Croatia have made a positive start to qualifying as they sit unbeaten after three games in the group. Their first two group fixtures and second two fixtures had a Nations League semi-final and final sandwiched between them. The Croatians were mightily unlucky not to emerge victorious in that tournament as they were defeated on penalties in the final by Spain.

They have begun the group in free-scoring form, netting eight goals in the three games they have played, and conceding just one. Their opponents on Monday, Armenia, sit on the same number of points having played a game more, and will consider it a somewhat positive start. They too have seen plenty of goals in their four games, with 14 being netted in that time, which is an average of 3.5 per game. Considering the stats, the overs goal market looks to be a promising one for this game.

The bookies, however, have seen it as somewhat of a longshot, with over 2.5 goals in the game sitting at odds of 1.73 on Paddy Power currently. With this fixture having the potential to be pivotal in the final standings of the group, it could be well worth the punt.

As expected, Liechtenstein sit bottom of the group having lost all of their games so far, conceding 16 goals in the process and scoring just one. The minnows have struggled in Group J so far and never stood any real chance of performing well. Slovakia on the other hand have performed brilliantly by their standards and sit second in the group, having only lost once against Portugal who sit top of the group.

The Slovakians have been solid at the back, conceding only two goals in their five games so far, and will be looking to continue that record in Monday’s fixture with Liechtenstein. Again, the overs goal market is one worth looking at for this one, in particular over 2.5 goals. The Slovakians will be looking to use their home advantage in a positive way and looking at over 2.5 goals could be a wise choice. On Paddy Power, that market sits at odds of 1.25 and is likely to be well worth the bet.