Northern Ireland welcome Slovakia to Windsor Park as they look for their second win in their third World Cup qualifying fixture and our football tipster has picked his expert 25/1 bet builder tip for the match.
Northern Ireland come into this one with two wins from their last three, but were defeated 3-1 away to Germany in their last fixture. They have won five of their last 10 matches, and are second behind Slovakia in the qualifying group.
Slovakia have won their opening two qualifying matches, with an impressive win at home to Germany and a 0-1 win away against Luxembourg.
Northern Ireland vs Slovakia Bet Builder Tip
Northern Ireland vs Slovakia Predictions
BEST BET BUILDER TIP – Slovakia to win @ 11/5
Slovakia are top of this World Cup qualifying group with two wins from two, including an impressive victory over group favourites Germany. They have won four of their last 10 matches, but I think they will have enough to overcome Northern Ireland here, despite being away from home. They have a strong squad, including the likes of Napoli’s Stanislav Lobotka and former Inter Milan and PSG defender Milan Skriniar, currently of Fenerbahce. The Slovak’s will be looking to remain top of the group, and I think they’ll do exactly that with a win in Belfast on Friday.
ALTERNATIVE BET – if you expect this one to be a bit closer, you can take Slovakia or draw at 11/20.
David Strelec 1+ shots on target (1/2)
Slovakia striker David Strelec comes into this one with one goal from the opening two group matches. The 21-year-old, who currently plies his trade at Championship club Middlesbrough, has three international goals to his name since coming into the picture in 2021. He started the 25/26 season at former club Slovan Bratislava, scoring one goal in three games. Last season, he bagged 20 goals in 29 league matches in a league winning campaign.
He has had three shots on target in his five appearances for Middlesbrough this season, and I think there’s a good chance he will have at least one in this one.
ALTERNATIVE BETS – for higher odds, you can take the striker to score anytime at 29/10.
Slovakia vs Northern Ireland Both Teams to Score Tip – Yes (21/20)
Despite thinking Slovakia will win, I do think both teams will get themselves on the scoresheet. For Northern Ireland, both teams have scored in six of their last 10 fixtures. Slovakia’s fixtures have ended with both teams scoring in four of their last 10.
Slovakia have scored in seven of those 10, and have bagged three goals in the opening two group matches. Northern Ireland are the highest scorers in the group with four, and they’ve also conceded the joint most with four goals against.
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Slovakia vs Northern Ireland Player to be Carded Tip – Conor Bradley (12/5)
Liverpool full-back Conor Bradley is extremely partial to a booking. This season, in the red of Liverpool, he has collected three bookings in five league appearances and two bookings in two outings in the Champions League. He has picked up one card in the two qualifying matches so far.
In his five Premier League appearances, he has made nine fouls, an average of almost two per game. I expect Slovakia to press aggressively here, and I think Bradley will make several fouls, and is good odds to be booked.
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