Women’s World Cup qualifying continues on Friday with the play-offs and Portugal’s trip to Northern Ireland forms part of our Tip of the day.
The visitors are rightly the favorites and have finished their group stage with an unblemished record apart from a 3-1 defeat in Finland in June.
There was respectability in this defeat given Finland’s position below 22nd-placed Portugal The FIFA classificationwhile Northern Ireland finished third in Group B2.
Michael McArdle’s side took six points from their six games and suffered single-goal home defeats to Switzerland and Turkey along the way.
Burnley midfielder Danielle Maxwell and Nottingham Forest defender Caragh Hamilton are sidelined Northern Irelandas did forward and captain Simone Magill, making the task even more difficult against opponents who conceded a goal in five games before their winning streak ended.
In the BundesligaDortmund can move five points clear at the top of the table when Niko Kovac’s side host a Werder Bremen aiming to move up to fourth on Friday.
Bremen have conceded eight goals and conceded eight goals in their four league games, while Dortmund have scored nine goals and conceded two, so they’re over 3.5 goals back from the weekend’s opening game in the division.
Thursday Tips (odds are from bet365 and correct as of 5.30pm on Friday 9 October)
Northern Ireland vs Portugal – Portugal to win at 2/7
Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen: Over 3.5 goals at 11/10
Combined odds of 10/17
A £10 bet will return £27
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