Friday Football Cheat Sheet: England v Australia and Euro 2024 qualifiers

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England v Australia Tips & Predictions

19:45 - England v Australia: Back Trippier to assist

Stephen Tudor: "From August, Trippier has assisted six in 10, or one every 145 minutes. What especially intrigues about his set-ups is that his last seven have all been for headers.

"At the back he remains solid, as evidenced by the scant number of times he has been dispossessed in 2023/24. Only Joelinton can out-do him in that regard in the North-East.

"Indeed, when all the figures are collated, he has statistically been Newcastle's best performer to date.

"Kyle Walker will presumably be given the nod next Tuesday, to better counter Italian counters, but this Friday evening England will once again turn to one of their most productive attacking outlets down the right, more so to compensate for the loss of Bukayo Saka."

19:45 - England v Australia Tips: Back 9/1 Jack Grealish foul focused Bet Builder

Lewis Jones: "Jack Grealish being on media duties alongside Southgate on Thursday indicated that the Manchester City star will be starting at Wembley. That in turn means we must be looking at the opposition full-backs' foul prices.

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"This is set to be only Grealish's third start in the last 19 England games, so it's hard to draw much from his international data but with him set to be playing in the same position as he does for his club, his number of fouls won metrics are very relevant.

"Across his last 50 games across all competitions Grealish is being fouled to an astonishing average of 3.24 times per 90 minutes. He is officially the most fouled player in the Premier League since the start of last season when it comes to that per 90 minutes statistic.

"This means Aussie right-back Milos Degenek - an aggressive type of defender, who was booked on both his starts in the World Cup against Denmark and France - is a gigantic price in the fouls market. There is 12/5 available on the Crvena Zvezda man making two fouls in the game. That looks a price to attack on it's own but those with a greedy nature should add it to the Bet Builder to dream big."

Euro 2024 Qualifying Tips and Predictions

19:45 - Republic of Ireland v Greece Tips: Try 4/1 Bakasetas Bet Builder

Dave Tindall: "The Boys in Green have a potential ace in the pack with teenage strike sensation Evan Ferguson. The Brighton forward was forced to miss the two recent qualifiers against France and the Netherlands but it has to be noted that he's now without a goal for Brighton in his last five outings. He was a peripheral figure in the 2-2 draw against Liverpool last time.

"Ferguson could find his mojo here but I'd rather back him in the goal markets when he was flying.

"Therefore, preference is for Greek captain Anastasios Bakasetas, who has been finding the back of the net regularly. Including that strike against the Irish in Athens, the attacking midfielder has four goals in his last eight internationals and three of those have come on the road.

"For his Turkish Super Lig side, Trabzonspor, he's wheeled way in celebration in two of his latest four outings. Also Greece's penalty taker, he looks a decent bet at 7/2 to score anytime.

"As for the outright result, I'm veering between a stalemate and an away victory so the Bet Builder play here is Bakasetas anytime as well as Draw And Greece on the Double Chance market. That pays around 4/1."

19:45 - Netherlands v France: 5/1 Bet Builder looks juicy

Andy Schooler: "Given what's at stake and the referee in charge, expect a few cards. This is a big game for the Dutch, while France know a win could see them qualify for next summer's finals.

"Felix Zwayer is the man with the whistle and his strong card record has featured in this column before, particularly in relation to the Champions League.

"The German has shown 4+ cards in 34 of his last 40 UEFA club appointments, while at international level, the equivalent stats is 11 of his last 14. Backing over 3.5 cards here takes our three-legged Bet Builder to a juicy 5/1."

19:45 - Portugal v Slovakia: Back hosts win to nil

Dan Fitch: "Portugal have a perfect record in Group J, having won all six of their qualifying games.

"Slovakia are second in the group (P6 W4 D1) and lost 1-0 at home to the Portuguese back in September. Portugal have yet to concede a goal in this campaign and are 10/11 to win to nil."

Austria v Belgium: Back in-form attacks to shine

Kevin Hatchard: "Belgium parted ways with long-serving coach Roberto Martinez after a disappointing World Cup, and former Schalke and RB Leipzig boss Domenico Tedesco took up the reins. In his first international job, the German has done well - the Red Devils have conceded just one goal in five qualifiers and have scored 13.

"Despite the absence of Kevin de Bruyne (injured) and Eden Hazard (now retired), Romelu Lukaku has shouldered the attacking burden with eight goals. He is also in good form with his club, having scored a brace in Roma's 4-1 weekend win at Cagliari.

"I'll keep this simple and back Both Teams To Score at 1.8. Both teams have scored in all five of their qualifiers, Belgium have a clutch of in-form attackers in Lukaku, Lois Openda and Jeremy Doku, and the visitors have scored in 57 of their last 60 internationals. I think Austria have enough quality to test a defensive unit that lacks a bit of pace."

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