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Algeria vs Togo - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Algeria host Togo on Saturday 14 November 2026 at the Stade Hocine Aït Ahmed in Tizi-Ouzou, in one of the headline fixtures of Matchday 3 in Group I of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with kick-off set for 19:00 UTC (20:00 local time) and the return leg to follow in Lomé on 17 November. This is the first competitive home game of the new era under Brahim Hemdani, who replaced Vladimir Petković in September 2026 after Algeria's run to the 2026 World Cup last 32, and the Desert Warriors sit top of the group on four points from their opening two qualifiers. They began with a fluent 3-1 home win over Zambia at the same Tizi-Ouzou venue, Jaouen Hadjam scoring inside two minutes before Ibrahim Maza and Anis Hadj Moussa sealed it after Fashion Sakala's equaliser, and they then had to dig deep for a draw away to Burundi. Togo, coached by Patrice Neveu, sit third in the section on three points after following their opening-night success with a chastening 2-0 defeat in Ndola against the same Zambian side Algeria had beaten, a result that underlined how much the Sparrowhawks still have to prove against the group favourites. The historical record offers little comfort for the visitors: Algeria have won the last four meetings between the sides without reply in this fixture, including a 5-1 demolition and a 1-0 away win when these teams were paired in the same qualifying group in October 2024, and Togo's only victory in the series remains a 2-0 AFCON 2013 group-stage upset from January 2013. The European betting odds tell the same story, with the home win priced as short as 1.20, the draw at 5.75 and an away victory at 14.50, and with Algeria unbeaten in qualifying and playing in front of a passionate Kabylie crowd, anything other than a home win would rank as a genuine shock.

Hemdani has blended continuity with fresh blood in his 26-man squad for the 2026/27 season double-header, and the attacking depth at his disposal is arguably the deepest in African football right now. Mohamed Amoura, Amine Gouiri and Anis Hadj Moussa headline the forward line, supported by Adil Boulbina, Mohamed Belloumi, Amin Chiakha, Monsef Bakrar and the recalled Abderrahmane Rebbach, while Hertha Berlin's Ibrahim Maza has quickly become the creative heartbeat of the side after his match-winning display against Zambia. In midfield, the return of Nabil Bentaleb adds steel alongside Farès Chaïbi, Himad Abdelli, Adil Boudaoui, Ahmed Titraoui and Zorgane, and Hemdani has handed first call-ups to Mohamed Azzi of CSKA Moscow, while the defence is built around captain Ramy Bensebaini, the ever-improving Hadjam, Zineddine Belaïd, Achraf Abada, Saâdi Radouani, Samir Chergui and Ahmed Touba, with Melvin Mastil, Kilian Belazzoug and Abdelatif Ramadane competing in goal. The notable absentees are Rayan Aït-Nouri, who misses out entirely, plus Nadhir Benbouali and Adil Bourabaa through injury. Algeria's one genuine concern is defensive concentration rather than quality: they have not kept a clean sheet in seven matches, shipping soft goals against Austria and Switzerland over the summer and twice conceding inside twelve minutes in Bujumbura, where a Chaïbi own goal and a defensive blunder gifted Burundi a 2-0 head start before the visitors stormed back to 2-2. Against a Togo side that has scored just once in its last two qualifiers, however, Algeria's back line should enjoy its quietest evening in months, and with Amoura and Hadj Moussa in devastating form, the hosts will fancy their chances of repeating the 5-1 scoreline from two years ago.

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Angola vs South Sudan - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Angola host South Sudan at the Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda on Saturday 14 November 2026 (11:00 UTC) in the third round of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, with kickoff in Group B finely poised: Egypt and Angola both sit on four points after two matches, Malawi have three, and the Bright Stars are still searching for their first point. This will be the first-ever senior meeting between the two nations, and the gulf in class is reflected in the October 2026 FIFA rankings — Angola 83rd, South Sudan 170th — and in the European odds, where the Palancas Negras are overwhelming favourites at around 1.20 for the home win, with the draw at 6.00 and an away shock priced as high as 25.00. Aliou Cissé's Angola arrive off the back of a disciplined unbeaten start, while South Sudan's new era under Christian Nsengi-Biembe has begun with two defeats and a sobering -7 goal difference.

Angola's 2026/27 squad blends veteran leadership with prime-age talent from Europe and the Gulf: Hugo Marques and Neblú guard the goal, Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce), David Carmo (Olympiacos), Jonathan Buatu, Pedro Bondo, Marsoni Sambu, Eddie Afonso, Tó Carneiro and Kinito form the defensive unit, Show, Manuel Keliano, Mário Balbúrdia, Randy Nteka, Miro and Fernandinho run the midfield, and the forward line is led by 34-year-old Mabululu (16 international goals), Zito Luvumbo (Mallorca), Felício Milson (Al Jazira), Zini (AEK Athens), Chico Banza, Gilberto and Depú. Their qualifying campaign opened with a hard-earned 0-0 draw against Mohamed Salah's Egypt in Cairo, where Angola's 5-4-1 shape frustrated the Pharaohs for 90 minutes, before Cissé's men produced their best performance of the autumn in a 3-1 home win over Malawi — Milson striking after just three minutes, Mabululu doubling the lead before half-time and Miró adding a third on the stroke of the break. With a favourable fixture double-header against the group's bottom side, Angola know that six points this month would put one foot at the AFCON 2027 finals in East Africa.

