The Italians are performing strongly under the guidance of Roberto Mancini, with Alfadjo Cissé making a significant impression in recent matches. These two teams are expected to put on a show on Thursday, and it is unlikely that either side will keep a clean sheet. I’m leaning towards an Italy win here.

Croatia will look to make amends for the heaviest defeat in their history—the 0–7 home loss to England last month. The team has lost three of their four matches in the group so far, with the exception being a 2–1 away victory against the Czech Republic. I expect the away side to win this match.

"Suomi" take down the Balkan side on home soil The Albanians took a 1–0 lead, but the Finns equalized relatively quickly; later, aided by a red card shown to their opponents, they managed to turn the match around completely. Albania has shown weaknesses so far, despite having 9 points and leading the group standings. Pick: 2.

Israel Championship – Liga Leumit. Both teams are performing very poorly in the league; the visitors are in last place, while the hosts are two spots ahead. Nevertheless, I believe the hosts will manage to win; the visitors have suffered only defeats in their away matches and have not scored a single goal. АН-0.5 home

Fratriya was performing well, but they have now suffered three consecutive defeats across all competitions, dropping to sixth place in the standings. They will look to get back to winning ways; notably, four of their six victories so far have come at home. However, two of their three losses also occurred on their own turf, so they cannot be conside

In Botoșani's last 10 matches across all competitions, the team recorded 3 wins, 2 draws, and 5 losses. Statistics for Oțelul over their last 10 matches in all competitions show 1 win, 4 draws, and 5 losses. In this case, a win for the home side.

Sevilla are having a decent season so far, especially compared to the last few. Alavés clearly haven't been doing well lately and don't inspire much confidence right now; I’d be much more inclined to trust Sevilla in this match.

Strasbourg finally managed to win, having previously gone on a run of 4 consecutive defeats. Now, they will look to build on this positive momentum by picking up points against Toulouse. Therefore, the pick is Double Chance: X2.

In a German Bundesliga match, Hamburger SV face off against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The visitors had a nightmarish start to the season and, having managed to pick up a few points in their recent matches, will be doing everything in their power to avoid defeat here. The hosts won't go down easily, so the prediction is a draw.

Juventus got off to a flying start with a 5-0 home win against another Dutch side, NEC, followed by a 2-1 away victory over Celta. In their final group stage match, they drew 2-2 at home against Rennes. There has been some discussion regarding the team's recent form, particularly following a 0-2 loss to Genoa in their last Serie A away fixt