Switzerland vs Northern Ireland
Sharpen your football betting pencils and prepare a notebook, because this game could become quite a doozy.
The Norn Iron felt like Ovidiu Hategan robbed them of a better spot to battle Switzerland with for the second leg of their World Cup qualifying playoffs. Thanks to the Romanian referee’s very questionable call, the Rossocrociati now have better betting odds than the visitors, with SBOBET pegging them at 2.03 with a -1.00 handicap.
Cory Evans, the man who undeservedly got the team into this online betting pinch, is nothing short of livid. “It was disgraceful,” Evans said right after the game. Some even went as far as calling the call worse than the Thierry Henry handball that cost the Republic of Ireland their own ticket to Africa in 2010.
Michael O’Neill was equally furious to the call, citing the video reviews as evidence. He claimed that his lads will be raring to fight come Sunday, and we all know how intimidating the Irish can be in fight mode.
There may not be a lot of eye-catching names in O’Neill’s squad, but their play in France last year showed everyone just what kind of a fight they can put up. Players such as Gareth McAuley, Jonny Evans, Steven Davis and Chris Blunt can cause damage to any opposing side.
The Irish will need to up their games if they want to beat a squad that is dead set on defending their home turf. I don’t think Fabian Schar, Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka will allow things to be easy. I wouldn’t be surprised if Vladimir Petkovic will be dropping two of his attacking wings to deploy a 4-4-1-1 formation.
Whatever this game will look like at the end of 90 minutes, supporters and neutrals can expect great things from both sides. Things definitely get hectic when you’ve got to play against some very mad Irishmen!
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