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Uganda vs Botswana - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Uganda continue their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign on Saturday, 14 November 2026, when they host Botswana at Hoima City Stadium with kick-off scheduled for 7:00 PM local time, and the Cranes will be firm favourites to consolidate first place in Group H. Paul Put's side sit top of the section after an unbeaten opening to the campaign, while the Zebras arrive right behind them in second place still chasing the kind of statement result that would keep them firmly in the hunt for a place at the finals to be staged across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in 2027. For the hosts, this fixture is about protecting home advantage in a group that also contains Tunisia and Libya, two teams with far deeper tournament pedigrees, and the mathematics are simple: win at Hoima and the Cranes will take a giant stride towards the finals with their destiny entirely in their own hands. The visitors arrive ranked 141st in the world by FIFA, a full 54 places below Uganda's 87th, and everything about this fixture points towards a home victory: Uganda's defensive organisation, their recent dominance of this head-to-head, and a roaring Hoima crowd that will turn the stadium into a cauldron on a Saturday evening. The occasion carries extra emotion, too, because it doubles as a farewell for captain Khalid Aucho, who announced his retirement from international football on 12 October 2026 after 13 years of service, 77 caps and countless performances of leadership in the engine room. Aucho has been included in Put's selection for the November window, giving the midfielder the chance to say goodbye in front of his own supporters in the stadium where Uganda have made themselves so formidable. Put has nevertheless resisted the temptation to build the whole week around sentiment, naming a full-strength 30-man squad for the double-header against Botswana, with the return leg to follow in Botswana later in the international window, and the Belgian coach has made it clear that the priority is three points first and celebrations second. FUFA has made tickets available exclusively online, priced at UGX 20,000 for Ordinary Lower stands, UGX 30,000 for Ordinary Upper and UGX 150,000 for VIP, and with Aucho's farewell adding to the occasion a near sell-out is expected as Ugandan supporters prepare to salute one of the great servants of the national team while also backing the current crop to keep their flawless qualifying momentum going. A win would also continue an impressive broader trend for the Cranes, who have made Hoima City Stadium something of a fortress since it became a regular national-team venue, grinding out results against technically gifted North and East African opponents with a formula of compact defending, explosive wing-back play and ruthless set-piece execution. Botswana will be all too aware of that reputation, having studied the tape of Libya's visit in September, when the Mediterrannean Knights enjoyed long spells of possession yet created almost nothing of substance against a disciplined five-man defensive structure. The Zebras' own away form in major qualifying campaigns has historically been their Achilles heel, with long travel, unfamiliar surfaces and hostile crowds combining to undermine their generally tidy home performances, and a Saturday night in Hoima promises to be as hostile an environment as they have faced in years. Botswana, meanwhile, make the long trip north under head coach Thaloba Nthaga, who has named a provisional 26-man squad for the double-header as he attempts to build a more ambitious, possession-minded Zebras side, and the new regime will learn a great deal about itself against the group leaders.

The road to this Matchday 3 clash has been encouraging for both camps in different ways, and Uganda's early results have given the campaign a platform of genuine optimism. The Cranes opened their account with a hard-earned 1-1 draw away to Tunisia in Radès on 24 September 2026, a result that looked highly unlikely when Adem Arous gave the Carthage Eagles a 12th-minute lead at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, but Rogers Mato's late fightback earned a precious point against opponents who had previously outscored the Cranes 8-0 across their two previous AFCON qualifiers meetings and held a perfect record across all seven encounters between the nations. Matching Tunisia blow for blow in their own backyard was a statement of intent from Put's evolving side and immediately changed the mood around a team that had endured a turbulent World Cup qualifying cycle. Five days later, back at Hoima City Stadium, Arnold Vula's decisive strike earned a 1-0 win over Libya, a first qualifying victory built on discipline, patience and a clean sheet that underlined why Uganda have become so difficult to break down on their own turf, with the home crowd roaring the Cranes over the line in the closing stages as Libya pushed for an equaliser that never came. Botswana's campaign began with drama of a different kind in Tripoli, where Nthaga's men raced into a two-goal half-time lead against Libya only to be pegged back in the final minute of a gripping 2-2 draw, a result that showcased both their dangerous counter-attacking, twice carving through the Libyan defence in the first half, and their lingering defensive fragility when asked to protect a lead away from home, a weakness Uganda will be determined to exploit. Historically, this fixture has been one of the most one-sided in the region: Uganda have won the last five meetings between the sides without a single draw, including a 1-0 triumph in Francistown in October 2025 when Jude Ssemugabi struck on 54 minutes from Allan Okello's assist during World Cup qualifying, a result that effectively ended the Zebras' own hopes in that campaign. The pattern in those matches has been consistent - Botswana enjoy spells of possession, Uganda strike on the counter or from set pieces, and the Cranes' physicality eventually wears the visitors down - and with Nthaga still implementing his ideas, the gulf in cohesion heading into Hoima looks wider than the FIFA rankings alone suggest. For Botswana, a positive result here would transform their qualifying picture and validate the new coach's project; for Uganda, anything less than three points would feel like a squandered opportunity against the group's most beatable opponent on paper.

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Deportivo Madryn vs Deportivo Maipu - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: Argentina - Primera Nacional

Deportivo Madryn vs Deportivo Maipú prediction, odds and preview: The 2026 Primera Nacional promotion race reaches its decisive stage on Saturday, 14 November, when Madryn host Maipú at the Estadio Abel Sastre at 19:00 local time. This is a one-off Round of 16 tie in the Reducido, the competition that decides Argentina’s second promotion place. Madryn earned home advantage by finishing fourth in Zone A with 60 points, while Maipú ended the regular season sixth in Zone B with 52. That difference is crucial: Madryn will advance even if the match is drawn, whereas Maipú must win in Puerto Madryn to keep its campaign alive. Luis García’s side arrives with confidence after Fernando Bersano’s free kick secured a 1-0 victory at San Miguel in its final league match, following a 4-1 home defeat of San Telmo and a goalless draw at Acassuso. The occasional home setback against Chaco For Ever exposed some aerial vulnerability, but the preceding 0-2 win at Ferro and the disciplined 0-0 draw with Central Norte reinforced Madryn’s capacity to control tight away matches. Maipú, meanwhile, completed the campaign with a 0-0 draw at Tristán Suárez, having beaten Atlético Güemes 3-1 at home. The Cruzado have also produced important narrow away victories, so Madryn cannot assume that possession and territorial pressure alone will settle the contest.

