National teams are starting the engines: Accumulator Tip for June 04

Today is the start of the period for international friendly matches, and many European teams will use it as preparation for the upcoming EURO in Germany. Austria in Wien will welcome Serbia in a match between two teams that will play at the EURO, Ireland will face Hungary in Dublin while current European champion Italy will encounter another team from the EURO, Turkey.

Austria vs Serbia (Friendly match)

Austria: W-W-W-W-W

Serbia: W-L-D-L-W

Before starting their Euro 2024 campaigns, Austria and Serbia will kick off their preparations for the tournament by meeting each other in Vienna in an international friendly. Ralf Rangnick's side has been recording outstanding results and is looking for their sixth win in a row, while their opponents have won just once in their last four games. One of several coaches who refused to take over from Thomas Tuchel at Bayern, Rangnick instead guided Austria through a thrilling run of victories that resulted in qualifying for a third consecutive EURO. Serbia is also not among the favorites to advance from Group C of the EURO alongside England, Denmark, and Slovenia, who are in good form. Neither coach should risk an attacking approach for an inconsequential win on Tuesday night, where avoiding injury ahead of the European Championships will be a priority, although Serbia could use a morale boost. Stojkovic's team may temporarily benefit from the existing fitness concerns in Austria, but Rangnick's players are playing well for the national team, so in our opinion, the optimal betting proposition is for both teams to score a goal.

• Bet: BTTS

Ireland vs Hungary (Friendly match)

Ireland: L-D-D-L-W

Hungary: W-W-W-D-D

Ireland did not qualify for Euro 2024 and now only has to play friendlies. In the first such match before the European Championship, they will host Hungary. In the qualifiers for EURO 2024, Ireland competed in Group B and took fourth place after eight matches. Two wins and six losses is a result that is far below the form needed to advance in a group dominated by France and the Netherlands. Hungary went to Euro 2024 as the best in its group. They were led by Italian-Hungarian coach Marco Rossi, who has been at the head of the national team since 2018. He was with this team at Euro 2020 when they played a draw against France and Germany despite being eliminated in the group stage. Ireland and Hungary play similar football. They pay the most attention to defense and try to surprise the opponent with counterattacks. Ireland, it seems, insists more on this way of playing. Although they did not qualify for the final tournament, they conceded few goals and showed that they are not so easy to overcome.

• Bet: Under 2.5 goals

Italy vs Turkey (Friendly match)

Italy: W-W-D-W-L

Turkey: L-L-D-W-W

Luciano Spalletti proudly leads the Italian national team to the European Championship in Germany but emphasizes that the current champions are not favorites to win the title they won three years ago at Wembley against England. The coach, who took over the team in September, admits that other national teams are currently playing at a higher level than his, which will try to win the tournament for a third time. On the other hand, Turkey may approach the match in Bologna with caution, given that they are winless in their last 13 meetings with Italy, with three draws and as many as ten losses, including a 3-2 defeat in March 2022. Italy plays well, especially in defense. In the last three meetings, they conceded only one goal. On the other hand, Turkey scored only two goals in the previous three games. Taking into account the current form as well as the dominance of Italy in the mutual meetings with Turkey, I believe in the triumph of the hosts on Tuesday evening.

• Bet: W1