Charlie Nicholas' international predictions: Republic of Ireland, Spain, Italy and more
Georgia vs Republic of Ireland, Norway vs Spain and Italy vs Greece
Sunday 13 October 2019 08:58, UK
Charlie Nicholas makes his predictions for the upcoming round of international fixtures, with all the home nations playing European Qualifiers.
Georgia vs Republic of Ireland - Saturday, 2pm, live on Sky Sports Football
This is another tough match for the Republic of Ireland. Mick McCarthy has managed to get some decent results, but they lack goals - they have only scored over one goal in one of their five qualifiers. That being said, they have only conceded two in that time, which is impressive. Richard Keogh is out, so who will partner Shane Duffy at the back? McCarthy gets 100 per cent from his players all the time, but these are always dangerous fixtures.
CHARLIE PREDICTS: 2-1 (14/1 with Sky Bet)
Italy vs Greece - Saturday, 7.45pm, live on Sky Sports Premier League
Italy are on the rise. Greece do not show you anything - you do not hear anything about their performances, so they have a lot of work to do to regain their once decent reputation. The youngsters are blending in with experience at Italy and they could become a force again.
CHARLIE PREDICTS: 3-0 (5/1 with Sky Bet)
Norway vs Spain - Saturday, 7.45pm, live on Sky Sports Football
Norway are always a tough act, but Spain have talent across the park. Paco Alcacer is having a good season at Borussia Dortmund, but Rodrigo is doing the same, yet they refrain from playing them together up front and opt for a front three instead. It will be another passing masterclass by the Spanish though, I can't see past an away win.
CHARLIE PREDICTS: 0-2 (11/2 with Sky Bet)
European Qualifiers on Sky Sports
Saturday
- Georgia vs Republic of Ireland - Saturday October 12, live on Sky Sports Football and Main Event; Kick-off 2pm
- Denmark vs Switzerland - Saturday October 12, live on Sky Sports Football; Kick-off 5pm
- Italy vs Greece - Saturday October 12, live on Sky Sports Premier League; Kick-off 7.45pm
- Norway vs Spain - Saturday October 12, live on Sky Sports Football; Kick-off 7.45pm
- Three other games on red button on Friday - full schedule here
Sunday
- Kazakhstan vs Belgium - Sunday October 13, live on Sky Sports Football and Main Event; Kick-off 2pm
- Belarus vs Netherlands - Sunday October 13, live on Sky Sports Premier League; Kick-off 5pm
- Scotland vs San Marino - Sunday October 13, live on Sky Sports Football and Main Event; Kick-off 5pm
- Estonia vs Germany - Sunday October 13, live on Sky Sports Premier League; Kick-off 7.45pm
- Wales vs Croatia - Sunday October 13, live on Sky Sports Football and Main Event; Kick-off 7.45pm
- Four other games on red button on Friday - full schedule here
Monday
- France vs Turkey - Monday October 14, live on Sky Sports Football, Main Event and Mix; Kick-off 7.45pm
- Ukraine vs Portugal - Monday October 14, live on Sky Sports Premier League; Kick-off 7.45pm
- Four other games on red button on Friday - full schedule here
Tuesday
- Finland vs Armenia -Tuesday October 15, live on Sky Sports Football; Kick-off 5pm
- Liechtenstein vs Italy - Tuesday October 15, live on Sky Sports Football; Kick-off 7.45pm
- Sweden vs Spain - Tuesday October 15, live on Sky Sports Premier League; Kick-off 7.45pm
- Switzerland vs Republic of Ireland - Tuesday October 15, live on Sky Sports Mix and Main Event; Kick-off 7.45pm
- Five other games on red button on Friday - full schedule here
