USA vs. Turkey Picks — Pochettino’s Side to Overcome Talented European Opponents? (Jun 7)

A busy summer of soccer action for the USA gets underway on Saturday, as Mauricio Pochettino’s side comes up against a talented Turkey outfit.

The USMNT will be aiming to build momentum ahead of their CONCACAF Gold Cup opener, which comes against Trinidad and Tobago on June 15. Find the odds and picks for this weekend’s international friendly here.

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USA vs. Turkey Head-to-Head Record

This weekend’s international friendly will be the first clash between the USA and Turkey since June 2014. On that occasion, the USMNT landed an excellent 2-1 win on home soil. Turkey are yet to beat the USA in two previous encounters since the start of 2010.

USA Team News

Walker Zimmerman and Nathan Harriel have both been called into the squad due to injury problems. However, Pochettino has named an experienced roster for the upcoming internationals, which includes key players such as Tim Ream, Brenden Aaronson, and in-form Brian White.

Possible Lineup

M. Turner (GK); M. Arfsten, T. Ream, C. Carter-Vickers, J. Scally, T. Adams, L. de la Torre, D. Luna, C. Pulisic, T. Ream, B. White

Turkey Team News

Vicenzo Montella has no World Cup qualifiers to contend with during this international break, meaning that he has called up a number of inexperienced players. Among those are the uncapped duo of Mustafa Eskihellac and Demir Ege Tiknaz.

Possible Lineup

A. Bayindir (GK); M. Muldur, S. Akaydin, A. Bardakci, A. Elmali, H. Calhanoglu, I. Yuksek, O. Aydin, A. Guler, K. Yildiz, M. Akturkoglu

USA vs. Turkey Picks

Turkey bring solid form into this international window after winning each of their last two, and five of their previous seven.

However, the USA have an excellent head-to-head record against their opponents, and with home field advantage, they should have the ability to overcome their European opponents in East Hartford.