Belarus vs Northern Ireland Prediction, Odds and Betting Tips: Back visitors to claim the win

Belarus and Northern Ireland face off with both teams looking to come out on top of a highly competitive Nations League group. Both sides are hunting promotion to League B and a win for either could help them do just that.

Kick off is at 7:45pm on Saturday night at the ZTE Arena in Hungary.

Deciding who will win this group is tough as it has been very highly contested so far. Belarus are currently top of the group with 4 points while Northern Ireland are in third place with 3 points to their name.

While Belarus are currently top of the table, this Northern Ireland side is still definitely stronger on paper. Players like Conor Bradley and Jamal Lewis would easily walk into the Belarus side. Northern Ireland have faced Belarus three times before and they have won all three games.

As well as this, Belarus have completely lost their home advantage due to Uefa restrictions put on the team. This game will be played in Hungary as opposed to Belarus as Belarus have been banned from hosting games. As well as this, their is a ban on home fans attending Belarus games. So this match will be played behind closed doors with no fans in attendance.

With all this in mind, the odds of 17/20 for Northern Ireland to beat Belarus seem like a nice price.

If you’re planning to tune into this game, don’t expect a goal-fest. The matches in this group have consistently featured low scores, with few goals recorded across the board. Northern Ireland leads the group in scoring, yet they’ve only managed to put away two goals so far. Belarus, on the other hand, has maintained a strong defense, not conceding a single goal, and they’ve only scored once themselves. This defensive emphasis suggests that goals could be rare in this upcoming matchup, pointing to a tight, low-scoring contest. 

In this Nations League tournament, Belarus has seen fewer than 1.5 goals scored in both of their games. Similarly, Northern Ireland has only had one match with over 1.5 goals in this group, a 2-0 win over Luxembourg. This trend highlights the low-scoring nature of both teams’ games so far.

I can't see this match having many goals in it so am tipping for there to be under 1.5 goals at odds of 31/20

Belarus vs Northern Ireland Predicted Lineups

Belarus Predicted Lineup:

Lapoukhov, Zolkov, Martynovich, Zabelin, Karpovich, Selyava, Ebong, Pyachechin, Bakhar, Shikava, Antilevski

Northern Ireland Predicted Lineup:

Peacock-Farrell, Ballard, McNair, Brown, Bradley, Saville, Galbraith, Lewis, Price, Charles, Marshall

Belarus vs Northern Ireland Head-to-Head Record

Belarus and Northern Ireland haved faced each other three times before. Northern Ireland have a perfrct record against them, winning all three games.

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