Northern Ireland hosts Slovakia in the Euro qualification promotion final. The match will be played on Thursday, November 12th at Windsor Park (Belfast)
The attack has never been the strongest side of the Northern Irishmen. This team has completely different trump cards - the highest dedication, killer instinct, and strict team discipline. It is thanks to the combination of these factors that the hosts can solve the main task and reach the final part of the Euro, but not at the expense of attacking football.
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Slovaks are somewhat similar to their upcoming rival. It is a national team that doesn’t have world-class stars (but a better selection of players), betting on the reliable and organized rear. Their main task is to break the opponent's game, and not to impose attacking domination.
Any mistake can deprive the teams of their main goal - the final part of the European Championship. Such a nature of the match will surely not contribute to attacking football, and as I have already noted, neither the Northern Irishmen nor the Slovaks are adepts of the offensive game. The team that will show a stronger character and maintain maximum concentration for the entire match will go to the Euro (it may last for 120 minutes). In other circumstances, the home stadium factor would have played for the British. But in the current conditions of the pandemic, the home field is unlikely to be a strong trump card, so the chances of the final success are equal. Perhaps the higher class of individual players among the Slovaks makes them hidden favorites. I think they will at least not lose in regulation time, and the match is unlikely to be scoring.
Prediction for the match: Slovakia to win with +0.5 handicap and Under 2.5 goals scored