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North Macedonia v Georgia
Thursday 09 June, 19:45

There was a Sudanese sickener for us last night, as Sudan ended their 16-match winless run by beating our boys DR Congo 2-1. We move on.

We'll skip back to Europe, because the relentless Nations League continues apace. North Macedonia are up against Georgia, and I fancy both teams to find the net.

Georgia are enjoying a purple patch. They have won four of their last five games, including a stunning 5-2 win in Bulgaria last time out. They have scored in ten of their last 15 matches in all competitions. In their last four away games they have won in Kosovo (2-1), Bosnia (1-0) and Bulgaria (5-2).

North Macedonia narrowly missed out on a place in the World Cup finals, as they lost their play-off final to Portugal, but they did knock out European champions Italy in the semi-finals. They have started their Nations League campaign by drawing 1-1 against Bulgaria and winning 2-0 against Gibraltar. They have found the net in 14 of their last 19 internationals.

Both teams are scoring goals, and both teams have plenty of confidence, and I think BTTS is pleasingly overpriced here at a smidge over evens.