Wales vs Turkey Prediction & Betting Tips (6 September)

Wales thought they would return to the European Championship this summer but ultimately conceded a penalty shootout defeat to Poland in the play-off final after 120 minutes without a goal scored. No Euro but friendly matches in June on the program for the Welsh who were unable to do better than a parity score against the ghostly selection of Gibraltar 0-0 and a heavy bag against Slovenia 4-0 . It will be recalled that Gareth Bale's former partners were playing at a higher level during the last edition of the Nations League but experienced relegation with only 1 small point gleaned.

 Turkey showed itself perfectly during the summer at the European Championship by reaching the quarter-finals of the competition with wonderful performances throughout the competition, eliminated by the Netherlands with a score of two goals to one. A level has been reached by the Turks and the time has now come for confirmation for the partners of Arda Güler who, as a reminder, played in League C during the last edition but experienced promotion with 13 points in a group made up of Luxembourg 11 points, the Faroe Islands 8 points and Lithuania only 1 point. 

There are some known faces in France in this Welsh group with Nantes' Thomas Sorbon who is making a good debut in the yellow jersey and Rennes' Jordan James (11 caps). For the rest, there are a lot of players who play in the Kingdom, whether in England, Scotland or the country. Let's talk about Brennan Johnson (Tottenham, 3 goals in 28 caps), Kieffer Moore (Sheffield, 12 goals in 43 caps), midfielders Wilson (Fulham, 8 goals in 54 caps), Ampadu (Leeds, 52 caps) and the captain Ramsey (Cardiff City, 21 goals in 84 caps). In the defensive sector, Ben Davies (Tottenham, 82 caps), Roberts (Burnley), Mepham (Sunderland), Rodon (Leeds), and Neco Williams (Nottingham, 38 appearances for the selection) are well present. On the other hand, the lively Daniel James (Leeds, 7 goals in selection) remains injured and OUT like Broadhead (Ipswich), Burns (Ipswich), Crew (Leeds), Savage (Reading), Colwill ( Cardiff City) and defenders Matt Baker (not the slightest selection), Stevens (St.Pauli), Dasilva (2 caps) and Joe Low (2 selections), not selected despite their presence in June.

At Turkey, we will start with those absent yet present at the Euro. Kadioglu (Brighton), Kaplan (Ajax, not a selection), Özcakar (Valladolid), Akgün (Galatasaray), attackers Tosun (Fenerbahce, 21 goals in 53 caps), Yacizi (without club, ex-Lille), Yildirim (Getage , 2 goals in 3 appearances for the selection) were not called up for this return from vacation. In addition, Enes Unal (Bournemouth), Ünder (ex-OM, now Fenerbahce) and defenders Kabak (Hoffenheim), and Yilmaz (Rangers) are injured and unavailable. Author of a banger during the Euro but relatively little playing time at Real Madrid despite the departure of Toni Kroos, Arda Güler (2 goals in 12 seasons) is however well in the group like the crack Yildiz (Juventus), Akturkoglu who joined Benfica this summer, without forgetting to mention the imperial midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter, 90 caps), Köckü (Benfica, 32 caps) or even Salih Özcan (Wolfsburg, 22 appearances for the national team). In the defensive sector, we note the presence of Ayhan (Galatasaray, 63 caps), Söyüncü (Fenerbahce), Celik (AS Roma), the hero of the 1/8 finals against Austria during the Euro, Demiral (48 caps) or even Bardacki (Galatasaray).