Northern Ireland will be looking to tighten their grip at the top of Nations League Group F when they host Ukraine at Windsor Park on Saturday night.
Michael O’Neill’s men sit top of the section after four rounds of fixtures and are yet to taste defeat.
That said, the Green and White Army will have been disappointed to draw 0-0 with Georgia in their last home game.
They will be looking to bounce back at the first time of asking against a Ukraine side who have made an uninspiring start to their campaign.
The Blue-Yellow have picked up just four points from a possible 12, winning their opener against Hungary before drawing 0-0 away to Georgia.
Since then, Andrea Maldera’s men have suffered back-to-back defeats to Northern Ireland and Hungary, leaving them four points off the summit.
How the bookies view it: Third time lucky for Northern Ireland
Despite drawing each of their opening two Nations League home games, Northern Ireland are 29/20 favourites with bet365.
Another share of the spoils at Windsor Park is priced at 2/1, while a Ukraine win is 21/10.
Head to head: Green and White Army targeting another triumph
Ukraine have had the edge in this fixture, winning three of the seven meetings, while Northern Ireland have claimed two victories and the other two encounters ended in draws. However, Michael O’Neill’s men ran out 3-0 winners when the sides met last month, and a repeat of that scoreline is priced at a whopping 22/1 with bet365.
Players to watch: The Price is right
Isaac Price scored one of Northern Ireland’s three goals against Ukraine last month and looks good value to find the net again at 10/3 with bet365. Price has six goals and three assists in 15 Championship games for West Brom this season, so a goal involvement at 15/8 looks the shrewder angle.
Tough-tackling Ukraine midfielder Yehor Nazaryna committed three fouls in the reverse fixture and looks worth considering for a card at 10/3 with bet365.
Predicted line-ups
Northern Ireland’s injury list has grown with the withdrawal of Arsenal forward Ceadach O’Neill. He joins Dan Ballard, Conor Bradley and Eoin Toal on the sidelines, while midfielders Ali McCann and Jamie McDonnell are still unavailable.
Ukraine boss Andrea Maldera has added Mykola Shaparenko and Vladyslav Vanat to his squad following Oleksandr Zubkov’s withdrawal through injury, with Artem Dovbyk also recalled to replace Dynamo Kyiv striker Matvii Ponomarenko.
Northern Ireland: P. Charles; Atcheson, McConville, Brown; Hume, S. Charles, Galbraith, Devenny; Kelly, Price; Donley
Ukraine: Trubin; Krupskyi, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko; Yarmoliuk, Nazaryna, Ocheretko; Sudakov; Krasnopir, Vanat
Anything else catch the eye?
The pre-match odds suggest goals will be at a premium in Belfast on Saturday night, with both under 2.5 goals and BTTS No too short to back.
Instead, I’ll turn to the Bet Builder market and combine under two goals in each half at 4/5 with bet365.
This selection would have paid out in three of Northern Ireland’s four Nations League matches so far, as well as two of Ukraine’s opening four.
With Northern Ireland’s last two home games both ending 0-0, a repeat of that scoreline could be worth a small play at 11/2 with bet365.
Northern Ireland vs Ukraine Betting Tips & Predictions
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