Thursday's international friendly predictions including Sweden vs. Moldova

Georgia vs. Thailand (Thursday, 5.00pm)

After three defeats in a row, Georgia will try to get back to winning ways on Friday when they face Thailand in an international friendly.

The visitors are undefeated in their previous two outings which is a run they will be looking to take into the upcoming World Cup qualification games.

We say: Georgia 0-2 Thailand

Georgia have an important upcoming game that they need momentum for, which is why this particular fixture is arguably more important for them than Thailand.

Despite that, the visitors have been in better form as of late, and their attacking qualities are likely to be too much.

Egypt vs. Zambia (Thursday, 5.00pm)

Egypt set out in search of a third consecutive victory over Zambia when the sides go head-to-head in a friendly fixture at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on Thursday.

The Chipolopolo, who clinched top spot in Group H of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers last time, are currently on a run of four straight friendly defeats and will look to end this dry spell.

We say: Egypt 2-0 Zambia

While Egypt would be looking to find their feet here, they should expect a stern challenge from a well-drilled Zambia side who have shown their mettle in the just-concluded AFCON qualifiers, where they beat Ivory Coast to top spot in Group H. However, the Pharaohs boast the firepower needed to get the job done and we are backing them to extend their dominance over the Chipolopolo.

Montenegro vs. Lebanon (Thursday, 5.00pm)

Montenegro will prepare for their crucial Euro 2024 qualifier against Serbia next week with a friendly against Lebanon in Podgorica on Thursday.

The visitors will also be preparing for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers and Asian Cup commitments they have on the horizon.

We say: Montenegro 2-0 Lebanon

Depending on how strong of an XI Radulovic opts to go with from the outset, a full Montenegro side should have no issue in making it back-to-back wins in this encounter.

Many changes could be on the cards though and chopping and changing in terms of substitutions, so it may not be a rout, despite the gulf in class between the two nations.

UAE vs. Kuwait (Thursday, 5.00pm)

The United Arab Emirates will attempt to claim a third consecutive victory when they welcome Kuwait to Dubai for Thursday's friendly.

The visitors, meanwhile, will be looking to return to winning ways after losing to Kyrgyzstan in their most recent international in September.

We say: United Arab Emirates 2-1 Kuwait

Although the UAE were edged out in the previous head-to-head meeting at the Gulf Cup in Iraq, we think they will make use of home advantage to claim a narrow victory over Kuwait and extend their unbeaten run in friendlies to six matches.

Sweden vs. Moldova (Thursday, 6.00pm)

Sweden will be hoping to build some confidence when they host Moldova in an international friendly match on Thursday evening.

The home side have a difficult Euro 2024 qualifying match away to Belgium on Monday, while Moldova travel to Poland one day prior to that.

We say: Sweden 1-0 Moldova

With both nations having more important qualifying fixtures on the horizon, it is difficult to envisage either playing this friendly at full intensity, but the hosts clearly have more to prove after a difficult run of results.

Sweden's hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024 appear to be very slim at this stage, whereas Moldova could compete at a major tournament for the first time in their history after winning consecutive matches, but we believe that Andersson's side will return to victorious ways here.

Algeria vs. Cape Verde (Thursday, 8.00pm)

African outfits Algeria and Cape Verde will do battle in an international friendly encounter at the Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium on Thursday evening.

The teams recently oversaw successful Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaigns in their respective groups and will be full of confidence heading into this one.

We say: Algeria 3-1 Cape Verde

Algeria boast a vastly superior squad on paper and are huge favourites to get the job done on home turf. We are backing the hosts to live up to expectations and cruise to a routine win come the sound of the final whistle.