Madryn’s 2026/27 squad combines substantial experience with several players who understand the demands of knockout football. Goalkeeper Yair Bonnín provides leadership and dependable shot-stopping, with Roberto León and Matías Montero offering cover. The defensive group includes Facundo Giacopuzzi, Claudio Corvalán, Lucas Diarte, Fernando Bersano, Nicolás Ortiz, Alejandro Gutiérrez, Agustín Sosa and Diego Martínez, giving García the option of using either a back three or a conventional back four. Julián Cosi and Camilo Machado can operate as wing-backs, while captain Federico Recalde, Nazareno Solís, Marcelo Meli, Gabriel Gudiño and Facundo Ospitaleche supply balance in the middle. Ahead of them, Nicolás Servetto and Luis Silba remain the principal focal points, with Leonardo Marinucci, Juan Ignacio Peinipil, Yamil García and Ezequiel Montagna available to alter the attack. The Aurinegro are particularly difficult to break down at the Abel Sastre, where Recalde’s positioning and Solís’s range help them sustain pressure without opening excessive space in behind. Set pieces are another major weapon: Bersano’s recent winner demonstrated the quality the side possesses from dead-ball situations, while Servetto’s movement and Silba’s hold-up play make them dangerous whenever crosses are delivered into the penalty area. The key tactical question is whether García remains patient with two forwards or adds an extra midfielder to prevent Maipú from building momentum on the counterattack.

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AFC Wimbledon vs Blackpool - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: England - League One

AFC Wimbledon welcome Blackpool to the Cherry Red Records Stadium on Saturday 14 November 2026, kick-off 15:00 GMT, for a Sky Bet League One fixture that already carries genuine six-pointer energy near the foot of the table. With a third of the season gone, the two sides are locked together in the lower reaches: Wimbledon sit 18th with 13 points from 13 matches (3 wins, 4 draws, 6 defeats, 9 scored and 21 conceded), while Blackpool are one place and one point behind in 19th, having taken 12 points from 12 games with a markedly better attacking return of 17 goals but an identical 21 conceded. Neither club would have targeted the relegation conversation in August. Wimbledon, under Johnnie Jackson in his fifth season in charge, hoped the continuity of retaining around 80 percent of last season's playing minutes plus sensible summer additions would push them clear of trouble, while Blackpool, with Ian Evatt embarking on his first full campaign after rescuing the club from a relegation scare last term, openly talked about a play-off push. Instead, both arrive at Plough Lane in poor shape, and the contrast in how they have struggled is stark: Wimbledon have the worst form in the entire division over the last five league matches — one solitary point from a possible 15, with just three goals scored and 13 conceded — while Blackpool have at least been scoring freely, hitting 17 in 12 but shipping 21 at the other end. Saturday's meeting is therefore not just a local curiosity of two former Premier League names, but a genuine relegation-zone six-pointer in which defeat for either side would deepen an early crisis.

The home side's collapse has been dramatic and, in truth, it predates the international break. After a solid start that included wins over Wigan and Doncaster and a creditable away victory at Bromley, the Dons have sunk without trace since mid-October. They were hammered 0-5 at Sheffield Wednesday, then beaten 0-3 at home by Mansfield Town, with Michael Smith scoring twice in a chastising first half. A 1-1 home draw with Wycombe briefly steadied the ship, but Stockport County came to Edgeley-style form questions of their own and still won 2-1 at the end of October — a 2-1 defeat in which Jayden Stockley scored both Wimbledon goals, underlining how completely the summer signing from Port Vale has become their attacking lifeline. The misery was then compounded last weekend when Wimbledon went out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle, losing 2-1 at Crewe Alexandra despite Alistair Smith's second-half strike. Jackson's 2026/27 squad is built around loan goalkeeper Josef Bursik (from Portsmouth), with Joe McDonnell and Nathan Bishop as cover; a defence captained by Northern Ireland international Ryan Johnson and featuring Steve Seddon, Steven Sessegnon, Dan Sweeney, Andy Yiadom, Isaac Ogundere and Brighton's loanee Freddie Simmonds; a midfield of Alistair Smith, Callum Maycock, Myles Hippolyte, Zack Nelson and Chelsea loanee Ollie Harrison; and an attack led by Stockley (six league goals, an EFL Player of the Month nomination for September) with Marcus Browne, Aron Sasu, James Tilley, Harry Cornick, Donnell McNeilly and Dujuan Richards competing for support roles. The numbers are bleak: nine league goals is the division's lowest total, and only Stockley looks capable of changing that. At home, strangely, they have been hard to beat (two wins, three draws, one defeat, just four conceded) but almost incapable of winning, scoring only three times in six home league games. A side that cannot score at Plough Lane is inviting pressure, and the confidence drained by three defeats in four matches — plus cup elimination — makes Saturday a real test of character.

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Sheffield Wed vs Plymouth - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: England - League One

Sheffield Wednesday host Plymouth Argyle at Hillsborough on Saturday 14 November 2026, kick-off 3:00pm GMT, in a Sky Bet League One fixture that pits two of the division's most intriguing projects against one another. The head-to-head record between these sides is remarkably tight across their limited meetings — Sheffield Wednesday have won five, Plymouth six, with just one draw — so a share of the spoils at a packed Hillsborough would fit the historical pattern perfectly. Wednesday sit 9th in the table on 20 points from 13 matches, but the landscape at S6 has shifted dramatically in the past fortnight: Henrik Pedersen was relieved of his duties on 25 October after back-to-back league defeats, Matt Hamshaw steadied the ship as interim, and Dave Challinor was confirmed as the new Owls manager on 3 November, signing a contract until 2030 with Clint Hill and Antony Sweeney as his assistants. Plymouth, meanwhile, arrive in South Yorkshire 5th on 23 points from 14 games (7 wins, 2 draws, 5 defeats, 21 scored and 19 conceded) under Tom Cleverley, who has quietly rebuilt the Pilgrims into promotion dark horses despite selling star striker Lorent Tolaj to Bristol City for £4 million in July. With both teams possessing potent attacks but defences that have wobbled in recent weeks, the stage is set for an open, entertaining contest — and our prediction is a 2-2 draw.

