Comments and odds on Türkiye vs Armenia: Consolidating the top spot

Turkey closed the first leg of the Euro 2024 qualifiers with stable performance, winning 3 and losing only once against Croatia after 4 matches played in Group D.

With 9 points, Turkey temporarily tops the group, but coach Kuntz's teachers and students still need to be cautious because they are only 3 points away from the second team of the Armenia group, but have played more than 1 match.

Further, they are 5 points more than the 3rd ranked team Croatia (the eliminated position) but 2 more matches. With the current situation, with just a little laxity and loss of concentration, Turkey can completely pay a heavy price and be eliminated.

Tonight, they have a match against competitor Armenia and Çalhanoğlu and his teammates must win all 3 points at all costs to consolidate the top spot. According to assessments, this is not an easy task and with home field advantage, Turkey will likely only get a hard-fought victory with a minimal score difference.

The above statement is completely valid because Armenia is a stubborn team, winning 2 and drawing 1 in the last 3 matches. In the Euro qualifiers, Armenia also lost only 1 match with a minimum score of 1-2 in the first leg against Türkiye.

- Türkiye: Bayindir; Celik, Demiral, Bardakci, Soyuncu; Calhanoglu, Ozcan, Kokcu; Under, Yilmaz, Akturkoglu.

- Armenia: Cancarevic; Dashyan, Arutyunyan, Haroyan, Mkrtchyan, Hovhannisyan; Briasco, Spertsyan, Iwu, Zelarayan; Ranos.