Turkey vs Montenegro Prediction & Betting Tips (11 October)

Winner of its Nations League C group during the previous edition, Turkey is present in League B this year. Hakan Calhanoglu's teammates made an excellent start last September, which allows them to consider a rise to the elite. They are now group leaders with a good point taken in Wales 0-0 and an important victory against Iceland 3-1. Present in Germany this summer to compete in Euro 2024, Turkey has confirmed its current good arrangements. 2nd in Group F, behind Portugal but ahead of Georgia and the Czech Republic, Vincenzo Montella's men then made their way to the quarter-final. They first dominated Austria 2-1 before closing their journey against the Netherlands 1-2 .

During the last Nations League, Montenegro had to work hard but retained its place in League B by finishing 3rd in its group with the same number of points as the red lantern, Romania. Maintaining remains the objective of the men of the Balkans this year. Unfortunately, last September, they showed real shortcomings by losing their 2 matches played in Iceland 2-0 and against Wales 1-2. Never qualified for the slightest international competition in its history, Montenegro on the other hand did not do poorly during the qualifiers for Euro 2024. Stefan Jovetic's partners finished in 3rd place in group G with 3 units of expenditure on the 2nd, which would have allowed them to stamp their ticket to Germany.

For Turkey, several elements were forced to withdraw. This is the case of defenders Soyuncu (Fenerbahce, 56 sel), Kabak (Hoffenheim, 26 sel) and Ozkacar (Valladolid, 9 sel) as well as the young goalkeeper Alemdar (Rennes, 2 sel). Furthermore, midfielder Ozcan (Wolfsburg, 22 sel) and winger Cengiz Under (Fenerbahce, 16 goals in 51 sel) were not called up, nor was young Can Uzun (18 years old, Frankfurt, 1 sel) . Sent off during the first day of the Nations League, striker Yilmaz (Galatasaray, 2 goals in 21 seasons) is available again this Friday. Prodigies Arda Guler (Real Madrid, 2 goals in 14 seasons) and Kenan Yildiz (Juventus, 1 goal in 14 seasons) are also applying, as is winger Akturkoglu (Benfica, 9 goals in 36 seasons), who scored a hat-trick against Iceland. Also note the presence of executives Demiral (Al-Ahli, 49 sel) and Calhanoglu (Inter, 19 goals in 92 sel).

Montenegro must do without defenders Savic (Trabzonspor, 9 goals in 73 sel) and Vesovic (Qarabag, 54 sel) as well as the promising midfielder Adzic (18 years old, Juventus, 0 sel), injured. In addition, experienced goalkeeper Mijatovic (37 years old, Podgorica, 40 sel), defender Dreskovic (Debrecen, 3 sel), midfielders Brnovic (Podgorica, 4 sel), Erakovic (Omonia Nicosia, 4 sel), Kosovic (Meizhou Hakka, 34 sels) and Savicevic (Vojvodina, 20 sels) and the attackers Radulovic (Vojvodina, 0 goals in 3 sels) and Djukanovic (Standard Liège, 0 goals in 4 sels) were not called up. There are still some captains like the former Monegasque Jovetic (Omonia Nicosia, 36 goals in 80 sels), the full-back Marusic (Lazio, 61 sels) and the midfielder Jovovic (Sogdiana Jizzakh, 60 sels). In the offensive sector, take place Krstovic (Lecce, 3 goals in 20 sels) and Mugosa (Incheon United, 15 goals in 58 sels).