Belarus vs Northern Ireland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th October 2024

Belarus go up against Northern Ireland this coming Saturday in a game played out at ZTE Arena. We are entering the third round of the group stage in the Nations League C with both very eager to add points to their tally. Northern Ireland won 1-0 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with Belarus, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Belarus arrive at this match placed as number 97 in the FIFA world ranking, while Northern Ireland lack behind as number 73 in the world.

Following the second round of the group stage Belarus are number one on four, whereas Northern Ireland have three as number three. After collecting four points from their first two Nations League C outings, Belarus have their target set on getting through the third round undefeated. Naturally, they hope to keep their momentum rolling and challenge for a top spot in the group.

Belarus are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net eight times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.8 goals per game, as they conceded ten goals. They managed four clean sheets in these matches.

Northern Ireland go into their third group match on three points and need to be fully focused, if qualification to the next round is to be secured.

Northern Ireland are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable nine goals in the past eight outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 11 goals, and while Northern Ireland claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.4 goals per match.

Belarus vs Northern Ireland Prediction

Belarus Form

In their last three matches, Belarus lost 0-4 against Israel, drew 0-0 against Bulgaria, before winning 0-1 against Luxembourg. Belarus just have a single win to show from their efforts in the past six internationals. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored one and conceded ten goals.

Northern Ireland Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Northern Ireland. They first took out Andorra by 2-0 before downing Luxembourg by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Bulgaria, who ran out 1-0 winners. Northern Ireland won half their previous six internationals, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding seven.

Belarus don't score many goals but, they are equally tough to crack down. This makes for a low scoring match, when Northern Ireland come visiting this coming Saturday.

Belarus vs Northern Ireland Team News

Belarus vs Northern Ireland H2H

Northern Ireland beat Belarus twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively. Belarus have a 0% win rate against Northern Ireland, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 0-0-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Belarus vs Northern Ireland Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last three matches between Belarus and Northern Ireland.

Belarus vs Northern Ireland Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately for his country, Valeri Gromyko will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Northern Ireland hope Conor Bradley can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three goals in his last six international matches.

Belarus won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at ZTE Arena. They drew three and lost five as well, while Northern Ireland won two of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost seven. Belarus might win at ZTE Arena this coming Saturday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just one games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past three encounters between Belarus and Northern Ireland, with Belarus scoring 0.33 goals on average per game. Northern Ireland averaged two goals, while both teams scored one time. Belarus saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Northern Ireland, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.