Euro 2016 Group C: Northern Ireland can bounce back with Ukraine upset

Lafferty looks to rediscover clinical eye

Northern Ireland marksman Kyle Lafferty was short on supply in the opening defeat to Poland, with the Norwich City frontman having to craft out opportunities for himself in the opener, but to no avail. He is 11/4 to find the target this time out, though, and rediscover his fine qualifying form.

QPR attacker Conor Washington was a bright spark when introduced in that loss, almost bagging the equaliser instantly off the bench, but he is 10/3 to fire in anytime here, with fellow forward Will Grigg 7/2 to dispatch.

Midfielders Jamie Ward, Steven Davis and Stuart Dallas also put in strong shifts for the Home Nation previously and the latter Leeds United wideman is 6/1 to get his name on the scoresheet, with Manchester United prospect Patrick McNair 7/1 for scoring success.

Konoplyanka could hurt NI rearguard

For the Ukrainian outfit, despite not having the initial desired impact first time out, Andriy Yarmolenko will once again be key to any success here, and the Dynamo Kiev attacker, who is linked heavily with Everton, is 5/1 to open proceedings.

Yevhen Konoplyanka will need a close watch to by the Northern Irish defence, with the Sevilla ace 7/4 to find the target anytime, after netting eight times in the season past for Unai Emery’s Bathtubs.

Meanwhile, Roman Zozulya and Yevhen Seleznyov are also threats and are 6/4 and 7/4 respectively to strike for their nation, with midfielder Ruslan Rotan 7/2 to get forward from deep and dispatch too.

Finishing the group campaign on just three points could still hand a country progression to the knockout stage with the new format this year, and Northern Ireland will go in search of a strong result over Ukraine to boost their hopes of achieving that feat on French soil.

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Coral’s top tip: Back Kyle Lafferty to strike anytime for Northern Ireland at 11/4.