Turkey’s six World Cup qualifiers produced 29 goals
The hosts have won six of their last eight games
Recommended bet: Over 3.5 goals
Remarkably, Turkey have qualified for the World Cup only twice in their history and they will need to do it the hard way this time around after finishing second behind Spain in their qualifying group.
They face Romania in this World Cup qualifying playoff, with a meeting with Slovakia or Kosovo the reward for the winner. Romania finished third in their qualifying section behind Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina but have reached this point thanks to their Nations League efforts.
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Team news
Turkey will be without central defender Caglar Soyuncu, who misses out through injury. However they have no other major absentees.
Romania have been dealt a hammer blow by the injury to their first-choice goalkeeper Ionut Radu while star striker Denis Dragus and creative midfielder Marius Marin are also out.
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The stats
Turkey have won seven of their last 10 home games, with Spain the only side able to beat them in that run.
The hosts have also scored 14 goals in their last four games. Romania on the other hand have gone 12 months without an away win.
Goals could be on the cards, as the visitors have scored at least once in their last eight away games, while five of Turkey’s last six games saw at least four goals.
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Prediction
Turkey have not qualified for the World Cup since they finished third in 2002 and it is remarkable that a country of their size and prestige has not featured on the biggest stage more often.
The Crescent-Stars have a great chance of progressing to the World Cup qualifying playoff final however, as they host Romania in this clash. The Tricolorii are ravaged by injuries and have not been at their best away from home recently.
They were outclassed by both Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina in their qualifying group and may come up short away from home again.
Turkey’s attacking talents such as Inter’s Hakan Calhanoglu, Juventus’ Kenan Yildiz and Real Madrid’s Arda Guler should help ensure that this is a high-scoring affair and the home side are fancied to simply outscore their hosts.
Vincenzo Montella’s side have been in impressive form going forward of late. They scored 17 times in six World Cup qualifiers, and they are fancied to win a game which also goes over 3.5 goals.
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