Group C looks very tasty. Northern Ireland have been all joint-top using Germany, three points. Michael ONeills men have seen off Estonia and Belarus , however their three remaining suits come against their qualification rivals — so it have a monumental effort to finish in the top two.
The following mission is a really difficult visit to Rotterdam, in which they confront a side that is strong under Ronald Koemans stewardship. After finishing second in last years Nations League, its evident that the Dutch have pulled from the slump which saw them fail to be eligible for the 2016 Euros and 2018 World Cup.
The Dutch have the ideal mix of experience and youth; flair and defensive solidity. While Memphis Depay is your groups second-highest scorer, Matthijs de Ligt and virgil van Dijk form among Europes finest centre-back pairings.
Northern Ireland will be dogged. They have proven incredibly hard to beat beneath ONeill, along with their performance against Germany–where they were desperately unlucky to lose 2-0–will probably act as encouragement.
However, they dont score goals; seven goals in five matches, the a terrible lot, shouldnt bother, and their class will tell on home soil. Theres value in backing a home win with a sheet.
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