Football Bet Of The Day: James Milton has an 8-5 selection for Friday's international fixtures

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Football tipster James Milton has studied Friday's coupon and his best bet comes from the international friendly between Morocco and Ecuador.

Friday's Football Bet of the Day

Under 1.5 goals

Morocco vs Ecuador
International friendly, 8.15pm

Ecuador delivered a masterclass in pragmatism during 2026 World Cup qualifying, finishing second to Argentina in the Conmebol standings despite scoring only 14 goals in 18 matches.

Four of those goals came in a home victory against ten-man Bolivia but Ecuador had an extraordinary defensive record in qualifying.

A rearguard featuring Arsenal's Piero Hincapie and Paris Saint-Germain's Willian Pacho conceded just five times in 18 games and under 1.5 goals looks well worth a bet in Friday's friendly against Morocco.

Ecuador's October and November friendlies produced 1-1 draws with the USA and Mexico, a goalless stalemate with Canada – who had a player sent off in the sixth minute – and a 2-0 win over New Zealand.

Morocco beat Nigeria on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes in January's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final and their acrimonious final defeat to Senegal ended 0-0 in 90 minutes.

Two of their last three friendly results were 1-0 wins over Bahrain and Mozambique and defences should dominate Friday's game at Madrid's Metropolitano Stadium.

Odds: 8-5 with Paddy Power

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