On Sunday night, Turkey and Latvia go head-to-head at the Konya Buyuksehir Belediye Stadyumu in Group D of qualifying for the European Championships.
The home team currently sit at the top of Group D in qualifying, as they are three points clear of second-place Croatia, although their rivals have a game in hand of Turkey.
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A victory in this clash would move Turkey a step closer to qualifying for Euro 2024.
Turkey’s recent record in European Championship qualifiers is decent, as they are four games unbeaten, having recorded three wins and a draw. Their recent qualifiers have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in eight of their last ten games in qualifying.
Senol Gunes’ team have been hard to beat on home soil in qualifying, as they have lost just once in their previous 12 home qualifiers. However, they have won just one of their last four home matches in qualifying.
The visitors ended a six-game winless run by recording a 2-0 home win over Armenia last time out. The game also ended a poor defensive record for Latvia lately, as they had conceded at least two goals in their previous four matches.
Latvia’s recent record in qualifying for the European Championships has been poor, as they have suffered 15 defeats in their previous 17 qualifiers.
Their recent qualifiers have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last eight outings.
The visitors have struggled for results on their travels in qualifying for the European Championships, as they have failed to win in their last 14 away games. The run includes suffering eight consecutive away qualifiers.
Forebet predicts that Turkey will record a victory in a relatively high-scoring encounter to boost their European Championships qualification chances.