Sunday, at 19:45, Northern Ireland receives Belfast’s visit to Belarusian nationality in a match of the second round of the EU 2020 preliminaries. On Windsor Park, white-and-green players start their favorites after winning their first qualifying match, score 2-0 in front of Estonia.
At the previous direct match between the two teams, Northern Ireland has won 3-0 in a friendly match played on home ground. The strength ratio between the two bands has not changed much since then and Michael O’Neill’s band has a number of players who are constantly evolving for the bands in the first two English leagues. With this added strength, the Irish have all the chances to impose their game against a very disciplined opponent.
Belarus played in the Netherlands in the first qualifying match and the final score was unequivocally 0-4. Memphis Depay opened the battles score from the first minute, and “Orange Mechanic” was set aside, as the guests did not nearly threaten the opponent’s side. Belarus came after a good success in the UEFA League, where it was imposed against San Marino (2-0) and Luxembourg (2-0 and 1-0) and drew in Moldova 0-0. This time, Northern Ireland will be releasing from the start with the support of fans on its side.
Even if he has a pretty good bid, Northern Ireland has not been impressive in the last year and the victory with Estonia (decided by McGinn and Davis goals) came after a series of 4 consecutive matches unsuccessfully: 1-2 with Austria, 0-0 with Ireland, 0-2 with Bosnia and 0-1 with Austria. Germany and the Netherlands are also part of the two national teams, which means that the team that loses the duel on Windsor Park already can take “goodbye” to the qualification! It will play cautiously, and few bets seem the most inspired variant in this match.
PREDICTION: Northern Ireland to win @ 1,70
