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Wales vs Ireland Prediction & Betting tips
Wales are still unbeaten after four rounds and, on the other hand, host Ireland, a team that has not yet won a win. The Welsh owe their good record above all to a stable defense: Not a single goal was conceded! The Irish also have the weakest offensive compared to the group.
Both teams played a test match last Thursday evening: The home side scored a goalless draw against the USA and the guests won 3-0 in their game against the Three Lions. For the match between Wales and Ireland, the tip is aimed at the hosts’ next clean sheet.
Wales :
The dragons are very strong defensively as described and have not yet allowed themselves a hit, but the offensive has room for improvement: The three previous victories have always been brought 1-0 up.
The advantage now is that Gareth Bale, the best player in the squad, is available again. Since his recent move to Tottenham, the volunteer golfer has had more gaming experience when he travels to the Welsh national team. Previously this was often not the case, as Bale is known to only have one regular seat in the stands at Real Madrid.
With the 31-year-old on board as the country’s record goal scorer, the quality of coach Ryan Giggs’s selection increases significantly, which is why the odds for a zero home win are of interest in the match between Wales and Ireland.
Ireland :
The Irish games are usually very poor in goals, just like their opponents: a meager three of the last 20 international matches ended with more than two goals! A balance sheet that shows that the defense is stable, but the attack is largely harmless.
The offensive shortcoming recently also led to the end of the dream of participating in the next European Championship. In the semi-finals of the playoffs, a defeat was received on penalties in Slovakia. Once again, the play equipment could not be sunk in the opponent’s box during normal playing time and in extra time.
In the Nations League, the storm of the Irish does not deserve its name either. After a 1-1 draw in the opening game against Bulgaria, where the goal was only achieved in the last seconds of stoppage time, there have now been three games without a goal of their own!
If you add the mentioned game from the European Championship qualification as well as the most recent friendly against England, Ireland has been waiting for the next goal celebration for 480 minutes. Coach Stephen Kenny has recently made changes to the offensive line-up, but this approach has so far not been crowned with success.
It is obvious that the “Boys in Green” simply lack quality in the storm. The problems in this part of the team were already evident in the group stage of the last qualification for the 2021 European Championship, when less than one goal was scored per game.
It is also not very beneficial that the young striker Adam Idah currently has hardly any match experience. After a red card at his club Norwich City, the 19-year-old had to take a break.
Furthermore, offensive forces like Daryl Horgan or Callum O’Dowda are apparently out of shape at the moment, as they have not yet scored a goal in their clubs in the British Championship this season. On top of that, striker Aaron Connolly has to put up with a reserve role at Brighton in the Premier League due to equally poor performances.
Wales vs Ireland head to head matches
11.10.20 UNL Ireland Wales 0 : 0
16.10.18 UNL Ireland Wales 0 : 1
06.09.18 UNL Wales Ireland 4 : 1
09.10.17 WC Wales Ireland 0 : 1
24.03.17 WC Ireland Wales 0 : 0