As the international breaks trudges along, Thursday finally sees some action as Matchday 3 of the UEFA Nations League kicks into gear.
With four leagues of 14 groups to play twice before Tuesday is out, here at BestofBets were are once again eyeing up a goalscorer treble.
For the last three instalments of the column we’ve hit 2/3, so will internationals bring greater favour?
Spreading our net across all games, here is our Nations League Matchday 3 punt @ a tasty 18/1 with BoyleSports.
Georges Mikautadze
The biggest issue with picking an international treble is predicting just what XI will be starting for certain countries. With that in mind we look for the sure-fire starters, beginning with Georges Mikautadze.
As Georgia travel to Poznan to face Ukraine, Willy Sagnol continues to get the best from an extremely talented squad, sitting top of Group B1, after two games.
Thrashing Czechia to begin the competition and then picking up a narrow win against the handy Albanians, together with ‘Kvaradona’, Mikautadze has been a focal point in attack.
Having scored three goals during the Euros. the Lyon striker has not scored for his new club since a summer switch from Metz, but for his country, he is a form man.
Its currently five from seven for Mikautadze for Georgia; facing a Ukraine side already having shipped five goals in two Nations League outings, punters should be in good hands.
Harry Kane
Next up, we turn our eyes toward London and Group B2 as leaders England and Greece meet at Wembley Stadium, and with a slight element of doubt over his starting, we’re sticking with Harry Kane.
Netting a brace against Iceland in Matchday 2, the England skipper took his total past the century mark and went on to a short-term prolific run for Bayern Munich.
Hitting hat-tricks in the Bundesliga away to Holstein Kiel and then days later an historic four goals at home to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League, Kane then grabbed another goal away to Bremen the following weekend.
Scoring a combined total of 10 goals in 11 days in all comps, Kane, however, has blanked in his last three, with a slight injury concern.
But with a potentially pivotal game to come here, this should be the occasion for Kane to rise once more and we are backing him to be amongst the goals.
Kerem Akturkoglu
Finally, we jump to Samsun and Group B4 as leaders Turkey host Montenegro, with Kerem Akturkoglu on fire for both club and country.
Having scored a hat-trick against Iceland in Matchday 2, the Turkish number 7 has carried through his scintillating form for new club Benfica.
His switch from Galatasaray has been seamless, having scored in all but one of five Primera Liga games since, and in his one goalless outing, grabbed a brace of assists.
Akturkoglu is catching the eye of a number of Europe’s top club, but he has already made our radar.
As Montenegro visit having conceded twice against both a revitalised Wales and Iceland, Turkey look good here to grab at least another few, and Akturkoglu could very well be on the scoresheet again.
BestofBets’ Nations League Matchday 3 goalscorer treble @ 18/1 with Boylesports.
