Northern Ireland vs Belarus Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th November 2024

Northern Ireland enter Windsor Park for their penultimate match in the Nations League C group stage. They are up against Belaruson Friday, with both aiming for a strong finish. It finished all square on when Northern Ireland last faced Belarus. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 29/10.

Northern Ireland arrive at this match placed as number 71 in the FIFA world ranking, while Belarus lack behind as number 97 in the world.

With the fourth round of the group stage done and dusted Northern Ireland rank as number one on seven, while Belarus have six as number two.

Northern Ireland are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 11 goals, or an average of 1.1 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Belarus are currently not the most scoring team in the Nations League C, as they only found the back of the net five times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.5 goals a game in which they conceded eight times, an average of 0.8 per game. They managed four clean sheets in these.

Northern Ireland vs Belarus Prediction

Northern Ireland Form

In their last three matches, Northern Ireland lost 1-0 against Bulgaria, drew 0-0 against Belarus, before winning 5-0 against Bulgaria. Northern Ireland won half of their previous six internationals, while also drawing one. They lost two, while they scored ten and conceded six goals.

Belarus Form

Belarus are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 0-1 against Luxembourg, before recording a 0-0 draw with Northern Ireland. Another draw followed then, this time 1-1 against Luxembourg. Belarus only have one paltry win to show from the last six internationals. These six matches also produced a record of three draws and two defeats, as they were outscored by nine goals to two.

Northern Ireland are still in with a great chance of seeing the next stage after gathering seven points up to this stage. They should be highly motivated to get another good result in this second to last Nations League C group match this season. Belarus are still in with a great chance of seeing the next stage after gathering six points up to this stage. They should be highly motivated to get another good result in this second to last Nations League C group match this season.

Northern Ireland and Belarus are mostly leaning towards matches shy on goals, as it seems that not conceding is more important than attempting to score. This indicates a close encounter is on the menu this coming Friday.

Northern Ireland vs Belarus Team News

Northern Ireland vs Belarus H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Northern Ireland played Belarus. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Northern Ireland enter the match against Belarus with a 3-1-0 record in their previous four encounters. A win rate of 75%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Northern Ireland vs Belarus Results

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

Northern Ireland vs Belarus Betting Tips

Isaac Price has three strikes in six matches for Northern Ireland, who might be relying on his services against Belarus. The opponents are looking to Sergey Politevich, who has provided his team with one goals.

Northern Ireland won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Belarus won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost three in this run. Northern Ireland kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at Windsor Park hoping to do so again on Friday. Belarus kept a clean sheet in five of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past four encounters between Northern Ireland and Belarus, with Northern Ireland scoring 1.5 goals on average per game. Belarus averaged 0.25 goals, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Northern Ireland’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Belarus's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.4 goals in these matches.