Modolva (12) v England
(1/3)
Whatever you make of England’s performances at Major
tournaments, barring Euro 2008 they’ve never had a problem reaching them and
this is the easiest group they could have asked for on the road to Rio. Moldova
haven’t scored in six of their last seven matches – and that came against San
Marino - so to see evens being offered
about a win with a clean sheet is a surprise.
Advice: 3 pts England to win to nil (evens Ladbrokes)
Wales (15/4) v
Belgium (8/11)
Wales have made great
steps forward as a side in in the past two years but so have Belgium, who now
hold one of the most talented squads on paper in Europe and looked to have put
it all together when beating Holland 4-2. Wales aren’t to be underestimated in
Cardiff but have failed to find the net in their last three matches, and are
facing a steep test of their talent with Bellamy, Neil Taylor, and Wayne
Hennnessy all out. Belgium are shorter but still make the most appeal of the
two in match betting.
Advice: 2 pts Belgium (8/11 Bet365)
Russia (2/9) v
Northern Ireland (18)
Russia somehow
managed to go out of the Euros at the first round of asking but they played
some of the best football of the tournament and even without the likes of
Andrei Arshavin, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Pavel Pogrebnyak (omitted by Fabio Capello
in his first game in charge) Yuri Zhirkov and Sergei Semak (injured), they should
destroy Northern Ireland, who are the weakest of the home nations by some way
and are now seven games without a win.
Northern Ireland lost to Italy, Norway and Holand without scoring and
look likely to do the same here – remembering that they only let in 4 goals on
the way to Euro 2012.
Advice: 2 pts Russia to win to nil (10/11 Blue Sq)
Kazakhstan (5) v
Ireland (8/11)
Ireland were sent with the trails between their legs at the
Euros but those were three of Europe’s elite, and if not scarred by that
experience, they should have more than enough to see of Kazakhstan on the road.
Giovanni Trapattoni’s pragmatic style has made Ireland a force to be reckoned
with in qualifying situation and they are more than capable of taking 3 points.
Advice: 2 pts Ireland (8/11 general)
Colombia (7/5) V
Uruguay (9/4)
Lying second behind
leaders Chile with a game in hand, Uruguay are still the only unbeaten team in
the ultra-competitive South American qualifying group for World Cup 2014, and
they look well worth backing to beat Colombia to small stakes. Colombia haven’t
won against the Uruguayans since 2004 and the gap between the two means 9/4 is
well worth taking.
Advice: 1 pt Uruguay (9/4 general)
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