Wednesday's recent form makes for patchy reading, but context matters: the 5-0 demolition of AFC Wimbledon on 17 October showed the ceiling of this squad, before a straight red card for Jamal Lowe contributed to a 2-0 defeat at Meadow Lane against Notts County on 20 October and a second consecutive 2-0 loss followed at Doncaster Rovers four days later. Since then the Owls have steadied, twice sharing the points in 1-1 home draws, first against Blackpool on 1 November in Challinor's first game in charge, and then in a 1-1 stalemate with Cambridge United on 27 October, while a narrow 2-1 FA Cup first-round exit at Oldham Athletic on 8 November ended their cup interest early and allows full focus on the league. Challinor has inherited a deep 2026/27 squad: Joe Lumley, Ashley Maynard-Brewer and Connal Trueman compete in goal; Liam Palmer, Max Lowe, Ricardo Santos, Di'Shon Bernard, Liam Cooper, Yan Valery, Gabriel Otegbayo and Sil Swinkels offer experienced and youthful defensive options; Callum Slattery (3 league goals), 36-year-old playmaker Barry Bannan, Billy Mitchell, Tyler Onyango, Jaden Heskey and Jordi Liongola form the midfield; and the attacking line is led by Jamal Lowe (7 goals in all competitions), loan duo Davis Keillor-Dunn (5 goals, on loan from Wrexham) and Mason Burstow, Louie Barry (3 goals), Ali Al-Hamadi, Kieran Morrison, Harry Gray and Ike Ugbo. The new manager bounce under Challinor, combined with a strong home record, makes Wednesday dangerous, but their five league draws in 13 games already this season underline how often they struggle to turn parity into victory.

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Stockport County vs Reading - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: England - League One

Stockport County host Reading at Edgeley Park on Saturday 14 November 2026 in a Sky Bet League One top-six clash that pits second against sixth. The Hatters, now under former player Jimmy McNulty following Dave Challinor's summer departure, have been one of the stories of the 2026/27 season and sit second with 26 points from 14 games (8 wins, 2 draws, 4 defeats), scoring 26 and conceding just 14. County's recent form has been strong despite a narrow setback, most recently grinding out a 2-1 home win over AFC Wimbledon on Halloween, in which Jack Diamond and Ethan Ennis struck after Jayden Stockley's equaliser. Just four days earlier they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Oxford United, while before the international break they earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Notts County, Adama Sidibeh's late goal rescuing a point at Meadow Lane. With home advantage at a packed Edgeley Park and a four-game league winning run earlier in the campaign, Stockport will fancy their chances of cementing their promotion push against a Royals side that arrives in mixed form.

Reading, managed by Leam Richardson, occupy sixth place on 22 points from 14 matches (6 wins, 4 draws, 4 defeats) with an impressive +10 goal difference built on 25 goals scored and only 15 conceded. The Royals have been Jekyll and Hyde lately: they were outstanding in the FA Cup first round on 7 November, thrashing Peterborough United 5-0 away with goals from Daniel Kyerewaa, Jack Marriott, Charlie Savage and a Jamie Reid brace, but that followed a disappointing 2-0 league defeat at Oxford United on 4 November. Earlier in the campaign they edged Leyton Orient 1-0 at the SCL Stadium thanks to a Paddy Lane strike, part of a run that also includes a 5-0 demolition of Mansfield and a 5-1 away rout of MK Dons. Marriott, with 8 league goals already, leads the line alongside Jacob Brown and Kyreece Lisbie, while captain Lewis Wing dictates play from midfield. However, Reading have lost their way on the road in the league recently and face a Stockport side that has won four of its seven home league fixtures this term.

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Wigan vs Barnsley - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: England - League One

Wigan Athletic and Barnsley meet at the Brick Community Stadium on Saturday 14 November 2026 (15:00 GMT, Sky Bet League One Round 15) in a genuine relegation six-pointer, with both sides starting the weekend inside the drop zone — Wigan 21st on 11 points from 14 games (3 wins, 2 draws, 9 defeats, 11 scored and 22 conceded) and Barnsley 23rd on 9 points from 12 matches (2 wins, 3 draws, 7 defeats). It is a fixture that already has history this season: the two sides drew 1-1 at Oakwell in the EFL Cup first round in August, Barnsley eventually edging the penalty shootout 6-5 after Cameron McGeehan cancelled out Dara Costelloe's opener, and they also shared a 1-1 league draw at the Brick on New Year's Day back in January. Wigan fans will note their side has already beaten the drop-zone opposition around them this month in cup competition, and the Latics arrive with renewed belief under Gary Caldwell despite a league campaign that has been a grind — only 11 goals scored in 14 league outings is the division's weakest return, which makes the recent FA Cup rout of Boreham Wood by 0-3 such a welcome anomaly. Barnsley, meanwhile, arrive off the back of the most emphatic result either of these clubs has produced all season, Saturday's nine-goal FA Cup first-round demolition of Aldershot Town, and the travelling Reds will argue that if Daniel Stendel's young side can carry even a fraction of that cutting edge into Greater Manchester, a point or more is within reach against a Wigan team that has kept just one league clean sheet at home all season.

