Turkey vs Serbia Prediction, 10/14/2020 UEFA Nations League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/12/2020

Game: Turkey vs Serbia

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Location: Türk Telekom Stadyumu in Istanbul, Turkey

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Turkey (-144) Serbia (+108)

Aleksandar Mitrović and Serbia (0-1-2 in Nations League) go to Türk Telekom Stadyumu on Wednesday where they'll take on Turkey (0-2-1 in Nations League). The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Mert Günok for Turkey and Predrag Rajković for Serbia. The Turks are at -144 while the Serbians are priced at +108. The total opens at 2.25.

Turkey has controlled possession of the ball for 58.7% of games. They have racked up 46 fouls as well as having drawn 49 fouls in this tournament. They have tried 39 shots at the goal with 13 being on target, which comes out to a 33.3% shots on target percentage. Turkey as a team have earned 1 goal on the tourney, which ranks 52nd in the league.

Yusuf Yazıcı is a player who should be able to impact this game for the Turks. He has 21 assists while tallying 24 yellow card cautions in his career. Yazıcı has been a starter in 86 games so far in his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.25 goals per 90. The midfielder from Turkey has 21 goals in 7,462 minutes played. One more player who should impact this match is Kenan Karaman, the forward taking the field for Turkey. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 8 times in his career and he has scored 19 total goals. Karaman has been on the pitch for 6,980 minutes in 71 starts and has been handed 10 yellow cards. He sports an average of 0.24 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Turkey is Mert Günok. Günok has been on the pitch for a total of 10,367 mins and has earned 326 stops so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.05 (121 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of .741. The goalie representing Turkey has had 440 shots tried at him in 114 career starts. Günok (61-26-29 record during his career) has accumulated 38 clean sheets, which gives him a 33.3% shutout rate.

The Serbians hold an average of 3.67 shots on target per 90 while having a total of 1 goal so far in the tournament. So far in the UEFA Nations League, they control possession of the ball 54% of the game. Serbia has 41 fouls this tournament (32nd in Nations League) to go along with 52 fouls against them. They have completed 28.9% of their shots on target on 38 total shots.

Aleksandar Mitrović should be able to be counted on for Serbia. He scores 0.53 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 239 matches in his career. The forward born in Serbia has totaled 19,310 minutes and he has scored 114 goals. He has totaled 46 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 29 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Nemanja Gudelj, the midfielder representing for Serbia. Gudelj has been given 51 yellow card warnings in 20,882 professional minutes played (230 career starting assignments). His G/90 average in his career is 0.15. He has tallied 34 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 25 times.

Predrag Rajković will reside in front of the net for Serbia. Rajković has tallied 32 clean sheets and has defended 228 shots tried against him in 6,390 career mins. He is the owner of a save percentage of .763 and his shutout rate is 44.4%. He has allowed 0.77 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 34-21-16. In his career, Rajković has given up 55 goals and has 172 saves in 72 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's UEFA Nations League game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Serbia (+108)

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