The Matchday 8 fixture of the European Championship qualifying tournament between Turkey and Latvia in Group D will take place on October 15 at the Konya Stadium. Kick-off is at 21:45 (MSK). Turkey vs. Latvia: prediction and betting odds, Euro 2024 qualification match statistics.
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
Matches – 12 (International matches, 2022/23–2023/24);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 54;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.5;
Red cards shown – 3;
Average fouls per match – 21;
Penalties – 17%.
Predicted lineups for Turkey vs. Latvia
Turkey (4-5-1): Uğurcan Çakır – Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Samet Akaydin, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Cenk Özkaçar – İsmail Yüksek, İrfan Can Kahveci, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Salih Özcan, Kerem Aktürkoğlu – Bertuğ Yıldırım.
Latvia (4-5-1): Roberts Ozols – Andrejs Cigaņiks, Daniēls Balodis, Mārcis Ošs, Roberts Savaļnieks – Aleksejs Saveljevs, Eduard Daskevičs, Eduards Emsis, Jānis Ikaunieks, Alvis Jaunzems – Roberts Uldriķis.
Turkey
Turkey secured a crucial 1-0 away victory over Croatia in the last round, which allowed them to top the group standings, pulling three points clear of Croatia. This success extended Turkey's unbeaten run in the European Championship qualifiers to four matches (3 wins, 1 draw). Turkey's scoring streak in the Euro qualifiers has also reached four matches.
- The team has not lost in 22 of their last 24 European Championship qualifying matches (16 wins, 6 draws).
- No more than two goals have been scored in 8 of Turkey's last 10 Euro qualifying matches.
- At home, the team has won without conceding in 7 of their last 10 European Championship qualifying matches (2 draws, 1 loss).
Latvia
Latvia also won their previous match in the current qualifying campaign with a clean sheet, defeating Armenia 2-0. This result ended Latvia's five-match losing streak in the European Championship qualifiers and a run of five matches with goals conceded in this tournament. However, the victory over Armenia did not affect the team's standings, as they remain at the bottom of Group D, only reducing the gap to fourth place to four points.
- Latvia has lost 15 of their last 17 matches in European Championship qualifying tournaments (2 wins).
- One of the teams failed to score in 12 of Latvia's last 15 European Championship qualifying matches.
- Away from home, Latvia has not won in 14 Euro qualifying matches (4 draws, 10 losses), with 8 consecutive defeats.
Turkey vs. Latvia: Match Prediction
Turkey won their first match under new coach Vincenzo Montella. The team capitalized on Croatia's squad issues and deservedly won, avenging their first-round loss to the Balkans (0-2). However, in the event of a tie in points at the end of the group stage, Croatia will have the advantage due to a larger victory in head-to-head meetings, so it's important for Turkey to win the remaining two qualifying matches.
Given Turkey's performance in the last round, Latvia has little chance of taking points from the hosts in the upcoming match. Even though Latvia performed well, achieving an unexpected victory over Armenia, it was on home soil. Turkey excels at home, where they have won without conceding in 7 of their last 10 European Championship qualifying matches. Latvia, on the other hand, has lost 8 consecutive away matches in the Euro qualifiers.
Without tournament motivation, the visitors are unlikely to even score against the hosts. Turkey is once again capable of winning without conceding at home, my prediction: Turkey to win to nil
