Northern Ireland host Slovakia in a crucial Euro 2020 qualifying play-off final on Thursday.
Northern Ireland are looking to replicate their success of booking a spot at Euro 2016 – their first major tournament in 30 years.
Ian Baraclough’s team are struggling for form, however, with just two wins in their last 10 games – one of those victories coming on penalties as they progressed in the last round of the play-offs against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Slovakia, though, have just three wins from their last 10 outings, with their most recent result in the qualifiers also seeing them scrape through via a shootout.
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Here’s everything you need to know about this evening’s match, which Sky Sports have announced will be free-to-air:
When is it?
The game will kick off at 7.45pm BST on Thursday.
How can I watch it?
The match will air live on Challenge and Sky Sports Premier League.
It will also be available to stream live on the Sky Sports website and Sky Go app.
What is the team news?
Northern Ireland coach Baraclough has played down injury fears around defender Jonny Evans, who could be a key figure for the hosts.
Predicted line-ups
N. Ireland: Carson, Smith, Ballard, J. Evans, Flanagan, Ferguson, Thompson, C. Evans, Saville, Magennis, Washington
Slovakia: Greif, Pekarik, Vavro, Valjent, Mazan, Hrosovsky, Hamsik, Rusnak, Duda, Mak, Bozenik
Odds
N. Ireland: 13/8
Draw: 19/10
Slovakia: 9/5
Prediction
With both nations struggling for form, this is a ‘pick ’em’. Don’t be surprised if this final goes down to penalties, at which point it will be even more difficult to predict a winner. Northern Ireland 1-1 Slovakia AET.
