Fresh from respective 3-0 wins in their most recent Euro 2024 qualifiers, Northern Ireland and Slovenia prepare for battle on matchday eight in Group H on Tuesday.
The Green and White Army broke a painful losing run in a three-goal success over San Marino last time out, while their in-form visitors put Finland to the sword with consummate ease.
The world's worst-ranked nation were ostensibly set for another chastening afternoon when Josh Magennis doubled the hosts' lead in the 11th minute, but while Michael O'Neill's side breached the San Marino backline a couple more times, the offside flag spared their visitors' blushes.
However, Northern Ireland would eventually find their way through again in the 81st minute, as Conor McMenamin registered his first senior international goal to rubber-stamp a much-needed victory for the Green and White Army, who had been subjected to five successive losses prior to that Belfast triumph.
Perennial basement boys San Marino are the only team to have fallen to Northern Ireland's superiority in Group H, though, and O'Neill's fifth-placed side are no longer in contention for a top-two finish owing to Slovenia and Denmark's victories; the duo sit 10 points clear of the Green and White Army with three games remaining.
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