Turkey hosts Gibraltar in round 9 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Saturday, November 13th at Atatürk Olimpiyat (Istanbul)
Turkey can write down three points for itself in advance because the level of the upcoming opponent is far from the highest. Today the Turks are in 3rd place in Group G with 15 points on the balance sheet). But to be on the 2nd line, it is not enough for them to just beat Gibraltar. The Crescent Stars still have to hope that the Norwegians will lose points in the parallel match. In the last three games in the group, Turkey gained only one victory.
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Gibraltar performed in the group stage of the qualifying tournament exactly as expected: the team suffered eight defeats in eight matches. Team 54 scored only three goals and conceded 34 times. Nobody in the European qualification has conceded more. All eight matches with the participation of Julio Ribas's charges ended with Over 2.5 goals scored.
In the first head-to-head match in this qualification, Turkey coped with Gibraltar without any problems (0-3). The last six official games of Turkey at the home arena ended with an exchange of goals scored. If Turkey cannot win now, and Norway scores at least one point in the match against Latvia, the Turks will lose the opportunity to take even 2nd place. I do not expect that there will be some kind of intrigue in the upcoming match. Of course, Turkey is far from the strongest national team in Europe, but it is simply obliged to cope with Gibraltar. Moreover, Stefan Kuntz's charges will play at home. What to expect from the visitors? Given their class, most likely they will just close in their half of the field, hoping to concede as little as possible. But the hosts will probably not allow them to lose with a decent score.
Prediction for the match: Turkey to win with -4.0 handicap
