Kosovo vs Northern Ireland Prediction: Dardanians won't be able to pick up three points

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On 9 June 2022, Kosovo will face Northern Ireland in the third round of the UEFA Nations League at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina.

The Kosovo team is still a relatively young national side that continues to make gradual progress. The Golden Boys have never qualified for major international tournaments in their history but are capable of fighting for such a solid task in the near future. They started the current Nations League campaign with a 2:0 away win against Cyprus but suffered a 0:1 defeat at home to Greece in their next game, with the Kosovars picking up two red cards in the process.

The Northern Ireland team has only qualified for major international tournaments once in their recent history. It was most recently at Euro 2016 when they qualified from the group stage but missed out in the last eight. Since then, the performance of the Green and White Army has unfortunately dropped off sharply, with them finishing just third in their group for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. They will now try to qualify for UEFA EURO 2024 via the UEFA Nations League, but it won't be easy. Northern Ireland lost 0:1 to Greece in their opening game and then drew 0:0 against Cyprus.

Kosovo and Northern Ireland are comparable teams, but the White-Green Army have achieved most of their victories at home, while in the upcoming game, they will play on the road, where their chances of success are much lower. Nevertheless, they should not be seen as outsiders in this game, as the Kosovars have lost four of their last five home games, including the Georgians and the Jordanians. As a result, we suggest betting on Northern Ireland not to lose at odds of around 1.69.

Kosovo and Northern Ireland have now played a combined total of four matches in that quartet. In this upcoming encounter, we shouldn't expect a goal extravaganza. After all, both teams are focused on defense, and they do not have the attacking skills. With this in mind, we'd prefer to see a total under two goals at odds of around 1.87.

The 28-year-old had a disappointing period with Lazio, scoring just one goal in 38 Serie A games, but moved to Mallorca last winter, where Vedat Muriqi scored five goals and assisted three times in 16 games. He has also frequently scored for the national team, netting 14 goals in his last 23 games. In such a situation, it is worth looking at a bet on Vedat Muriqi's goal at an odds of around 2.62.

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