Ahead of the first match of the UEFA Nations League (UNL) campaign, Turkey have avoided defeat in 12 (nine wins, three draws) of their last 13 matches - they kept their goal unbeaten in 10 of those games and conceded just four goals against - two of them after min. 75. Turkey have also scored first in nine of their last 11 goal-scoring matches and on six of those occasions they opened the scoring during the first 30 minutes. Turkey has seven games without losing at home (G6, E1) and accumulates five in a row without conceding goals against. However, it is worrying that Turkey have lost three of their last four UNL matches (W1, P3) and in two of them conceded exactly two goals against. That said, Turkey has avoided defeat in five of the last six matches to Hungary (W3, E2, P1) and kept their goal unbeaten in three. Hungary just moved up to UNL League B and have 12 consecutive matches without a draw (G6, P6) - most of those results (seven) saw the winner not concede goals against. The visiting team have lost five of their last six games (W1, P5) - five of those clashes recorded the first goal in the min. 15 or earlier. Hungary have won just one of their last 13 away games (W1, E2, P10) and failed to score in 70% of those losses. Seven of their last 10 away games - including two at UNL - have been decided before half-time, while on five occasions the opening goal has been scored in the first 15 minutes. Players to watch: Hakan Çalhanoğlu has been Turkey's top scorer in five of their last eight games, including his only goal at UNL. Similarly, Ádám Szalai has been Hungary's top scorer in five of the last eight games he has scored for the national team. He has scored seven of his last 11 international goals during the second half. Highlight: Turkey have not conceded before half-time in 13 of their last 14 games, including the last six.   Turkey VS Hungary  Prediction:X/1 5.50 Turkey VS Hungary  Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.80 Turkey VS Hungary   Score Recommendations: 2-1 10.00

Russia were unable to move up from League B of the 2018/19 UEFA Nations League (UNL) as they had a worse record in matches against each other compared to group winners. The winning team won both halves in two of their three games won / lost this season, while each of those three games ended 1-0 in the second half in favor of the winning team. Furthermore, the home side have not conceded any goals in Russia's last three games at UNL. Russia have lost each of their last four games played against opponents who were above them in the FIFA Ranking published in August 2020. They lost the first half by an odd margin of goals in each game and also conceded the first goal during the first 20 minutes three times. Serbia moved up from UNL League C without losing a game in UNL 2018 Group 4 (G4, E2) and did not concede a goal in any of the three away games at that stage. However, they lost 5-0 in their last official away match against a team that is currently among the top 40 in FIFA. That defeat is one of two he has suffered since the end of the 2018 World Cup (G9, E5, P2) - each of the draws was against opponents located in the Top 40 of the Ranking. Within that group of draws, Serbia scored first in the four games that ended with goals. He scored from the penalty spot for the first ten minutes in the last two. Players to watch: Russia captain Artem Dzyuba scored in the last meeting between these teams (June 2016, draw 1-1). Meanwhile, each of his last four goals for Zenit have been goals that open the scoreboard. Aleksandar Mitrović recorded at least one goal in each of Serbia's last six official matches in UEFA context, which ended with more than 2.5 goals in total (G4, E1, P1). He scored twice in each of the four wins and in three of them (75%) he scored his double in a single half. Highlight: In all the UNL B League matches held in 2018, only 45.83% (11 out of 24) ended with victory for the home team. Although nine (37.50%) registered a victory from the visitor, none finished with a difference of two or more goals. Two-thirds (six) of those nine finished 2-1 in favor of the visitor.     Russia VS Serbia  Prediction:X/1 5.50 Russia VS Serbia  Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.80 Russia VS Serbia  Score Recommendations: 2-1 10.00

The newly promoted Finland team makes their debut in League B of the UEFA Nations League (UNL) after achieving good results in the inaugural edition (G4, E2). Finland are unbeaten in three of the four official matches they have played against Wales since the turn of the century (G2, E1, P1), although the only defeat was suffered at home status in Helsinki. Since qualifying for Euro 2016, Finland's overall record against teams ranked six places away from Wales (# 23 in the FIFA Ranking) is not positive (G2, E2, P5). In fact, two-thirds (six) of those matches ended with only one team seeing the rival's goal, while the three that played at home (E1, P2) ended with more than 2.5 goals in total. Visiting Wales kept their place in League B after not drawing a match at UNL 2018 (G2, P2). Ryan Giggs has won 47.37% of the 19 games in which he has been in charge of the national team (G9, E3, P7) and five of those seven defeats were by a single goal margin, as well as five of the last seven victories. Wales' last four matches against teams ranked in a six-place rank with Finland (# 58) indicate three wins and one loss - all but one of those matches produced just one goal difference. However, Wales have failed to win seven of their last 11 official away matches in qualifying for the European Championship, the World Cup or the UNL (G4, E4, P3), although they did not concede in four of the last six matches this time. type compared to casts with the worst ranking (G4, E1, P1). Players to watch: Teemu Pukki scored three of Finland's five goals in the last UNL campaign and has been Norwich's top scorer in the last two league campaigns, averaging one goal every other game (40 goals in 79 encounters). Young Harry Wilson has again been called up to Wales - the Liverpool winger has scored in his team's only two away victories since early 2018. Highlight: The team that scored the first goal has won all previous UNL matches involving Wales or Finland. In addition, none of the games Finland has played at UNL has ended with goals from both teams.     Finland VS Wales  Prediction:X/2 5.50 Finland VS Wales  Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.80 Finland VS Wales   Score Recommendations: 1-2 10.00

Having scored just one goal in their last five matches, Bulgaria appears to be on the verge of a tough challenge in the UEFA Nations League (UNL) - they have won just two of their last 15 previous matches (E5, P8). She has accumulated five games without beating Ireland (E3, P2) and in each of those games she has conceded the first goal of the commitment. That has also happened to her in six of her last eight games. Bulgaria have won just one of their last five European tournament matches at Levski Stadium (E2, P2) but finished undefeated at home in the most recent edition of UNL (G2, E1) despite failing to score before half-time. in none of their last three home games. Apart from this, Bulgaria have not lost any of their last four home games against Ireland (G3, E1). In contrast, Ireland have lost just two of their last 15 matches (G5, E8) but dropped down the ranks last season after scoring just one goal in their four matches (E2, P2). In fact, Ireland's last three matches at UNL averaged just 0.33 goals per game (E2, P1) and, more recently, they have scored just once in their last three Euro qualifying matches (E2, P1). Ireland lost their last away game and that ended their four-game unbeaten streak (W1, E3) - while they did not score in three of those games, it should be noted that they did not receive any goals against in three of those games as well. Continuing the theme of away goals, it should be noted that Ireland have not scored more than 1.5 away goals since qualifying for the World Cup in Russia in 2016. Players to watch: Bulgarian Dimitar Iliev made his international debut in Bulgaria's most recent game and has scored in his last two games for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Sean Maguire is likely to see action in this game - he scored in his last two games at home and also hit Ireland in November last year. Highlight: Eight of Ireland's last 11 official matches ended 0-0 at halftime.     Bulgaria VS Ireland  Prediction:X/2 5.50 Bulgaria VS Ireland  Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.80 Bulgaria VS Ireland   Score Recommendations: 1-2 10.00