The home side's 2026/27 squad has been reshaped significantly since last term and remains one of the youngest in the division. Between the posts, Joe Whitworth has established himself as Caldwell's first choice after arriving on a free from Crystal Palace, with Joe Walsh and young Ewan Dodgson as cover. The back line is built around centre-backs Finley Burns, signed from Manchester City for £200,000 in August, and James Carragher, flanked by Connor Barrett at right-back and Morgan Fox, with Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen, K'Marni Miller, Jon Mellish and Archie Harris providing depth. Captain Max Power, re-signed from Bradford City in June, anchors a midfield that includes Jensen Weir — the team's leading league scorer with two — Chelsea loanee Reggie Walsh, Fraser Murray, Charlie Gray, Chris Sze, Ryan Trevitt and Fulham loanee Luke Harris. In attack, Wigan are leaning heavily on Christian Saydee (3 goals), veteran Scott Hogan signed on a short-term deal from MK Dons in September, Sonny Perkins, Dara Costelloe, Akeel Higgins, Aston Villa loanee Bradley Burrowes and the evergreen Callum McManaman in his player-mentor role. The concern is that league form has collapsed — defeats at Oxford (2-1) and Huddersfield sandwiching a bruising 3-0 reverse at Leicester — but the response has been real: a first home league win of the campaign, 3-2 over Bromley, a goalless draw with Mansfield, and that convincing cup win at Boreham Wood. Caldwell's 3-4-2-1 has looked more cohesive with Saydee and Perkins drifting off Hogan, and the Brick crowd will expect their side to set the tempo against a Barnsley team that has struggled badly away from Oakwell.

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Austria vs Ireland - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: Europe - UEFA Nations League

Matchday five of the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League B Group 3 brings a decisive promotion clash to the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz on Saturday 14 November 2026 (20:45 CET), where group leaders Austria host the Republic of Ireland with a place in League A next season within touching distance. Ralf Rangnick's side have been the most consistent team in the section, sitting top of Group 3 on eight points from four games (two wins, two draws, 9-5 goal difference) after edging Israel 3-1 and Kosovo 3-1 before twice being pegged back in draws — the 2-2 thriller at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin and last month's 1-1 stalemate in Pristina. A win in Linz mathematically seals top spot and an immediate return to League A, while Heimir Hallgrímsson's Ireland arrive third on five points, level with Kosovo but trailing the Austrians by three — meaning anything less than victory leaves their promotion hopes out of their own hands. The stakes are amplified by the parallel fixture on the same day, Kosovo versus Israel in Pristina at 15:00, which could pile pressure on Rangnick's men before kick-off. This is also the first meeting between the nations on Austrian soil in the competition, and the hosts will be roared on by a sell-out crowd at the Raiffeisen Arena, the same venue where they dismantled Israel 3-1 on matchday one. Recent news from both camps points to a generational flavour: Austria continue life without retired icon Marko Arnautović (137 caps, 49 goals), with Marcel Sabitzer temporarily stepping away from international duty and David Alaba omitted through lack of match practice after leaving Real Madrid, while the long-term thigh injury to Christoph Baumgartner keeps one of their most creative midfielders out. Ireland, meanwhile, are again without Evan Ferguson, Josh Cullen and Jaden Umeh through injury, and Owen Elding has dropped to the under-21 squad, but Hallgrímsson can take heart from the explosive form of Real Betis striker Troy Parrott, who has scored in every Nations League game this autumn and netted a brace in the 2-2 draw when these sides last met in Dublin.

Austria's campaign under Rangnick has been built on front-foot football and ruthless efficiency, and their three-match winning start before the October wobble underlined the depth of the new-look squad. The hosts opened with a 3-1 win over Israel in this very stadium, Romano Schmid converting a penalty before late goals from Phillipp Mwene and Saša Kalajdžić sealed it, then repeated the scoreline against Kosovo in Vienna where David Affengruber, Junior Adamu and Carney Chukwuemeka all scored in a dominant first hour — a result you can retrace via the 3-1 prediction page. The only blemish since came in Pristina, where a late Christoph Lang equaliser rescued a 1-1 draw after Austria had fallen behind to Milot Rashica's side, and in Dublin they twice came from behind through Alexander Prass and Michael Gregoritsch to force the 2-2 draw that keeps them top on head-to-head momentum. Rangnick's 2026-27 squad blends Bundesliga-tested experience with exciting youth: Alexander Schlager or Florian Wiegele in goal; a defence featuring Stefan Posch, Philipp Lienhart, Kevin Danso, Phillipp Mwene and Maximilian Wöber; a midfield engine of Konrad Laimer, Xaver Schlager, Nicolas Seiwald, Romano Schmid and Patrick Wimmer; and an attack led by Adamu, Kalajdžić, Gregoritsch and Marco Grüll, with Paul Wanner and Chukwuemeka providing the creative sparks. With nine goals in four Nations League games, Austria have the most potent attack in Group 3, and at home in Linz they have been close to untouchable this campaign.

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Georgia vs Hungary - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: Europe - UEFA Nations League

Georgia host Hungary at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi on Saturday 14 November 2026 (21:00 local time) in a UEFA Nations League League B Group B2 clash that arrives with very different pressures on each side. Hungary, level on momentum with group leaders Northern Ireland, know that a win in Tbilisi would keep Marco Rossi's men firmly in control of their push for top spot and a return to League A, while Georgia are simply desperate to score their first goal of the campaign after four goalless fixtures in a row. New head coach Ramaz Svanadze has overseen two draws and two defeats since taking over from Willy Sagnol, and with the Crusaders sitting bottom of Group B2 on two points, a home crowd in Tbilisi will demand at least the fighting spirit his side showed in their most recent outings. The reverse fixture in Budapest on 2 October ended in a narrow 1-0 Hungary win, Milos Kerkez's first-half strike separating the sides on a night when Georgia defended stubbornly but created too little. Everything about this group points to another tight, tactical affair: Georgia's four Nations League matches this season have produced just three goals in total, and each of the last three meetings between these nations has been decided by a single goal or less.

