Northern Ireland will enter the play-offs courtesy of Nations League results
Luxembourg are bottom of Group A on zero points
Recommended bet: Northern Ireland to win to nil
Northern Ireland will be looking to end their Group A World Cup qualifying campaign on a positive note when they welcome a Luxembourg side without a single point to Windsor Park in Belfast on Monday.
Michael O'Neill's troops may have missed the chance to qualify automatically for next summer's finals, but all hope is not lost as they will enter the play-offs based on their Nations League ranking.
Luxembourg's wait to reach the World Cup for the first time goes on, as they have endured another miserable time in qualifying with five defeats from as many games.
Team news
Northern Ireland will be without the suspended pair of Dan Ballard, who was sent off in the defeat to Slovakia, and George Saville, who received his second yellow in qualifying during that loss.
Luxembourg also have to deal with their own suspension after left-back Florian Bohnert picked up his second caution in qualifying in the loss against Germany.
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The stats
Northern Ireland are unable to finish in the top two in Group A but they can still qualify for the World Cup via the play-offs, which they have sneaked into based on their Nations League performance.
The Green and White Army have won seven of their last nine home fixtures to nil.
Luxembourg have never qualified for the finals of a World Cup or European Championship.
The Red Lions have lost all five qualifiers, conceding 12 times and scoring once.
Northern Ireland won September's reverse fixture 3-1.
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Prediction
Luxembourg’s lack of quality has been on full show once again during this qualification process and they look set to round off Group A with a sixth defeat in a row.
The Red Lions’ lack of attacking quality has been evident, with just one goal scored in five matches, and they will struggle to break down a Northern Ireland side who have looked solid at home.
With seven wins to nil in their last nine home assignments, O’Neill’s side are a tough nut to crack in front of their own supporters and another clean sheet is expected.
Given Luxembourg have failed to score in seven of their last nine away fixtures, it seems plausible to think that they will fail to hit the back of the net in another defeat.
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