Wales and Armenia return to action in the 2024 European Championship qualifiers as Wales host their opponents at the Cardiff City Stadium on Friday night. Wales were victorious in the last round of qualifiers as they triumphed 1-0 over Latvia in the previous round of fixtures, putting them top of Group D, albeit level with Croatia on four points. The Dragons failed to win at the World Cup tournament, but have secured four points from an available six against Croatia and Latvia. Armenia face the possibility of falling seven points adrift of table-topping Wales if they lose this clash, even if they have played a fewer game. They lost to Turkey in the last round when they were beaten 2-1, to continue their losing streak. I am expecting a straight win for Wales from this encounter for the following reasons:

Firstly. Wales are unbeaten after two games in these qualifying rounds, recording a win and a draw in the opening two games. A late Nathan Broadhead goal pegged back Croatia, securing a point at the death when defeat seemed likely following Andrej Kramaric's 28th-minute strike. Wales followed that up with a 1-0 triumph over Latvia in the next fixture. The dragons are also unbeaten on their turf in Euros qualifying since a 2-0 defeat by England in 2011, winning nine of 12 games. This possibly gives them the edge on Friday.

Secondly. The loss to Turkey in March continued a streak of defeats in Euros qualifying for Armenia, who have been beaten in four consecutive games. That run included a 9-1 thrashing by current European champions Italy in November 2019 in their final game of the group. Armenia lost five of their six Uefa Nations League group matches, conceding 17 goals along the way, before losing their only game of the Euro qualifiers so far. Defensive problems have been their major challenge. They have now conceded more than a goal in each of their last six games.

Wales are expected to secure a win over Armenia to hold on to first place in their group. While both nations are riding a rough patch, Wales should have too much quality for Armenia, who are 97th in the FIFA rankings. I am expecting the hosts to pick up a win from this game and extend their unbeaten run in the qualifiers.

威尔士和亚美尼亚将于周五晚上在卡迪夫城体育场主场迎战2024年欧洲杯预选赛的对手。威尔士在上一轮预选赛中取得了胜利，他们在上一轮比赛中以1比0战胜了拉脱维亚，尽管与克罗地亚积4分，但仍以D组第一的身份出线。龙之队在世界杯上未能获胜，但在对阵克罗地亚和拉脱维亚的比赛中获得了6分中的4分。如果亚美尼亚输掉这场比赛，即使他们少踢了几场比赛，他们也有可能与排名第一的威尔士落后7分。他们在上一轮被土耳其2-1击败，继续了他们的连败。我希望威尔士能在这场比赛中取得连胜，原因如下:

首先。威尔士在预选赛的两场比赛中保持不败，在前两场比赛中取得了一胜一平的成绩。内森·布罗德黑德最后时刻的进球扳平了克罗地亚，在克拉马里奇第28分钟的进球似乎注定要失败的情况下锁定了一分。威尔士在接下来的比赛中以1-0战胜拉脱维亚。自2011年0比2负于英格兰队以来，这支龙队在欧洲杯预选赛中也保持了不败，12场比赛中赢了9场。这可能会让他们在周五占据优势。

其次。三月份输给土耳其的比赛延续了亚美尼亚在欧洲杯预选赛中连续四场失利的历史。其中包括2019年11月，在小组赛的最后一场比赛中，现任欧洲冠军意大利队以9比1大胜对手。亚美尼亚在六场欧洲国家联赛小组赛中输掉了五场，丢了17个球，并输掉了迄今为止唯一一场欧洲杯预选赛。防守问题一直是他们面临的主要挑战。在过去的六场比赛中，他们每场都失球超过一个。

威尔士队有望击败亚美尼亚队，保住小组第一的位置。虽然这两个国家都经历了一段艰难的时期，但对于在国际足联排名第97位的亚美尼亚来说，威尔士应该有太多的实力。我希望东道主能从这场比赛中取得胜利，延续他们在预选赛中的不败纪录。