Georgia's recent form is a study in defensive resilience married to attacking frustration. After a painful 0-1 home defeat to Northern Ireland on matchday one, Svanadze's men ground out a creditable 0-0 draw against Ukraine at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, restricting a talented Ukrainian side to two shots on target, and then followed the narrow loss in Budapest with a heroic defensive display in Belfast, where goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili saved a penalty to secure a 0-0 draw against Northern Ireland. Four games, zero goals scored, only two conceded — that is the Svanadze blueprint in microcosm. For this November camp Georgia have named a 26-man squad built around captain Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of Paris Saint-Germain, with Liverpool's Mamardashvili in goal behind a settled back line of Otar Kakabadze, Saba Goglichidze, Lasha Dvali and Luka Lochoshvili. The midfield options include Giorgi Kochorashvili (Sevilla), Giorgi Chakvetadze (Udinese), Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Étienne) and Anzor Mekvabishvili, while Georges Mikautadze of Villarreal — joint-top scorer in national team history alongside Kvaratskhelia on 23 goals — leads the line. Otar Kiteishvili remains a fitness concern after missing the October camp, and the coach must find a way to convert 62 percent possession, which Georgia enjoyed in Belfast, into actual goals.

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Kosovo vs Israel - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: Europe - UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League B Group 3 reaches its decisive phase on Saturday 14 November 2026 when Kosovo welcome Israel to the Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri in Prishtina (kick-off 14:00 UTC), a fixture loaded with contrasting pressures. Kosovo, competing at this level for the first time after winning their League C group in 2024-25, have been the surprise package of the section: Franco Foda's men shrugged off an opening 3-1 defeat in Austria to beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 in Prishtina, grind out a disciplined result against the same Israeli opposition in Debrecen last month and claim a richly deserved 1-1 draw with the Austrians in front of their own fans. Those performances leave the Dardanians second in the table on five points, level with third-placed Ireland but above them on head-to-head, with Austria leading the way on eight points and the final double-header still to be played. Israel's trajectory has been the mirror image. Relegated from League A last season after finishing bottom of a section containing France, Italy and Belgium, Ran Ben Shimon's side remain winless in the competition — a heavy home defeat by Ireland in Hungary, a goalless stalemate with Kosovo and a battling draw in the return with Ireland in Serbia have produced just two points, leaving the blue-and-whites anchored to the foot of Group 3 and two points adrift of safety with only two matches left to preserve their League B status. The fixture also revives a strangely one-sided rivalry: this will be the fourth meeting between the nations and Kosovo are unbeaten in all three previous encounters, a 1-1 draw in Haifa in March 2023, a famous 1-0 victory in Prishtina in November 2023 that ranks among the finest results in the country's short footballing history, and, most recently, the 0-0 tactical chess match at the Nagyerdei Stadion three weeks ago. That October duel, technically Israel's home leg played in exile, offered a perfect template of what to expect: two mirrored 3-4-2-1 systems cancelling each other out, Kosovo shading possession with 55% and outshooting their hosts 18 to 10, and captain Mërgim Vojvoda producing a commanding, man-of-the-match defensive display in a contest of precious few clear chances. The FIFA rankings suggest parity — Kosovo 76th, Israel 77th — but form, venue, crowd and momentum all lean decisively toward the hosts, and we expect the Fadil Vokrri faithful to celebrate a statement win. Our prediction: Kosovo 3-1 Israel.

Kosovo's revival under Franco Foda has been built on defensive structure and tactical discipline, and the Austrian coach has settled on a settled starting eleven that is unlikely to change much for this November window. Amir Saipi has made the goalkeeping jersey his own ahead of Arijanet Murić and Visar Bekaj, protected by a well-drilled back three of captain Mërgim Vojvoda, Ilir Krasniqi and Lumbardh Dellova — a unit that has conceded just once in open play across the last two matchdays. The wing-back pair of Ermal Krasniqi and Milot Avdyli provides the width, while the central duo of Valmir Matoshi and Dion Kacuri will look to control the tempo, with Leon Avdullahu, Veldin Hodža, Dion Gallapeni and Lindon Emërllahu all pushing hard for starting roles. Ahead of them, Fisnik Asllani and Muharrem Jashari operate as twin number tens behind the physical focal point of Albion Rrahmani, whose hold-up play and penalty-box presence make him the reference point of everything Kosovo build. Crucially, Foda also possesses two of the most explosive difference-makers in the entire group on his bench: Milot Rashica and Edon Zhegrova, both of whom changed the momentum after their introductions in Debrecen, with Ron Raçi, Erblin Osmani and Meriton Korenica completing a deep, competitive 2026/27 squad. The recent form lines underline Kosovo's resilience: after the 1-1 home draw with Austria in which they led through a 70th-minute strike before Christoph Lang's 85th-minute equaliser snatched a point for the visitors, Kosovo have gone three games unbeaten at home and in neutral territory, a sequence that has transformed their promotion dream into a genuine possibility. Should Austria slip up against Ireland in Linz on the same evening, a Kosovo victory would haul the Dardanians level on points with the group leaders heading into the final round, and with Israel arriving in Prishtina winless and weary, the hosts have every incentive to attack from the first whistle.

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Northern Ireland vs Ukraine - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: Europe - UEFA Nations League

Northern Ireland welcome Ukraine to a sold-out Windsor Park on Saturday 14 November 2026 (19:45 GMT) for a UEFA Nations League 2026/27 League B Group 2 clash that could go a long way towards deciding the destination of top spot. Michael O'Neill's side have been the surprise package of the group, sitting first with eight points from four games, four clean sheets and not a single goal conceded: a 1-0 win in Georgia to open the campaign, a 0-0 draw with Hungary in Belfast, the stunning 3-0 triumph away to Ukraine in Trnava and 0-0 in the return against Georgia at Windsor Park on 5 October. Ukraine, playing their home matches in exile due to the ongoing war, are third on four points and are fighting to keep their promotion and play-off hopes alive under new Italian head coach Andrea Maldera, who took over after Serhiy Rebrov's departure in April 2026. With Hungary lurking on seven points and hosting Georgia on the same night, a draw in Belfast would keep Northern Ireland firmly in control of their own destiny heading into the final matchday in Budapest.

