Northern Ireland vs Belarus Predictions & Betting Tips – International Friendly

Northern Ireland will host Belarus at Windsor Park in Belfast on Friday night in a pre-tournament friendly at 7:45pm which will give the opportunity to find their strongest starting lineup for Euro 2016.

 

Although this game is a friendly it’s going to be an important one for Northern Ireland as they will be taking this spell of friendlies seriously before heading to France for their first ever European Championships. Rather meaningless for Belarus as they finished fourth in the group behind the likes of Spain and Ukraine. However, they are unbeaten in the last five games so it won’t be as easy as some may think.

 

Northern Ireland vs Belarus Overview

 

Northern Ireland head into the game on the back of good form. They haven’t been beaten for over a year now as they look to extend the unbeaten run to 11 games on Friday night. Arguably they haven’t had a very tough challenge since then and if they expect to put up a fight at the Euro’s, then they should be looking to beat sides like Belarus.

 

Belarus have gone five unbeaten but it has come at the cost of some boring football for the fans. The last three games have finished in stalemates so the last time they seen their country score a goal was October. Nevertheless, they excel in avoiding defeat and have plenty of experience in their side with only a couple of youngsters being able to break through.

 

Northern Ireland vs Belarus Predictions

 

Looking at the recent form of both sides, it’s very clear that both teams are missing a goalscorer. Northern Ireland have only scored four goals in their last four games and Belarus have scored one in their last four! It has all the making of a bore fest and the bookies are already well on to this as under 2.5 goals is as short as 4/9!

 

My first football prediction for Northern Ireland vs Belarus is going to be under 1.5 goals in the game. It’s hard to see where any goals are coming from and I think 1-0 either way is as exciting as this one’s going to get. The best odds for this are currently 6/4 with Paddy Power.

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Will Grigg is definitely in the spotlight at the moment but more because of the well-known chant rather than his high profile. Many people know who is he now and I think he will get a run out to prove himself on Friday night. Although it’s hard to predict who will start as managers like to experiment in the friendlies, a safer bet is to go for an anytime goalscorer bet.

 

My second Northern Ireland vs Belarus prediction is going to be Will Grigg to score at anytime. He should definitely get his chance seen as he netted 25 goals in 40 appearances for Wigan this season. The best odds for this bet are currently 21/10 with Bet Victor.

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Putting both my last two tips together I am going to go for the most likely correct score according to the bookies. I don’t think Belarus will get a goal away from home based on the last three bore draws. However, I do think Northern Ireland can snatch the win and build some confidence before heading to France for their Euro 2016 Group C opening fixture against Poland as they recently seem to be able to consistently find the one goal from somewhere.

 

My final Northern Ireland vs Belarus betting tip for this friendly is going to be Northern Ireland to win 1-0. The best odds for this are currently 24/5 with 888Sport so just short of 5/1. It may be a short price but it’s only because of how likely it is!

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Northern Ireland vs Belarus Betting Tips

Under 1.5 goals – Best odds of 6/4 with Paddy Power.

Will Grigg to score anytime – Best odds of 21/10 with Bet Victor.

Northern Ireland to win 1-0 – Best odds of 24/5 with 888Sport.

 

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