Belarus vs Northern Ireland betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the UEFA Nations League match on October 12th, 2024

Belarus and Northern Ireland will play on Saturday, October 12th, 2024 in a UEFA Nations League game, check the Belarus vs Northern Ireland betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

UEFA created the Nations League competition in 2018, played on Fifa dates to increase the number of matches and boost European national football teams competitivity level. With four divisions and qualifying slots to the UEFA Euro and the World Cup. This tournament has already become a great attraction, especially in the so-called “League A”.

Stadium and City where Belarus vs Northern Ireland will occur

The game will be played in the small ZTE-Aréna stadium, in the city of Zalaegerszeg, with a capacity for 14000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Belarus vs Northern Ireland betting tip 2024/2025

Belarus is currently ranked number 97 in the FIFA Ranking, while the Northern Ireland is placed at number 59 in the world soccer's premier team ranking.

In the last match played, Belarus met Luxembourg, in a match valid for the UEFA Nations League. The match ended in a win by 0-1. The coach C. Alós Ferrer's on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-4-3 formation.

It was certainly not the best Belarus performance of the season. However, the exhibition of Dmitri Antilevski should be highlighted. He called responsibility in the contest and was a crucial player in the team's victory.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for UEFA Nations League, Northern Ireland, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Bulgaria team with a final score of 1-0.

The performance of the Northern Ireland team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Belarus team.

In the last 20 years, the teams have met on 3 occasions. Northern Ireland has the advantage in terms of record, having won 3 times and never lost. There has also been 0 draws in this period.

The last preceding match between these two nations was from 11-06-2019. The match was valid for the 2020 season of the Euro Qualification, and it ended with a 0-1 win for Northern Ireland.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

Belarus

Current leaderboard

Belarus comes from a victory in the last match they played in. In the clash against Luxembourg the team coached by Carlos Alós Ferrer left with 3 points by beating the opponent by 0-1. In light of this, the team arrives for this duel in 1st place of Group 3.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Belarus would be promoted, since they are in the 1st place of the group. However, with 4 games still to play, Belarus can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 16 points if they win their remaining matches.

In short tournaments with international teams, the tradition and name are usually a good indicator of what the team is aiming for in the championship. Since Belarus is playing in a lower league division of this UEFA Nations League, they will try to do their best, so that they can get 1st place in the Group and get promoted in the next edition of the tournament.

Although historical data is an important parameter, it is not the only factor that should be considered when assessing Belarus's chances in this UEFA Nations League. The momentum of the team coached by Carlos Alós Ferrer is also something that should be taken into consideration.

Therefore, the 97th position in FIFA's ranking also serves as an indicator. As the current moment is not the best, Belarus arrives as a strong shooter in this UEFA Nations League 2024/2025. That means the players come in without too much pressure, and they might even develop their best soccer.

Belarus analysis

In the previous edition of the Nations League, Belarus competed in the B League and finished in the 4 position of their group. Therefore, their main aim for this tournament is to regain their spot in the higher division.

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Belarus is positive: after 2 rounds the team has scored 1 goals, conceding only 0.

Over the course of the tournament, Belarus recorded an average ball possession of 40.5%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Belarus will play against Northern Ireland, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Northern Ireland

Current leaderboard

On the other hand, his team arrives for this match looking to recover morale, losing the previous game. In the previous round, his team faced Bulgaria and ended up losing by 1-0. So for this game, the team arrives in 3rd place in the group.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Northern Ireland would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in 3rd place of the group. However, with 4 games still to play, Northern Ireland can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 15 points if they win their remaining matches.

Many considerations apply to both teams. So perhaps the most determining factor for Northern Ireland's ambition in this UEFA Nations League is the team's record in the competition as well. After all, it is expected that the more traditional teams will reach the finals. Just like Belarus, Northern Ireland will try to get the 1st spot in the group to be promoted in the next edition of the Uefa Nations League. For this reason, this match can be really interesting.

On the other hand, when we check the team's position in the FIFA ranking, we see that Northern Ireland arrives for this UEFA Nations League in position 59. This demonstrates that regardless of the number of titles they have won or not, Northern Ireland comes to this UEFA Nations League without much pressure. As the moment is not the best, there is not much pressure from the fans. This can even be beneficial since the players can feel at ease and play more freely.

Northern Ireland analysis

Northern Ireland is striving to surpass their previous tournament's achievements in this edition of the Nations League, which is their main goal. They were ranked 3 in the group they participated in during the last tournament.

After 2 rounds, Northern Ireland has a positive goal difference, with 2 goals scored and only 1 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

The average number of shots toward the net of Northern Ireland can give us useful indications about the team's offensive abilities, and its goal average. The team counted 4 shots into the opponent's goal for each match played.

The team's scoring ability is not brilliant: in this league it is 1 goals per game on average, and this may be an indicator on the chances of winning the next match, which the team will also play away from home.

Northern Ireland is a more offensive team than Belarus, having 172 attacks vs. 160 from Belarus, having scored twice, in comparison, Belarus converted into goal 1 time.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Belarus 0 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Northern Ireland 0 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.5.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 6.25 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Northern Ireland is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Northern Ireland in this match.

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Cards Top Betting Tips

Belarus has an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game over the 2 rounds, while Northern Ireland has an average of 1.7. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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