The initially promising trajectory of Finland's UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, marked by four victories in their first five matches, took a downturn, dashing hopes of securing a top-two spot. Three consecutive defeats, including a heart-wrenching 3-0 loss in Slovenia and late goals conceded against Kazakhstan and Denmark, have relegated them to the play-offs despite their strong start. The Eagle-owls have been no strangers to late drama, with ten goals scored past the 75th minute in their last ten matches.

On the other side, Northern Ireland's Euro 2024 dreams were quashed in the October international window. They garnered half the number of victories compared to Finland and faced struggles in scoring throughout qualifying. Despite winning both group games against San Marino, their six defeats were often narrow, with five of them ending in a 1-0 scoreline.

While this match might seem inconsequential in terms of Euro 2024 qualification, a win for Northern Ireland would hold significance. It would mark their first away victory against a higher-ranked opponent (at the time of the game) since October 2014. The team has faced challenges in such encounters, losing 13 of 17 games since, including the last nine in this streak.

I believe that Northern Ireland is not motivated at all to be in this match and that Finland will come on top with ease.

芬兰队在2024年欧洲杯预选赛的前五场比赛中取得了四场胜利，这一最初充满希望的轨迹出现了下滑，保住前两名的希望破灭了。尽管开局强劲，但连续三场失利，包括0 - 3负于斯洛文尼亚，以及最后时刻对哈萨克斯坦和丹麦的失球，都让他们只能进入附加赛。老鹰队对最后的闹剧并不陌生，在过去的10场比赛中，他们有10个进球都是在第75分钟后打进的。

另一方面，北爱尔兰的2024年欧洲杯梦想在10月的国际窗口中破灭了。与芬兰队相比，他们获得了一半的胜利，并且在整个预选赛中都面临着进球困难。尽管两场小组赛都赢了圣马力诺，但他们的六场失利通常都是小比分，其中五场以1-0的比分结束。

虽然这场比赛对2024年欧洲杯资格来说似乎无关紧要，但北爱尔兰的胜利将具有重要意义。这将是他们自2014年10月以来首次在客场战胜排名更高的对手(在比赛进行时)。这支球队在这样的比赛中遇到了挑战，自那以后的17场比赛中输掉了13场，包括最近的9场比赛。

我相信北爱尔兰根本没有动力参加这场比赛，芬兰队将轻松登顶。