Wales vs Republic of Ireland Preview

Wales and Republic of Ireland will be looking to end their respective campaigns on a high.

The Welsh men will be looking to take out their visitors and clinch at least the playoff ticket.

They have bagged two wins and two draws from their last 4 home games and they look likely to continue that run in this game.

Both these teams have an outside chance of making it even as group leaders after Serbia’s slip to Austria but they need to win this to guarantee at least second position in the group before thinking of 1^st place.

This game is one of the toughest as it looks likely that the second placed team could be the one that misses out on the playoff spot.

Wales came out with a point in the reverse leg of this fixture and Chris Coleman will be banking on the likes of Ben Woodburn to help them get a win here.

Republic of Ireland will be confident knowing that 7 of their 11 goals so far have been scored away from home – scoring in all their four of their away games so far.

Wales have also scored in all of their home games so far and this means this game has the making of an interesting encounter.

With James McClean and Robbie Brady returning from suspension, the Irish men will feel they have more power than in their previous games.

McClean has emerged as one of the most important players for this team and could add to his three goals haul in this game.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Wales 

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Moldova		0-2		Wales	Sep 5, 2017	World Cup Qualifying – UEFA
W	Wales		1-0		Austria	Sep 2, 2017	World Cup Qualifying – UEFA
D	Serbia		1-1		Wales	Jun 11, 2017	World Cup Qualifying – UEFA
D	Republic of Ireland		0-0		Wales	Mar 24, 2017	World Cup Qualifying – UEFA
D	Wales		1-1		Serbia	Nov 12, 2016	World Cup Qualifying – UEFA

Republic of Ireland

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Republic of Ireland		0-1		Serbia	Sep 5, 2017	World Cup Qualifying – UEFA
D	Georgia		1-1		Republic of Ireland	Sep 2, 2017	World Cup Qualifying – UEFA
D	Republic of Ireland		1-1		Austria	Jun 11, 2017	World Cup Qualifying – UEFA
W	Republic of Ireland		3-1		Uruguay	Jun 4, 2017	International Friendly
L	Mexico		3-1		Republic of Ireland	Jun 2, 2017	International Friendly

H2H

DATE	COMPETITION
Republic of Ireland		0-0		Wales	Mar 24, 2017	World Cup Qualifying – UEFA
Wales		0-0		Republic of Ireland	Aug 14, 2013	International Friendly
Republic of Ireland		3-0		Wales	Feb 8, 2011	Carling Nations Cup
Wales		2-2		Republic of Ireland	Nov 17, 2007	European Championship Qualifying