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Wales will invite Turkey to the Cardiff City Stadium in the UEFA Nations League on Friday. The hosts were relegated from League A in the previous edition of the competition while the Crescent-Stars have earned promotion to League B after finishing as the Group C1 winners.
The Dragons failed to qualify for UEFA Euro 2024 and were last in action in a friendly in June. They suffered a 4-0 loss to Slovakia in that match, failing to score for the third consecutive game.
The visitors had a good run at Euro 2024 and were eliminated from the quarterfinals by the Netherlands. They will play for the first time since that loss and will look to bounce back with a win.
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The hosts play Montenegro in their away game next week and the Crescent-Stars will conclude their international break at home against Iceland.
Wales vs Turkey Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have crossed paths just nine times in all competitions. They have contested these meetings closely, with the Dragons having a narrow 4-3 lead in wins and two games ending in draws.
- They last met in the qualifying campaign of Euro 2024 and the Crescent-Stars registered a 3-1 win on aggregate, recording a home win, while the reverse fixture ended in a draw.
- Wales have an unbeaten home record against Turkey, recording two wins in four games while keeping three clean sheets.
- Just two of the nine meetings between the two teams have produced over 2.5 goals.
- The Dragons are winless in their last six games in the Nations League, suffering five losses.
- The visitors have suffered three losses and registered three wins in their last six games in all competitions.
Wales vs Turkey Prediction
The Dreigiau have won just one of their last six games in all competitions, failing to score in the last three. Interestingly, they are winless in their last three home games in the Nations League, suffering two losses.
Craig Bellamy was named the new manager of the national team in July and will take charge of his first competitive match here. Regulars Kieffer Moore, Brennan Johnson, and Aaron Ramsey have been included in the squad while Karl Darlow has been named to the national team for the first time.
The Crescent-Stars won three of their five games at Euro 2024, scoring eight goals in these wins, and will look to continue their goalscoring run here. They have scored just once in four away meetings against Wales, which is a cause for concern.
Ahmetcan Kaplan, Doğan Alemdar, Enes Ünal, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Ozan Kabak, and Rıdvan Yılmaz were left out of the squad due to injuries and Semih Kılıçsoy also left the camp earlier this week with a minor injury.
Although Wales have endured a poor run of form recently, they have a good home record against the visitors and should be able to hold Turkey to a draw.
Prediction: Wales 1-1 Turkey
Wales vs Turkey Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu to score or assist any time - Yes
