Wales takes on Spain in a presumably friendly match. Read on for predictions, tips and match preview.

Match Preview – Wales vs Spain

On Tuesday next week wales resume their UEFA nations league campaign with a trip to Dublin to face the Republic of Ireland. But first, they take on the Spaniards on Thursday night as preparation for their UEFA nation’s league campaign. The Welsh would be looking for a win after being defeated in their previous outing.

Wales

Wales would be the first of two British sides to play Spain over a space of one week. With England travelling to Seville to face the 2010 world cup winners. The Welsh surely have a difficult task in front of them, and this is coming on the back of a 2 nil loss to Denmark. Having just three points from two games, their trip to Dublin would be very crucial to them surviving the league.

Wales will have a difficult time containing their opponents who have players playing in the top flight leagues. The home side has somehow been able to stay away from top opposition sides. They haven’t been tested by top oppositions since meeting France after the euro 2016. They were also a top-seeded side in their world cup qualifying group.

Spain

Spain, on the other hand, looks to be making a fairytale recovery from their poor performance at the world cup. They now have two wins from their opening two matches scoring eight goals in the process. Luis Enrique’s pattern seems to be taking effect with the team playing a very direct style of football with their passing mechanism still intact. The attack has a new burst of speed about it and they certainly look very deadly when they come forward.

The Spaniards sure look like a much-improved side following the introduction of Luis Enrique. They have now have two wins from two matches and have been scoring quite a number of goals. Scoring six against world cup runners-up Croatia,there seem to be a new found zeal about them as they make their way back to the top They have encounters with British opponents in October, let’s see how they fair.

Head to Head

The last meeting between both teams was way back in 1986 during the world cup qualifiers. Each side won their home matches across two legs with a 3-0 scoreline.

Key Stats

• Wales have been triumphant in just one of their last three matches at home.
• Spain last ten friendlies have seen them go unbeaten.
• The Spaniard last lost an away friendly in 2015.
• Greth bale is set to miss this encounter due to fitness concerns, but should be available for their next game in the UEFA nations league.
• The Spain squad would have Alvaro Morata featuring alongside 3 of his Chelsea team mates.
  Real Madrid are the only club with such a presence in terms of players on the squad with four players too.

PICK

Spain win or draw over 1.5 goals