The first meeting between these sides this season could hardly have gone better for the hosts, as Northern Ireland produced a defensive masterclass to win 0-3 at the Štadión Antona Malatinského on 2 October. Ciaron Brown scored twice — his first international goals — and Isaac Price added a superb header from Kieran Morrison's cross as O'Neill's underdogs absorbed pressure and struck clinically on the counter. Ukraine actually began the campaign brightly, winning 1-0 in Budapest through Danylo Sikan and drawing 0-0 away to Georgia, but back-to-back October defeats to Hungary — a 1-2 home reverse in Trnava decided by a late winner — have left the Blue and Yellow needing points. Historically this fixture evokes memories of Northern Ireland's famous 2-0 win at Euro 2016, and the GAWA will fancy their chances of another clean sheet against a Ukraine side that has mustered just two goals in four group games despite the technical quality of Georgiy Sudakov, Viktor Tsyhankov and 37-year-old captain Andriy Yarmolenko.

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Norway vs Wales - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: Europe - UEFA Nations League

Norway vs Wales is scheduled for Saturday 14 November 2026 at 18:00 CET at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, in what is a decisive UEFA Nations League 2026-27 League A Group A4 matchday five encounter for both nations. The stakes could hardly be clearer: both teams arrive on three points from their opening four fixtures, with identical 1-0-3 records, and both are fighting to avoid the bottom of the group and the March relegation play-off — or worse, direct relegation to League B. Norway's campaign began brightly enough with a 3-2 home win over Denmark on 25 September, but it has unravelled dramatically since, with three consecutive 2-1 defeats: at home to Portugal on 27 September, away to Wales on 1 October, and away to Portugal on 4 October. That Cardiff reverse — Wales' first Nations League win of the campaign, sealed 2-1 in front of 32,076 fans at the Cardiff City Stadium against ten-man Norway — means the Welsh hold the head-to-head tiebreaker edge heading into this return fixture. Norway have now lost four of their last five competitive matches by a single-goal margin, including a 2-1 World Cup quarter-final defeat to England in July, and Ståle Solbakken's side simply must win in Oslo to keep any realistic hope of a top-two quarter-final finish alive. The market reflects that urgency: the best European odds price Norway at a short 1.23 for the home win, with the draw at 7.50 and a Wales away victory at 11.00, implying roughly an 81 percent win probability for the hosts. Our prediction is a commanding 3-0 Norway victory — a result that would swing the goal-difference battle back in their favour ahead of the final matchday trip to Denmark, while simultaneously dragging Wales back into the relegation mire they have spent the autumn trying to escape.

Norway's 2026-27 squad remains one of the most talented in Europe on paper, even if the results have not yet matched the talent. Between the posts, Ørjan Nyland remains the trusted number one, shielded by a back line built around Kristoffer Ajer, Leo Østigård, Andreas Møller Wolfe and wing-backs Julian Ryerson and Fredrik Bjørkan, with the versatile Markus Holmgren Pedersen and newcomer David Møller Wolfe offering depth. The midfield engine room is where Norway's class truly lies: Sander Berge and Fredrik Aursnes provide the steel and ball-winning, while captain Martin Ødegaard — included in the November selection as he continues his return to full sharpness — supplies the creativity that makes this side tick. Ahead of them, the attacking quintet of Erling Haaland, Antonio Nusa, Oscar Bobb, Andreas Schjelderup and Jørgen Strand Larsen, alongside the mercurial Thelo Aasgaard, gives Solbakken an embarrassment of options. Haaland, in particular, arrives in Oslo with a point to prove: Norway's number nine was kept quiet in Cardiff and has watched his side score just six goals in four Nations League games, a modest return for a team of this calibre. The underlying numbers are actually kind to Norway — they average 49 percent possession and have created 1.2 big chances per game while conceding 2.0 goals per match, a figure inflated by a soft penalty and a set-piece in Wales — and their three straight 2-1 losses flattered the opposition in all of them. The pattern of those defeats is worth reading through our previous match reports: the 2-1 setback in Lisbon on matchday four, the 2-1 defeat in Cardiff where a red card turned the game, and the 2-1 home loss to Portugal that started the slide. Three games, three identical scorelines, three winnable fixtures lost to fine margins. At the Ullevaal, in front of a sell-out crowd, against the group's weakest travelling side, this is the fixture where Norway's luck and finishing are due to turn simultaneously.

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Portugal vs Denmark - Saturday, 14 November 2026

league: Europe - UEFA Nations League

Portugal vs Denmark, UEFA Nations League 2026/27 — League A Group 4, Matchday 5. Defending Nations League champions Portugal host Denmark at the Estádio Municipal de Braga on Saturday 14 November 2026, kick-off 19:45 local time, with Jorge Jesus' side already assured of a quarter-final place but hunting top spot and a perfect group-phase campaign. The latest news from the Portuguese camp centres on continuity rather than crisis: Cristiano Ronaldo remains absent from international duty, yet the Seleção has not missed a beat, reeling off four straight Nations League wins since their World Cup Round of 16 exit to Spain in July. The most recent of those, a 2-1 victory over Norway at the Estádio do Dragão, confirmed Portugal's passage to the March knockout rounds with two group matches to spare and extended their unbeaten home run to twelve internationals, a streak dating back to June 2024. Portugal's numbers in this campaign are imposing: nine goals scored, a +1.1 average goal differential per game and 42% possession married to ruthless transitions, with FIFA ranking No.7 against Denmark's No.21. The Danes, meanwhile, arrive in Braga with mixed form — home and away wins over Wales sandwiched around defeats in Oslo and Copenhagen — and with Brian Riemer forced to plan without Andreas Christensen and Patrick Dorgu, both ruled out through injury, while Christian Eriksen continues his rehabilitation after collapsing against Ukraine in June. With Denmark realistically playing for the group's second qualifying route and pride, Riemer has promised his younger contingent — Mads Bidstrup, Thomas Jørgensen, Gustav Isaksen and Adam Daghim — another chance to prove themselves against elite opposition. Everything points to an open, attacking contest under the lights at "A Pedreira", and our Portugal vs Denmark prediction is a 3-1 home win.

