Northern Ireland vs Germany prediction: EUROPE: World Cup – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-10-12 18:45.
[p]With half of the matches played in World Cup qualifying (WCQ) Group A, three teams are tied at the top with six points and two of them meet here as Northern Ireland host Germany.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Northern Ireland’s 2-0 win over Slovakia, the third of those sides, was the perfect way to bounce back from their 3-1 defeat to Germany in September, boosting their chances of reaching a fourth World Cup finals. Manager Michael O’Neill was delighted to see his side earn their third victory in four internationals (L1), and as they haven’t lost at home since October 2023 (W6, D1), they will have high hopes of producing another strong performance at Windsor Park to maintain that momentum.[/p]
[p]Germany might top the group on goal difference (W2, L1), but they were not at their fluent best against a stubborn Luxembourg side who went down to ten men before half-time on Friday (W 4-0), missing the chance to massively boost that goal difference, which could be crucial if this group remains so tight. While the four-time World Cup winners seem to be back on track after losing three consecutive matches earlier this year, Julian Nagelsmann’s men may still be wary of another drop-off in form, especially as one of those losses was in their most recent WCQ away game (Slovakia 2-0 Germany).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Germany have won each of the last ten meetings, having not suffered a H2H defeat since November 1983 (W10, D3). They have tasted victory in four of the last five clashes by exactly two goals, including on both of their last two visits to Windsor Park.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Four of the six games in this group so far have seen one side win by a two-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Six of Northern Ireland’s last eight internationals have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p]There have been goals in both halves in each of Germany’s last four games.[/p]
[p]Germany have scored exactly four times in three of their last four WCQ away fixtures.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Isaac Price got the latest of his ten Northern Ireland goals against Germany in September and has made it 1-0 in each of his four international scoring appearances at Windsor Park. After his brace against Luxembourg, Germany’s Joshua Kimmich now also has ten goals for his country – one of which came here back in 2017 (W 3-1).[/p]
[p]Northern Ireland captain Conor Bradley is suspended for this game after being booked against Slovakia, while Germany do not seem to have any fresh absentees.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Germany should be good enough to further improve on their fine H2H record relatively comfortably here, so we recommend backing them to win with a -1 goal handicap.[/p]
[p][i]Author: John Pennington[/i][/p]