Northern Ireland begin preparations for their UEFA Nations League campaign later this year with a pair of very different friendly tests over the coming week. First up is a clash with Guinea , who are ranked 10 spots below Northern Ireland at 80th in the world, before Michael O’Neill ’s men take on the best team on the planet, France .
O’Neill recently signed a four-year extension, keeping him in charge until 2032, and will hope to celebrate that with a victory over Guinea at Cadiz’s Estadio de La Linea on Thursday before travelling to Lille to meet the 2018 world champions.
It is Northern Ireland's first meeting against Guinea, and only the fourth time they have ever faced an African team, and we think the honours could be shared, with our opening Northern Ireland vs Guinea prediction being a draw @ 23/10 .
Betting Odds
Northern Ireland vs Guinea Betting Odds – International Friendly
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland | 20/23 | 53.5% |
Guinea | 3/1 | 25% |
Draw | 23/10 | 30.3% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Northern Ireland are 20/23 favourites to beat Guinea , who are 3/1, with the draw at 23/10.
How to Watch
How to Watch Northern Ireland vs Guinea
The international friendly is scheduled to begin at 17:00 BST on Thursday and will be shown live on BBC2 NI and BBC iPlayer .
Form Guides
Northern Ireland Form Guide
Northern Ireland missed out on a top-two spot in the World Cup qualifying group after finishing adrift of Germany and Slovakia, but they still secured a play-off place thanks to their Nations League exploits.
However, hopes of a first World Cup appearance since 1986 were ended by Italy in the semi-finals in March, the four-time world champions winning 2-0 in Bergamo thanks to second-half goals from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean.
The Irish have played once since that disappointment, drawing 1-1 with Wales in Cardiff and an identical result - and our prediction looking at the Northern Ireland vs Guinea odds - against Guinea is 11/2 .
Guinea Form Guide
Guinea’s bid to reach their maiden World Cup goes on after they finished fourth in qualifying for the 2026 edition, 10 points behind group winners Algeria.
However, they showed the threat they possess by taking four points off the Algerians in that campaign - they only nation to claim any points against the north African powerhouses - after winning 2-1 in Algiers and drawing 0-0 in Casablanca.
Guinea suffered further qualifying disappointment for the 2025 African Cup of Nations , seeing Tanzania snatch second spot away from them with a 1-0 win in the final round.
This year, Paula Duarte ’s side battled back to draw 2-2 with Togo and lost 1-0 to Benin in March.
Guinea to win either half in Cadiz is 13/8, which is certainly worth considering, but we’re expecting a low-scoring encounter and under 2.5 goals @ 6/10 which rounds off our Northern Ireland vs Guinea betting tips .
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