Tuesday , 13 October 2026

France vs Ireland, European Championship 2016 ROUND OF 16

European Championship · 2016
France
2 – 1
Full Time
Ireland
Sun 26 Jun 2016 · 13:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Seamus Coleman
N'Golo Kante 27' Y
Y 41' Jeff Hendrick
Adil Rami 44' Y
R 67' Shane Duffy
Y 72' Shane Long

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Ireland — European Championship .

  • France 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Ireland 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
  • Referee Mauro Tonolini
  • Referee Nicola Rizzoli
  • Referee Antonio Damato

Head-to-Head

1
France 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Ireland
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-26 France 2–1 Ireland

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Ireland H 2–1 W
19 Jun Switzerland A 0–0 D
15 Jun Albania H 2–0 W
10 Jun Romania H 2–1 W
08 May FC Red Bull Salzburg A 2–0 W
30 Apr Germany H 1–0 W
Ireland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun France A 1–2 L
22 Jun Italy A 1–0 W
18 Jun Belgium A 0–3 L
13 Jun Sweden H 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . France are looking to make home advantage count against Ireland.
  • 2' The deadlock is broken! Robbie Brady gets on the scoresheet on 2 minutes.
  • 7' Ireland come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Martin O'Neill will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 22' Both keepers have barely been tested. France and Ireland are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' The referee has no hesitation. Seamus Coleman is booked for Republic of Ireland — Yellow card on 25.
  • 27' Poor challenge from N'Golo Kante. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 32' Over 32 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 37' Ireland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
  • 41' The referee has no hesitation. Jeff Hendrick is booked for Republic of Ireland — Yellow card on 41.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Adil Rami. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' Another change for France made on 46 minute. N'Golo Kante leaves to be changed by Kingsley Coman.
  • 51' Ireland is showing some good football. However, Ireland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both France and Ireland are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 58' What an equalizer from Antoine Griezmann!
  • 62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Antoine Griezmann makes it 2-1.
  • 66' The Republic of Ireland manager makes a substitution. Daryl Murphy departs to be replaced by Jon Walters.
  • 67' Shane Duffy was booked on 67.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Republic of Ireland! John O'Shea comes on to replace James McClean.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shane Long.
  • 72' Republic of Ireland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wes Hoolahan is hanging James McCarthy on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' France ring the changes. Olivier Giroud has done his job and it is now time for Andre-Pierre Gignac to step up.
  • 79' France are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 84' France currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 89' Hugo Lloris, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' Moussa Sissoko is replacing Kingsley Coman for the France side.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from France to claim maximum points.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Ireland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.6 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Ireland xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
France54% Draw26% Ireland20%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

France or Draw
80%
Draw or Ireland
46%
France or Ireland
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
France36% Draw47% Ireland17%
Actual: Ireland win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Ireland covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Ireland keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.