Love it or loathe it, the UEFA Nations League is back in town on Thursday night with a hefty stack of international matches including England hosting Croatia at Wembley. Also on the ticket is an eye-catching clash at the San Siro, as Zinedine Zidane’s France face Roberto Mancini’s Italy in the ultimate battle of continental cool.

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@Footyaccums’ Thursday Nations League Acca

5pm: Turkiye v Belgium
Belgium to win

7:45pm: England v Croatia
England to win

7:45pm: Czechia v Spain
Spain to win & both teams to score: Yes

7:45pm: Italy v France
France to win

7:45pm: Albania v Finland
Albania to win

Turkiye v Belgium

Belgium to win

Turkiye are under new management after the dismissal of Vincenzo Montella, and new boss Sergen Yalcin knows they are effectively facing Nations League relegation.

The hosts have lost all four group matches, which prompted the managerial change. In competitive matches, their form is woeful with six defeats in their last seven games. Their only win was a meaningless victory against USA in the World Cup, at which point they were effectively eliminated. Turkey have also conceded first in each of their previous eight games.

Belgium find themselves in a similar position in the Nations League once again, having previously been placed in a group involving Italy and France in 2024/25. The Red Devils have every chance of qualification, as they are currently sit one point behind Italy, with the latter facing France at home.

They opened their campaign with a 2-0 win in Italy after beating Turkey by a three-goal score line. Two defeats against France leaves the Red Devils in third-place in the group.

England v Croatia

England to win

England and Croatia meet for the third time in a matter of months at Wembley on Thursday. The Three Lions have an advantage over their counterparts, having won those two meetings, once in the World Cup and the last fixture being a 7-0 romp in Rijeka.

Thomas Tuchel’s team are effectively through to the quarter-finals of the Nations League, thanks to that score line against Croatia, and a massively advantageous goal difference ahead of the visitors. Tuchel’s men have won three of their group games so far, suffering only one defeat, at home to Spain.

The 7-0 defeat against England leaves Croatia with just three points on the board. They beat Czechia in their first group game, but then lost the next three. The visitors have also struggled defensively with no clean sheet in their last six matches.

Czechia v Spain

Spain to win & both teams to score

Spain are FIFA’s No.1 ranked side, current world champions and unbeaten in 22 games. La Roja’s incredible run has also been bolstered by an 11 match winning streak across all competitions.

Luis De La Fuente has incredible depth in his squad, and a win over Czechia places them in a strong position to land a favourable draw for the quarter-final stages.

The Czechs are winless in seven games, losing six. They’ve also conceded three or more goals in three of their last five games, including a 3-1 loss to Spain last month.

Czechia are without a clean sheet in 11, while La Roja have not kept a clean sheet in each of their previous four. BTTS has landed in each of the last four matches involving Spain, including the reverse clash between the sides.

Italy v France

France to win

Italy v France promises to be an excellent clash between two international heavyweights. Italy need to press on home advantage, with Belgium facing Turkey, and for France, the visitors can effectively seal a place in the quarters with a point.

The reverse fixture ended 1-1, and that draw leaves France on 10 points from their four group fixtures after two wins against Belgium and a 1-0 victory away in Turkey. Zidane is yet to lose as France manager and his side average 1.8 goals per game, outperforming their xG of 1.38.

As for Italy, they have a difficult task in terms of qualification with this fixture followed by a trip to Brussels in their final game. While the two sides were evenly matched in the reverse game, Italy’s defence can be breached, as the home side are without a clean sheet in the Nations League in this campaign.

Italy’s backline has conceded 1.3 goals per game in the competition and have been at least a goal down in two of their group games thus far.

Albania v Finland

Albania to win

Albania and Finland meet in Tirana with their group is tightly contested heading into the final round of fixtures. Albania, Finland and Belarus are all separated by just two points, with the hosts here leading the group as it stands.

The Red and Blacks suffered a 2-1 defeat in Finland in the reverse meeting, but at home they’ve only lost once in their previous five matches in all competitions, which came against England. Albania have shown real potency in attacking areas in recent games, scoring first in four of their previous five matches.

Finland have collected seven points from their four group games, but are third due to Belarus gaining a win over them last time out. Their away form needs improvement, losing six of their last eight matches on road across various competitions.

@Footyaccums’ Thursday night Acca

5pm: Turkiye v Belgium
Belgium to win

7:45pm: England v Croatia
England to win

7:45pm: Czechia v Spain
Spain to win & both teams to score: Yes

7:45pm: Italy v France
France to win

7:45pm: Albania v Finland
Albania to win

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