Everton v Southampton Best Betting Predictions, Cheat Sheet & Predicted Lineups

The Spaniards were thoroughly in control against Georgia last time out, as Mikel Oyarzabal maintained his excellent form with a brace. He also registered an assist, which was his ninth goal involvement in just five qualifying matches. Ferran Torres and Martin Zubimendi were also on target to secure a comfortable victory for La Roja.

Turkey were equally as impressive in their last outing, securing a 2-0 win over Bulgaria in Bursa. The home side racked up 19 shots and five big chances which amounted to 2.27xG, while the visitors could only muster up 0.31xG in return.

However, Turkey’s only defeat in Group E so far has come against Spain, and it was a damning one. La Roja ran riot in Konya, winning 6-0 on their travels thanks to a hat-trick from Mikel Merino. Spain have enough firepower to clear this line alone, and this could be a daunting task for the Turks.

The visitors have every reason to approach this match with freedom. There is little to play for in terms of gaining positions - they are three points behind Spain, but are 14 goals worse off in terms of goal difference. Because of that, they could play with a bit more attacking intent here, there is no reason to be passive and defensive.

Turkey have seen an average of 12.2 corners per game after five World Cup qualifying matches, seeing at least eight corners in all of their matches. While Spain’s average is a bit lower at 10.0 corners per game, this selection has landed in four of their five matches, only failing in round one against Bulgaria.

Even still, there were seven corners in total in that game, so they went incredibly close to hitting this mark.