Turkey vs Latvia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th October 2023

Turkey had a good reading on Latvia in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 3-2, respectively.

We have reached the final round of the group stage qualifying where Turkey rank as number one. They achieved 13 points, while Latvia are number five with three points. Latvia take on Turkey as number 136, whereas the home side sit as number 42 in the FIFA world ranking.

Turkey's prospects of claiming top spot in their group look promising, as it appears to be a two-team race. Even if they don't take first place, they should never be in danger of not qualifying. It is highly unlikely that Latvia will be able to progress beyond this group, but they may be able to snatch a few points here and there, which would be regarded as a success for them.

Turkey vs Latvia Prediction

Turkey Form

Their last three matches saw Turkey drawing 1-1 with Armenia, losing 4-2 against Japan before beating Croatia by 0-1. Turkey claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six internationals. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded nine goals.

Latvia Form

Latvia collected one win from their last three matches, as Croatia won by 5-0. Wales were too strong as well, winning 0-2, before Latvia won 2-0 against Armenia. Only once did Latvia celebrate a win in their last six internationals, in which they also drew zero and lost five. They were outscored by 13 goals to five.

Turkey vs Latvia Team News

Turkey seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Sunday.

Due to various ailments Ozan Kabak and Caglar Soyuncu will be absent from the squad, Turkey are able to field against Latvia this coming Sunday.

Turkey vs Latvia H2H

When these two nations last faced off against each other, Turkey ended up taking the glory in a 3-2 win 16 June 2023. Latvia look back on one wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Turkey. The home side has a 25% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 2-5-1. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Turkey vs Latvia Results

As both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous eight matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 13/8 with the bookies.

Turkey vs Latvia Betting Tips

Bertug Yildirim has been doing nicely for Turkey in recent matches, scoring twice. Meanwhile, Latvia hope Janis Ikaunieks can double up on the one goal he scored in their past six outings.

Of their 10 most recent games at Konya Buyuksehir Stadyumu across all tournaments, Turkey won six times, drew two and lost two. Latvia won four of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing two and losing four. Keep an eye out for both teams not to score at Konya Buyuksehir Stadyumu, as BTTS only came out one times in the previous 10 European Championship matches here for Turkey. Both teams scored in five of the previous 10 away games for Latvia.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last eight encounters between Turkey and Latvia. There were over two goals five times, as Turkey managed an average of 1.88 goals, while Latvia scored 1.78 goals on average. In Turkey's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in six of them. They managed to average 1.6 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Latvia's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.