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  • Wales vs Ireland Predictions: Ireland to Fall Short in Cardiff

Wales vs Ireland Predictions: Ireland to Fall Short in Cardiff

19:45 Monday 9 October 2017
Simon Winter
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  • The teams have drawn 3 of their last 4 meetings (Draw @) — 11/4 Unibet
  • Wales last 7 matches and Ireland’s last 4 have ended with under 2.5 goals (under 2.5 goals @) — 6/11 888sport

Match Preview

The results in the penultimate matches of the World Cup Group F qualifying section means that both teams in this Wales vs Ireland preview can still qualify for the Finals next year. Wales won for the first time ever in Tbilisi, beating a resolute Georgia team 1-0. The Republic of Ireland were unconvincing if effective in their 2-0 win over Moldova in Dublin. The most interesting score on the night from Group F came in Vienna however, where Austria beat leaders Serbia 3-2. That leaves the group wide open heading into the last round of fixtures.

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Chris Coleman’s Welsh Dragons are now without defeat in their last nine and though they have scored just nine times along that run, their sturdy defending has allowed them to win their last three qualifying matches in succession without conceding. The Welsh have let just five goals past their keeper in the group so far.

The Irish have won just once in four prior to our Wales vs Ireland betting tips and even though Martin O’Neill has been under fire from all angles for the team’s lack of progression on the pitch, he was rewarded with a new contract just before the Moldova game in a show of faith by the FAI. The Republic are unbeaten in their last five meetings with their cross channel rivals, but still are considered the underdogs in the football game odds.

Wales vs Ireland Prediction and Betting Advice

The nations examined in today’s free Oddsdigger Wales vs Ireland bets have drawn on three of the last four occasions they have met. The home team know that a point will guarantee them a second-placed finish and a real chance at making the playoffs for the World Cup proper next year. The boys in green have to win in Cardiff to qualify and while that allows them to enter the pitch with a clear target, they have won just four from their most recent twenty away trips.

Chris Coleman’s men have drawn five of their last eight fixtures, including two of their most recent three at the Millennium Stadium in the country’s capital. They have lost just once in seventeen on their own patch, however, a further indication of just how tough it will be for the Irish to win on Monday. Unibet outdo the rest with their prices and odds for our predicted outcome.

Neither side featured in our Wales vs Ireland predictions and free football betting tips are particularly adept at finding the back of the net on a regular basis. In 100% of the home team’s last seven there has been under 2.5 goals. The Irish’s contests have ended in similar fashion with 100% of their last four ending under the same number. The last two meetings between the close neighbours in 2013 and 2017 both ended 0-0.

O’Neill’s contingent have only scored more than once in a match twice in nine. Southampton striker Shane Long is the focal point of the attack and he has scored just once in forty two appearances for club and country. Without the mercurial Gareth Bale to sprinkle some magic on proceedings, the chances of a glut of goals is remote. After studying the various bookmakers offering odds for this pick, 888sport came out number one for value.

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