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Wales v Turkey Bet Builder Tips
Wales and Turkey meet for the third time in a little over a year on Friday evening when the familiar foes clash at the Cardiff City Stadium in the Nations League.
For the Dragons, Friday’s fixture kicks off a new era with former international favourite Craig Bellamy set to take charge of Welsh fortunes for the first time against a Turkish outfit that impressed at Euro 2024.
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Level 1 Bet Builder Tip
🎯 Kieffer Moore to have 1+ shots on target
📈 Odds: 1.40
New Wales manager Craig Bellamy has an old-fashioned battering ram of a centre-forward to work with in Kieffer Moore and the experienced campaigner could provide a goal threat for the Dragons on Friday evening.
Moore averaged a healthy 1.26 shots on target per 90 minutes during Wales’s Euro 2024 qualification campaign and he has been matching that output exactly for Sheffield United in the Championship so far this term. With the right service, the target man can be an effective force and we’re backing him to register at least one shot on target against Turkey.
🟨 Over 3.5 cards
📈 Odds: 1.36
Wales’s two Euro 2024 qualification clashes with Turkey last year were both ill-tempered affairs. When Turkey slayed the Dragons in Samsun in June 2023, six cards were brandished and 25 fouls were committed, while their rematch five months later was just as heated.
Eight players picked up yellow cards in Wales’s tussle with Turkish in Cardiff in November ’23 on a tense evening that produced 36 tackles and 28 fouls.
More than a few players might be out to settle scores on Friday and with Craig Bellamy likely to have his charges fired up for the first game of his managerial career, backing over 3.5 cards to land again is the logical step here.
🚀 Brennan Johnson to have 2+ shots
📈 Odds: 1.30
Brennan Johnson was deployed as the furthest forward Welsh player when the Dragons drew 1-1 with Turkey in Cardiff last November and the Tottenham starlet provided menace from his advanced role, racking up three attempts in the 1-1 draw between the teams.
Johnson is likely to be returned to his favoured position on the flank for Friday’s do-over, though he can still provide incision from wider areas against the same opponents. Johnson has been in good club form for Tottenham, averaging 2.12 shots per 90 in the Premier League and the 23-year-old can trouble Turkey with a few efforts here.
🚀 Arda Guler to have 2+ shots
📈 Odds: 1.36
Wonderkid Arda Guler emerged as one of the stars of Euro 2024, finishing his summer in Germany with two assists and one of the tournament’s best goals (vs Georgia).
The 19-year-old, who averaged 2.38 shots per 90 minutes at the Euros, is certain to enjoy a prominent role in Vincenzo Montella’s Turkish team during the country’s latest Nations League adventure and he has the quality to shine on matchday one against Wales.
Club appearances for Real Madrid have been fleeting so far this season, though Guler reminded everyone of his talent when he had five attempts on his solitary La Liga start against Valladolid. Back the exciting winger to get at least two shots away against Wales.
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Level 2 Bet Builder Tip
🎯 Kenan Yildiz to have 1+ shots on target
📈 Odds: 1.91
Kenan Yildiz is one of Turkish football’s brightest prospects and the teenage winger showcased his potential at Euro 2024 with some dazzling performances on the flank.
The 19-year-old also had a decent end product to complement his eye-catching skills, and clocked more shots (11) than any of his teammates in Germany.
Yildiz averaged 0.78 shots on target per 90 at Euro 2024, while some impactful displays for Juventus in the early exchanges of the new Serie A season should allow him to approach Friday’s task with confidence. A shot on target in Cardiff should be well within his capabilities.
🟨 Jordan James to be shown a card
📈 Odds: 3.50
Jordan James is the very definition of an all-action midfielder and the 20-year-old made his mark both in and out of possession for Birmingham last season, scoring eight goals and picking up ten yellow cards in the Championship.
James, who has collected just 11 caps for his country so far, brings the same frenetic energy to the Welsh midfield and the youngster was shown a yellow card in four of his six runouts during the Dragons’ Euro 2024 qualification campaign.
Now plying his trade with Rennes, James committed two fouls and was booked during a 19-minute spell as a substitute on his debut for Les Dogues in Ligue 1 last month. James’s track record and appetite to engage in ground duels should make him a prime card candidate against Turkey again.
🥅 Over 2.5 goals
📈 Odds: 2.20
Turkey earned plenty of plaudits for their expansive style of play at Euro 2024 and all five of their fixtures at the tournament featured over 2.5 goals, with BTTS also landing in four of the same contests.
Vincenzo Montella has a wealth of attacking talent to choose from and he has settled on a tactical blueprint that aims to squeeze every droplet of quality out of his technically gifted forward line.
The trade-off with that approach is an overexposed defence, however, excitement is usually a guarantee and seven of Turkey’s last eight matches have delivered at least three goals. Expect more of the same when the Crescent Stars visit Cardiff on Friday.
🏆 Turkey double chance
📈 Odds: 1.44
Turkey looked a cut above Wales when they beat them 2-0 in Samson last summer (June ’23), dominating 76.8% possession and mustering 14 shots to the visiting Dragons’ four.
In the return fixture in Cardiff, the shot tallies were much closer (Wales 10-9 Turkey), though the Crescent Stars won the xGF battle by a large wedge (1.39 to 1.49) and dominated possession again (60.4%) on an evening of missed opportunities.
Craig Bellamy will be desperate for his Welsh tenure to start on a positive note, though Turkey will be buoyed by their impressive Euro 2024 displays and player-for-player, they look a more formidable prospect than their hosts. Back Turkey to avoid defeat for the third time in a row against Wales.
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