukrainian national team had more time to rest (by 2 days) than Bosnia. For the group stage, Ukraine has 1 victory and 6 draws, while not a single defeat. Bosnia has 1 win, 4 draws and 2 losses. Bookmakers give odds of 4.96 for Bosnia, the draw is estimated at 4.14, and the victory of Ukraine is 1.73. There is some confidence that Ukraine will definitely not win, the only question is how Bosnia will play, since the World Cup for this team has already been lost. Most likely, there will be a draw, or the Bosnians will even win, for some reason they cannot believe in the Ukrainians, especially on the road.
Good quotes for Double Exodus 1X with Bosnia winning 2.28. You can take it!
Prediction: 1X with Bosnia's victory in the match with Ukraine - odds 2.28
Finland v France
The most important game for Finland, if they want to get to the World Cup, France is definitely there, even if it loses. The Finns at home should impose a serious struggle on the French, there will definitely not be an easy walk here.
Total: France is definitely at the World Championship, but if Finland loses, then they need to hope for the defeat of Ukraine, or a draw with Bosnia.
In France, everything is in order, in Finland, Robert Ivanov is questionable, and Jukka Raitala will not play. Finland plays very, very mediocre at home, where they lost to Ukraine. France on November 13 simply demolished Kazakhstan with a score of 8: 0, and Finland won 3: 1 against Bosnia on the road.
It is difficult to understand the motivation of France in this fight, most likely, they will clearly be the favorites here, but the home stands and the zeal of the Finnish team should do their job.
Bookmakers give odds of 5.80 for Finland, 1.68 for France, the draw is estimated at 4.04. A cool fight awaits us, but for some reason I want to believe that France will not beat Finland today. The odds on 1X with Finland winning are 2.328, why not believe in the Finns at home and with incredible motivation.
Prediction: Double Exodus 1X with Finland vs. France - 2.328 odds
Wales v Belgium
Belgium is already definitely going to the World Cup from the first place, even if they lose this match, which cannot be said about Wales, they are now in second place, but they need at least a draw with Belgium for the joints. The Czech Republic has a game with Estonia today, which they must win at home, it is important to score 2 or more goals, then due to the difference with Wales, there may be chances to move them to 3rd place.
Wales defeated Belarus 5: 1 in the last match, and Belgium dealt with Estonia 3: 1.
No tournament motivation for Belgium, at least a draw suits Wales and therefore this match will also be very, very interesting. Bookmakers give odds of 3.90 for Wales, 2.12 for Belgium, the draw is estimated at 3.40. Most likely, Wales can beat Belgium to a minimum, I would again catch 1X with a victory for Wales, since the Belgians do not need this match at all. You can also believe that both teams will score, the odds are 1.84.
Prediction: 1X wins Wales vs Belgium - odds 1.83
Netherlands - Norway
An equally interesting match awaits us, in comparison with others, in group "G" a real fight for a slot in the 2022 World Cup. The Netherlands have a great difference in goals scored and conceded, but they scored 20 points, Norway - 18. If the Norwegians celebrate their victory today, and Turkey will beat Montenegro, the Netherlands will fly past even the play-offs.
An important match for Holland and Norway, both teams will cling. I expect to see a colorful fight, there will be a lot of nerves and the support of the home stands should be clearly on the side of the Netherlands.
Bookmakers give odds of 1.49 for the Netherlands, 4.52 for a draw and 8 for Norway. The last match with the participation of these teams ended in a 1: 1 draw. I would not put the Dutch on so many favorites in this fight and I am ready to believe even in a draw - 4.52 is clearly unfounded.
Prediction: draw in the match between Norway and the Netherlands - odds 4.52
Czech Republic - Estonia
There is not much to say here, the Czech Republic is fighting for the top 2 in group "E", it is important for them to beat Estonia with a 2+ goal difference and I am sure that they will succeed. Everything has already been decided for Estonians, they are flying past the 2022 World Cup.
Estonia recently lost to Belgium 1: 3, and the Czech Republic demolished Kuwait with a score of 7: 0. 8 months ago the teams played against each other, then the Czech Republic defeated Estonia 6: 2.
Bookmakers give 1.175 odds for the Czech Republic, the draw is estimated at 8.6, and the victory of Estonia at 18.
Forecast: "Both will score - no" in the match Czech Republic against Estonia - coefficient 1.61
Montenegro - Turkey
Nothing has been decided yet in group "G", the Turks have good chances to cling to a place in the World Championship, despite the fact that the Netherlands looks very formidable. It is important for Turkey to win for the joints, Norway is unlikely to beat Holland outright. Now the Turks have a good difference in goals scored and missed.
Montenegro the other day, unexpectedly, drew with the Netherlands 2: 2, and Turkey defeated Gibraltar with a score of 6: 0. The last match between the national teams of Turkey and Montenegro was in September, then there was a combat draw 2: 2. The minimum tournament value for Montenegro is more of an image match for them.
Bookmakers give odds of 4.26 for Montenegro, the draw is estimated at 3.64 and 1.95 for Turkey.
Forecast: Turkey will beat Montenegro - odds 1.95
Maksym has been working at EGamersWorld since 2017. Joining the company during his first year at university, he worked as a translator until 2022. After that, Maksym began working as an editor. His main discipline is Dota 2, and over time, Maksym's responsibilities expanded to include CS:GO, CS2 and Valorant. Additionally, as an editor, he publishes various materials on gaming topics.