Euro 2020 Qualifiers, Matchday 5 Preview: Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, England seek to continue perfect record

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6 September 2019

#10 Group C: Germany (9 pts) vs Netherland (3 pts)

Germany
Germany

In their fourth qualifying game in the group, second-placed Germany face eternal rivals Netherlands in Hamburg. The 1996 Euro winners enjoy a 16-11 head-to-head record against the Oranje in all games, and a 5-3 lead in 13 competitive games.

With a victory, Germany would extend their perfect record in the group to 4 games and go top of the section, ahead of Ireland on goal difference.

In their last group games, Germany trounced Estonia 8-0 in Mainz on matchday-4 and Netherlands lost 2-3 in Amsterdam to Germany on matchday-3.

#11 Group C: Estonia (0 pts) vs Belarus (0 pts)

Estonia
Estonia

The two bottom-placed teams of Group C, who are yet to open their accounts, go head to head on matchday-5 when Estonia welcome Belarus to Talinn.

Both teams have a victory apiece in two competitive matches (1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers) between the pair.

In their last group games, Estonia lost 0-8 to Germany in Hamburg and Belarus lost 0-1 to Northern Ireland in Barysaw.

#12 Group E: Slovakia (6 pts) vs Croatia (6 pts)

Croatia
Croatia

Second meets third in this Group E qualifier on Matchday-5 as Slovakia host Croatia in Trnava. Both teams have an identical 6 points from 3 games, with Slovakia topping the group on account of a superior goal difference.

Slovakia and Croatia have never met before in a competitive game. In 13 previous international friendlies between the pair, Croatia beat Slovakia 8 times and lost twice.

In their last group games, Slovakia beat Azerbaijan 5-1 in Baku and Croatia beat Wales 2-1 in Osijek.

#13 Group E: Wales (3 pts) vs Azerbaijan (0 pts)

Wales
Wales

Fourth-placed Wales would look to haul themselves into contention in Group E when they host bottom-placed Azerbaijan in Cardiff.

Wales have five wins in six previous games (all competitive) between the two sides, and would fancy their chances of a win to stay in touch with the group leaders.

In their previous group games, Azerbaijan lost 1-5 to visiting Slovakia in Baku and Wales lost 1-2 to Croatia in Osijek.

#14 Group G: Slovenia (5 pts) vs Poland (12 pts)

Poland
Poland

In this Group G matchday-5 fixture, Slovenia welcome group leaders Poland to Ljubljana. Poland have won all their four games in the group, scoring 8 goals, and are yet to concede. Strikers Krzysztof Piatek and Robert Lewandowski have scored 5 of Poland's 8 goals in the group.

Slovakia have one win and two losses in five previous games against Poland, with their lone win against the Poles coming in a competitive fixture (2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers).

Both sides enjoyed handsome wins in their last group games, Poland trouncing Israel 4-0 in Warsaw and Slovakia scoring 5 unanswered goals past Latvia in Riga.

#15 Group G: Austria (6 pts) vs Latvia (0 pts)

Austria
Austria

Third-placed Austria welcome bottom-placed Latvia to Wals-Siezenheim on matchday-5. The visitors have lost all their four group games.

Austria have four victories in five competitive games against Latvia. Latvia's only victory against Austria came in a 1996 Euro qualifier which they won 3-2.

In their last group games, Austria beat North Macedonia 4-1 in Skopje and Latvia lost 0-5 at home to Slovenia.

#16 Group I: San Marino (0 pts) vs Belgium (12 pts)

Belgium
Belgium

Table-toppers Belgium, who have won all their four group games, would seek to extend their perfect record when they visit San Marino on matchday-5.

The Red Devils have won all six previous competitive meetings between the two sides, scoring 33 goals and conceding just three.

In their last group games, Belgium beat Scotland 3-0 in Brussels and San Marino lost 0-4 to Kazakhstan in Nur-Sultan.

#17 Group I: Scotland (6 pts) vs Russia (9 pts)

Scotland
Scotland

Fourth meets second when Scotland host Russia on matchday-5 in Glasgow. The two sides have drawn both their two previous competitive games (Euro 1996 qualifiers).

In their last group games, Scotland lost 0-3 to Belgium in Brussels and Russia beat Cyprus 1-0 in Nizhny Novgorod.

Artem Dzyuba of Russia is the top-scorer in the group with 5 goals.

#18 Group I: Cyprus (3 pts) vs Kazakhstan (6 pts)

Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan

Fifth-placed Cyprus host third-placed Kazakhstan in Nicosia. Cyprus have won both their previous meetings with their matchday-5 visitors.

In their last group games, Cyprus lost 0-1 to Russia in Nizhny Novgorod and Kazakhstan beat San Marino 4-0 in Nur-Sultan.

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