United States vs Turkey

Pratt & Whitney Stadium sets the stage for the first meeting between the United States and Turkey in over a decade. 

The United States enjoyed a fantastic start to 2025, dismantling Venezuela (3-1) and Costa Rica (3-0) in January friendlies. However, their form fell off a cliff in March, with Mauricio Pochettino’s side slumping to a brace of defeats to Panama (1-2) and Canada (0-1) in the CONCACAF Nations League. Keen to make amends and avoid losing three internationals on the spin for the first time since September 2024, the USMNT can take heart from beating Turkey in their last two H2Hs. However, the nations haven’t met since June 2014, rendering the H2H history meaningless. What counts is their impressive run of four victories from five home internationals since October 2024 (L1), all of which saw them score 2+ goals at an average of three per game!

On the other hand, Turkey demolished Hungary in their UEFA Nations League playoff tie in March, netting precisely three goals in a 6-1 aggregate triumph en route to top-tier promotion for the first time in the nation’s history. Therefore, the Crescent-Stars should take the field in high spirits, even though their four-game form doesn’t look perfect (W2, D1, L1). Their only loss in that sequence came on the road against Montenegro (1-3), forming part of their indifferent away record since exiting Euro 2024 last summer (W2, D1, L1). However, high scoring has been a common theme on their recent travels, with their three most recent road games featuring 3+ goals.