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Monday's European Championship Qualifying predictions including Ireland vs. France

Sports Mole provides score predictions and previews for all of today's European Championship Qualifying fixtures, including Republic of Ireland vs. France.


Netherlands vs. Gibraltar (Monday, 7.45pm)

Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman pictured during a press conference on January 23, 2023© Reuters

Netherlands will be bidding to bounce back from their heavy defeat to France when they continue their Euro 2024 qualification campaign at home to Gibraltar on Monday night.

Holland opened their Group B campaign with a 4-0 loss to France on Friday, while Gibraltar suffered a 3-0 defeat to Greece in their first match in the section.

We say: Netherlands 5-0 Gibraltar


Netherlands were so disappointing against France last time out, but we are fully expecting Koeman's side to bounce back in this match. Gibraltar would not have wanted to face Holland off the back of a heavy loss, and we are tipping the home side to win their second game in the section in style.

Our tipster partners are predicting under 3.5 goals.

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> How Netherlands could line up against Gibraltar


Rep. Ireland vs. France (Monday, 7.45pm)

France's Antoine Griezmann celebrates scoring their first goal with Kingsley Coman on March 24, 2023© Reuters

Having begun the Kylian Mbappe captaincy era in sensational fashion, France resume their Euro 2024 qualifying bid in Group B with a trip to Dublin to meet the Republic of Ireland on Monday.

Les Bleus put four past the Netherlands without reply on Friday evening, while Stephen Kenny's men survived quite the scare to edge past Latvia in a five-goal friendly.

We say: Republic of Ireland 0-3 France


Despite their 13-year unbeaten home streak in Euro qualifying games, Ireland ought to quickly discover that France are a different kettle of fish compared to a Latvia side that were nevertheless able to expose their defensive shortcomings.

While a taxing journey, playing away from home and a quick turnaround may not allow Les Bleus to bag another quartet of strikes, Deschamps's reinvigorated side should still teach the Boys in Green a footballing lesson and travel back to base with another three points in their column.

Our tipster partners are predicting over 1.5 goals.

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> How France could line up against Ireland


Poland vs. Albania (Monday, 7.45pm)

Poland's Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates on November 26, 2022© Reuters

Poland welcome Albania to the capital city Warsaw for an important Euro 2024 qualifier on Monday.

After losing their opening game in the section, the hosts need a quick response.

We say: Poland 2-0 Albania


In Santos's first home game as manager, there will have to be improvement on Friday's performance, and there should be more to come from the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Piotr Zielinski.

Albania are often a frustrating team to break down, but without Broja in attack, and the injured trio of Ismajli, Keidi Bare and Berat Djimsiti, they may struggle to come away from Warsaw with anything.

Our tipster partners are predicting over 1.5 goals.

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Moldova vs. Czech Republic (Monday, 7.45pm)

Czech Republic's Alex Kral celebrates with Jan Kuchta after the match on March 23, 2023© Reuters

Czech Republic will travel to Chisinau where they will face Moldova in a Euro 2024 qualifier on Monday.

An opening day victory for the visitors has put them in good stead in the section.

We say: Moldova 0-4 Czech Republic


The Czechs showed a ruthless edge in beating Poland on Friday and they should be able to fill their boots against the weakest side in the section.

The two previous meetings between the nations saw the Czech Republic win both to nil, scoring seven goals in the process.

Our tipster partners are predicting over 1.5 goals.

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Sweden vs. Azerbaijan (Monday, 7.45pm)

Dejan Kulusevski in action for Sweden in June 2022© Reuters

Both nations will be aiming to bounce back from defeat when Sweden host Azerbaijan in Group F of Euro 2024 qualifying on Monday.

Sweden were beaten 3-0 at home to Belgium in their opening match, while Azerbaijan were defeated 4-1 away to Austria.

We say: Sweden 2-0 Azerbaijan


Despite suffering a convincing defeat to Belgium on Friday, we expect Sweden to bounce back with a relatively comfortable victory against Azerbaijan at Friends Stadium.

Although the visitors do not represent the pushovers they may have done around a decade ago, the return of Ibrahimovic should provide plenty of character and ability to Sweden's front-line, especially with Kulusevski able to enjoy starting from a wider position.

Our tipster partners are predicting under 3.5 goals.

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Austria vs. Estonia (Monday, 7.45pm)

Austria's Marko Arnautovic celebrates with Maximilian Wober after scoring their first goal on June 3, 2022© Reuters

Austria will be aiming to make a perfect start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign by beating Estonia on Monday.

Ralf Rangnick's side ran out comfortable 4-1 winners against Azerbaijan on Friday, while Estonia did not play a competitive match.

We say: Austria 3-0 Estonia


Austria produced an excellent performance to see off Azerbaijan - who had won five matches in a row prior to arriving in Linz - last time out and we can envisage a similarly dominant result for them against Estonia.

The visitors' stock has significantly fallen in recent years, and put simply they lack the individual quality to unsettle a team of Austria's calibre.

Our tipster partners are predicting under 3.5 goals.

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Hungary vs. Bulgaria (Monday, 7.45pm)

Hungary's Adam Szalai celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates on September 23, 2022© Reuters

Having held their own against the big boys during the most recent continental championships, Hungary begin their bid to qualify for Euro 2024 at home to Bulgaria in Monday's Group G battle at the Puskas Arena.

Both sides were involved in one-goal contests last time out, as Marco Rossi's men got the better of Estonia in a friendly, while the visitors went down to Montenegro in their Group C opener.

We say: Hungary 2-0 Bulgaria


Bulgaria may have impressively held their own on rival territory over the course of the past few months, but unlike in the animal kingdom, the Lions are the underdogs here.

With a penchant for goals at the Puskas Arena, Hungary are only on an upward trajectory and should encounter few difficulties en route to a straightforward opening win.

Our tipster partners are predicting over 1.5 goals.

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Montenegro vs. Serbia (Monday, 7.45pm)

Serbia coach Dragan Stojkovic celebrates after Dusan Vlahovic scores their second goal on December 2, 2022© Reuters

Both Montenegro and Serbia will be bidding to make it back-to-back wins at the start of their respective Euro 2024 qualification campaigns when they lock horns on Monday night.

Montenegro began their Group G campaign with a 1-0 victory over Bulgaria on Friday, while Serbia were 2-0 winners over Lithuania in their section opener.

We say: Montenegro 1-1 Serbia


Serbia will be the favourites on Monday, but we are finding it difficult to separate the two teams in this contest. It would not be a shock to see an away or indeed a home victory, but a draw is a decent result for both sides, and we are predicting a stalemate in this Euro 2024 qualification fixture.

Our tipster partners are predicting over 1.5 goals.

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