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Get the best bets for Tuesday's World Cup qualifying play-offs and international friendlies including England v Japan...

International friendlies tips and predictions

19:30 - Scotland v Ivory Coast: Back Adams to strike in home win

Opta Stat:

Ché Adams has scored five goals in his last six starts for Scotland, with no player netting more for the national team since the end of EURO 2024 (also five for Scott McTominay). The Tartan Army have a 100% record in matches when Adams has scored for them (9/9).

19:45 - England v Japan: Back Rogers to hit target early

Stephen Tudor: Morgan Rogers is guaranteed a seat on the plane this summer. With so much elite talent vying for the number 10 role, however, he's still got his work cut out to secure a starting berth. An instrumental display here will aid his cause no end and when the 23-year-old is on it he tends to let fly often.

This has certainly been the case recently for Aston Villa, the attacking midfielder improving on an already lofty shot-ratio for 2025/26. An attempt every 27 minutes across his last six league outings has upped his average to 2.94 per 90. Only two top-flight players have registered more this campaign.

It's when they are occurring, though, that intrigues us, allied with his impressive accuracy. Rogers has registered a first half shot on target in seven of his last 10 starts.

Opta Stats:

North Macedonia have conceded 11 goals across their last two internationals (4-0 vs Denmark, 7-1 vs Wales). Those matches have seen them concede as many goals in total as across their prior 17 matches combined.

19:45 - Wales v Northern Ireland: Three stats and three bets for Tuesday's friendly

Opta Stats:

Wales are unbeaten in each of their last nine meetings with Northern Ireland in all competitions (W5 D4), since a 1-0 loss at Ninian Park in May 1980.

Northern Ireland have won just one of their last 10 away games in all competitions (D2 L7), beating Luxembourg 3-1 in September 2025. Northern Ireland could lose four in a row on the road for the first time since November 2023, while they could lose three in a row without scoring for the first time since October 2018.

World Cup qualifiers tips and predictions

19:45 - Bosnia v Italy: Back the Azzurri at 16/5

Paul Higham: They're at home but Bosnia are 6/1 underdogs having gone to penalties in Cardiff and now facing an Italy side desperate to avoid three straight World Cup play-off defeats. The Azzurri are 8/15 favourites but this could be another tough one after it took them an hour to break down Northern Ireland, and the way Bosnia will approach this is in a similar defend and frustrate style - looking to counter and lean on set pieces.

While there's a chance of a smash-and-grab by the hosts, as long as they can handle the pressure Italy's extra class should tell eventually as the fatigue factor should hit Bosnia. They'll have a home crowd and the adrenaline to start with though, while Italy will be wary of trying to just see out an early onslaught, so I can see this one being level at the break and bursting into life in the second half.