BTTS landed in the most recent head to head clash between these sides which took place in January. Poland managed to earn a 1-1 draw on that occasion which is a point that could prove pivotal when it comes to their chances of emerging from this group.

Poland currently sit three points behind Netherlands in the qualifying group, with Finland three points behind them - Poland and Netherlands have a game in hand on Finland so this three point gap isn’t that consequential yet, but could come to the fore for whoever is on the losing side of this encounter.

Poland have netted six goals across their three home games in qualifying, winning all three of these matches. Their goal against Netherlands last time out showed that they can cause the Dutch issues as the home side here with their strong home record in qualifying so far.

Netherlands have only conceded three goals in qualifying so far but this defensive stability isn’t as concrete as these low numbers suggest. The rest of the group is made up of Finland, Malta and Lithuania who are all nations that Netherlands have beaten comfortably, informing their strong defensive record so far. Poland are the closest side to the Dutch in this group and this crucial game should reflect that with goals at both ends.

This is a crucial game for both sides in the context of trying to finish second, or even first, in a group which also contains Germany and Luxembourg. Luxembourg are out of the equation when it comes to qualifying as they have lost all four of their matches, but Slovakia are in a much brighter position having won three of their four matches in qualifying so far.

Northern Ireland aren’t too far behind Slovakia having won two of their four matches, leaving them on six points with matches against Slovakia and Luxembourg remaining. This should really motivate Northern Ireland, Slovakia still have to travel to face Germany as part of their qualifying matches, so a positive result for Northern Ireland here could tilt the scales in the favour of the underdogs in this group.

Northern Ireland registered a 2-0 win over Slovakia when the sides met in Belfast back in October, but there were signs in that game to suggest that Slovakia will carry more of an attacking threat here, especially with the context that surrounds this qualifying group. Northern Ireland have seen BTTS in two of their four qualifying matches so far, with these both being away ties against Luxembourg and Germany. 

This meeting is purely for pride with neither nation really in with a chance of reaching the World Cup next summer. Montenegro come into the game as slight favourites having won two of their six qualifying matches, while Gibraltar have been the punching bag of the group and have lost all six matches, conceding 20 goals in the process.

This tells us that Montenegro are pretty much nailed on to score here, as they did in their 3-1 win over Gibraltar when the sides clashed back in March as part of the qualifying process. Gibraltar managed to register an xG of 1.27 from seven shots on that occasion, which suggests that they will be able to offer an attacking threat as the home side here.

Montenegro’s backline hasn’t fared much better than Gibraltar's in this qualifying group with the 13 goals they’ve conceded across their six matches (2.16 per game), the second most of any side in the group.