talkSPORT tips – Best football bets and expert advice for Thursday 4 June 

International friendlies take centre stage once again on Thursday, with teams warming up for the World Cup the main attraction. 

Northern Ireland are in action against Guinea in the only game on the night’s card which contains a British side.

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Under 2.5 goals in Northern Ireland vs Guinea @ 4/7

Northern Ireland missed out on qualifying for the World Cup after losing to Italy in the play-offs and they face a tough challenge in the heat of Spain for this friendly, taking on Guinea.

The National Elephants have only lost one of their last eight games, 1-0 to Benin last time out, and another low-scoring clash looks likely against the Green and White Army.

Goals have long been an issue for Michael O’Neill’s side, who only managed seven in six World Cup qualifiers, and only two players in their squad to face Guinea and France have scored more than two international goals.

There are opportunities for plenty of youngsters in this squad and they could take some time to gel, so it’s worth siding with the under in this clash, something which has landed in Northern Ireland’s last six games.

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Mexico to win, over 1.5 first-half goals and both teams to score in the first half @ 13/2

Co-hosts Mexico continue their World Cup preparations by hosting Serbia in Toluca and their recent results have been positive, beating Ghana and Australia.

El Tri are fancied to continue that winning trend against a Serbia side who were beaten 3-0 by Cape Verde in their last friendly.

The Eagles finished 10 points behind England in World Cup qualifying and have a bad habit of conceding early. They have leaked a first-half goal in their last eight games and it may pay to side with two or more goals in the first 45 minutes of this clash.

Serbia could benefit from Mexico potentially resting some stars with one eye on their opener and both teams to net in the first half could also be a spot of value.

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Andorra to beat Liechtenstein, Greece to beat Sweden, Spain to beat Iraq, France to beat Ivory Coast and Mexico to beat Serbia @ 10/1

Andorra have won their last three meetings with Liechtenstein and should be able to continue that run while Greece have some quality players and could shock Sweden, who may rest players with an eye on the World Cup.

European giants Spain and France should be able to record straightforward victories over Iraq and Ivory Coast respectively.

While Mexico are unbeaten in their last seven and can get the better of a Serbia side who will be opting for an inexperienced starting line-up.

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