Portugal's 2026/27 squad, named by Jorge Jesus on 6 November for the final two group matches, is a 28-man group blending tournament-hardened winners with the country's next wave. Between the posts, Diogo Costa remains first choice, with Rui Silva and José Sá providing cover. The back line is elite: Rúben Dias anchors the centre with António Silva, Gonçalo Inácio, Tiago Araújo and the recalled Renato Veiga competing for minutes, while Nuno Mendes and João Cancelo own the full-back berths with Diogo Dalot and Dalot's Manchester United teammate... let the competition sharpen them — Dalot and... [the defensive depth also includes Sérgio Reguilón and Thierry Correia]. Midfield is Portugal's engine room and arguably Europe's deepest: Vitinha and João Neves set the tempo, with Bruno Fernandes given licence between the lines, flanked by Bernardo Silva, Ruben Neves and Matheus Nunes. The attacking pool is where Jesus has rotated most: Gonçalo Ramos leads the line after scoring in the reverse fixture, supported by Rafael Leão, Pedro Neto, João Félix, Francisco Trincão, Paulinho and the exciting Sporting teenager Geovany Quenda, who earned a first senior call-up on the back of his breakout club season. That October 1 meeting in Copenhagen was a statement — Portugal won 2-4 at Parken through goals from João Cancelo, Gonçalo Ramos, Vitinha and João Félix, shrugging off the pre-match Ronaldo distraction to produce ten shots on target and 54% possession. Earlier in the group, Portugal also won 1-2 in Oslo and 1-0 against Wales, meaning Jesus can afford rotation here — but with home pride, seeding for the March quarter-finals and a sell-out Braga crowd in play, expect close to a full-strength XI. In European odds, Portugal are priced as clear favourites at around 1.40, the draw at 4.50 and Denmark at 7.50, with Over 2.5 goals at 1.62 and Both Teams to Score at 1.65 — numbers that fully reflect Portugal's attacking depth and home dominance.

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Romania vs Poland - Saturday, 14 November 2026

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Romania vs Poland in the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 League B Group B4 is scheduled for Saturday, 14 November 2026, with kick-off at 21:45 local time at the Arena Națională in Bucharest, and it arrives with both camps under very different kinds of pressure. For Romania, the match is about salvaging pride in a campaign that has gone disastrously wrong: Gheorghe Hagi's second spell in charge has produced four defeats from four, leaving the Tricolorii bottom of the group and in genuine danger of relegation to League C. The low points have come thick and fast — a 1-2 defeat in Sweden on the opening matchday, a 4-2 home thrashing by Bosnia and Herzegovina played behind closed doors, the humiliating 0-6 collapse in Warsaw, and most recently a 0-1 home loss to Sweden in which Viktor Gyökeres struck the only goal. That defeat, our 0-1 reverse at the National Arena on 5 October, triggered open calls for Hagi to resign, calls the legendary playmaker has publicly rejected, insisting he will stay as long as he feels capable of building a team "that makes Romania happy." Poland, by contrast, travel to Bucharest with momentum restored. Jan Urban's side began the campaign poorly — a draw with Bosnia and a 1-3 defeat in Stockholm — but the 6-0 demolition of ten-man Romania at the Stadion Narodowy on 2 October, in which Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick for his 90th international goal, reignited their push for top spot and a return to League A. With Sweden leading the group, Poland know anything less than a win in Bucharest could be costly, and the bookmakers agree: the visitors are favourites at around 2.05 for the away win, with the draw priced at 3.50 and a Romania home victory at 3.75, reflecting both the hosts' dreadful form and Poland's superior individual quality.

Romania's 2026/27 squad, as named by Hagi for the November window, blends experienced heads with the next generation, but the numbers make grim reading: the Tricolorii are averaging just 0.86 goals scored while conceding 2.71 per game in this campaign, and they have kept zero clean sheets. Between the posts, Otto Hindrich has shouldered an enormous workload, making highlight saves in Warsaw despite shipping six, while the defensive line is built around Radu Drăgușin — whose soft challenge on Lewandowski brought a red card and penalty in the October meeting — alongside Virgil Ghiță, who turned Frankowski's cross into his own net that night and will be eager for redemption in front of his own fans. The full-back areas feature Andrei Rațiu and Nicușor Bancu, while the engine room relies on Răzvan Marin and Alexandru Cicâldău, the latter one of the few bright spots with his strike in the 2-4 loss to Bosnia. Captain Nicolae Stanciu remains the creative hub, and the attacking trident of Dennis Man, Florinel Coman — scorer in Hagi's first win, the 2-1 friendly victory over Wales in June — and Daniel Bîrligea, who scored twice across the September fixtures, carries the home side's slim hopes. Hagi also has Ianis Hagi, Louis Munteanu and the rapid David Miculescu as bench options, though his habit of rotating line-ups between matches has drawn criticism. Romania's campaign actually began promisingly enough in Stockholm, where Dennis Man scored in a narrow 1-2 defeat, but the defensive collapse that followed has eroded confidence, and the crowd at the Arena Națională, 49,426 strong against Sweden, will demand a response. The home win at 3.75, a double chance on Romania or draw at 1.85, and Romania to score first at 3.00 are the patriotic punts, but the underlying metrics suggest caution: Romania have lost five of their seven matches in 2026 and their FIFA ranking has slid to 58th, their lowest ever position.

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