Northern Ireland vs. Slovakia Tips & Quotas, 12.11.2020 – 20:45
Another EM Play Off Final will be held this week between Northern Ireland and Slovakia. The Northern Ireland will enjoy their home in Belfast on Thursday from 20:45. For this reason, the encounter is played in Windsor Park. The extent to which the Northern Ireland can take advantage of the home advantage and how the odds relate to the game must be clarified in the following betting tip forecast.
(Quota status: 09.11.2020, 16:23)
For the Northern Ireland, the last group matches in the European Championships qualification were anything but successful. Only one point resulted in the last four pairings in group C. Ultimately, the competition with Germany and Holland had been too strong. In the end, however, it was enough with a total of four victories, a draw and three defeats for third place. The gap to the second place in the table from Holland amounted to six meters. Eight points were missing for the leader from Germany. Only nine goals should be scored on eight match days. For its part, the defensive team had to accept a total of 13 goals.
The team led by coach Ian Baraclough made the jump into the semi-finals of the knockout round. There it was necessary to stand up against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnians recognized all quotas as underdogs. As usual, the home team went through Krunic in front after only 13 minutes. Both teams gained opportunities in the following years. Countable jumped up to the break whistle but not out. However, this should change a few minutes after the page change. Only eight hand spins were played when McGinn led the guests to equalization. The Bosnians responded with angry attacks, but were no longer in the lead in the regular season. Since the overtime didn’t bring any more goals, it was a penalty shootout. The hosts were nervous there. Hajradinovic and Visca shot. Since the Northern Irish only awarded Saville, they narrowly prevailed in the end with 4-3 and entered the final.
= = = Nations League = = = After qualifying, the team was forced to compete in two more games in the Nations League. In both matches, Northern Ireland took the shorts and had to give up 0-1 against Austria and Norway. In general, only one of the last ten competitive games was won across the competition (7 defeats, 2 draws).
Latest matches from Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland: 1 win – 1 draw – 3 defeats
(Status: 09.11.2020)
The Slovaks were only able to convince to a limited extent within the framework of the EM qualification. After all, at the end at least the third place in the table should stand out. Only four victories resulted from the past eight encounters. Furthermore, these four successes are matched by a draw and three defeats. For this reason, the eleven dropped 13 points. Two more counters would have been required to claim the second place in the table and thus the direct qualification. The gap with the top rider from Croatia was four points.
Slovakia received the Irish in the semi-finals of the knockout round as a group third. Both teams played forward after a short sampling period. On the contrary, there was talk of an attempt in the attack game. The first 45 minutes were scoreless. Despite one or two chances of scoring, the second round didn’t score either. For this reason, both teams had to compete against each other in overtime. Nor did it make a decision. In the penalty shootout, the home team showed up and transformed all four shots. Since the guests forgave Browne and Doherty, Slovakia prevailed 4-2 and entered the final.
Similar to Northern Ireland, Slovakia was unable to show its best side in the last two Nations League matches. Both were lost to Scotland (0:1) and Israel (2:3).
Recent matches from Slovakia
Slovakia: 1 win – 1 draw – 3 defeats
0 Northern Ireland wins – 1 draw – 2 Slovakia wins
Both opponents have not exactly garnished themselves with fame in the Nations League recently. However, the duels there do not even have the significance of the play-off endgame in the approach. The winner of this race will go to the final round of the European Championships. For this reason, it is to be expected that both Northern Ireland and Slovakia will throw everything into the balance in order to be the winner. Two of the last three duels between Northern Ireland and Slovakia went to the Slovaks. As part of our betting tip forecast, a defensive duel is to be expected. There will be few goals in this.
Bet Tip Bundesliga Trend: Under 2.5 Goals (Less than 2.5)
Bet rate at Bet365*: 1.44 (odds: 09.11.2020, 16:23 o’clock)
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