Armenia - Turkey For the 1st matchday of the 4th group of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Armenia welcomes Turkey to the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium. The group is completed by Croatia, Latvia and Wales, the first two in the standings qualify for the finals of the competition.
Disappointing presence of Armenia in the last Nations League, in a group with Scotland, Ukraine and Ireland finished in last place with 3 points (a record of 1 win and 5 losses) as a result of which it was relegated to the C division of the competition.
It has entered a renewal process, with several players playing outside the borders, while since the beginning of the year it has also had a new coach, the very experienced Ukrainian, Oleksandr Petrakov, who from 2011 onwards has been through all the small national teams of the country of.
Turkey fought for it but could not win its participation in the finals of the World Cup. In the qualifiers, Turkey finished second in the 7th Group, behind the 1st Netherlands, while leaving behind Norway. In the playoffs, they fell against Portugal, from whom they lost 3-1 in "Dragão" and were left out of Qatar.
On the contrary, in the Nations League it easily came first in a group with the Faroe Islands, Luxembourg and Lithuania and easily gained promotion to the B division of the competition. At the same time, he will have, next year, an alternative opportunity to check the ticket for the finals of the Euro in the Final Four of the competition (facing the National team in the semi-finals and one of Georgia - Kazakhstan waiting in the final).
Turkey is clearly superior and is rightly the favorite of the match, even if the battle-worthy Armenia fights the match. However, it is not a simple match as the relations between the two nations have been very hostile for decades and I think it will affect the behavior of the players on the field with many tough duels.
Proposal: Armenia - Turkey to receive cards for both teams in both halves with a performance of 3.15
