France vs Republic of Ireland, European Championship 2016 ROUND OF 16
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Overview
Match Preview
France vs Republic of Ireland — European Championship .
- France 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
- Republic of 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Jun Republic of 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 Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
France this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
France0-151/–16-30–/231-45–/–46-601/–61-75–/–76+–/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Republic of Ireland gets underway.
- 2' What a strike from Robbie Brady! The score is 0-1.
- 7' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 12' It’s high time Didier Deschamps made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 17' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' The referee calls foul for Seamus Coleman. He receives a Yellow card.
- 27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for N'Golo Kante.
- 32' The travelling Republic of Ireland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 37' It looks like no one’s ball. France is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 41' Jeff Hendrick is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
- 44' Adil Rami is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
- 46' Another change for France made on 46 minute. N'Golo Kante leaves to be changed by Kingsley Coman.
- 51' Republic of Ireland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 58' What a strike from Antoine Griezmann! The score is 1-1.
- 62' France is taking the lead after the goal scored by Antoine Griezmann on 62.
- 66' It is a substitution in Republic of Ireland team. Daryl Murphy is replaced by Jon Walters on 66 minute.
- 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Shane Duffy on 67.
- 68' It is a substitution in Republic of Ireland team. James McClean is replaced by John O'Shea on 68 minute.
- 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shane Long.
- 72' Another substitution for Republic of Ireland to replace James McCarthy by Wes Hoolahan on 72 minute.
- 74' Another change for France made on 74 minute. Olivier Giroud leaves to be changed by Andre-Pierre Gignac.
- 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering France that had 170 games and scored 72 goals.
- 90' It is a substitution in France team. Kingsley Coman is replaced by Moussa Sissoko on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.
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Lineups
France Lineups
Starting XI
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5
N'Golo Kante ↓ Kingsley Coman 46'
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- 1
- 15
- 4
- 8
- 7
- 14
- 19
- 3
Bench
- 17
- 12
- 13
- 18
- 11
- 2
- 23
- 16
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20
Kingsley Coman ↑ 46'
- 22
- 6
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10
Andre-Pierre Gignac ↑ 74'
Coach Didier DeschampsRepublic of Ireland Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 2
- 17
- 5
- 12
- 19
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8
James McCarthy ↓ Wes Hoolahan 72'
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11
James McClean ↓ John O'Shea 68'
- 13
- 9
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21
Daryl Murphy ↓ Jon Walters 66'
Bench
- 22
- 16
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4
John O'Shea ↑ 68'
- 10
- 6
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14
Jon Walters ↑ 66'
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20
Wes Hoolahan ↑ 72'
- 18
- 1
- 3
- 7
- 15
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Antoine Griezmann 2 Antoine Griezmann 2 Robbie Brady 1 Robbie Brady 1 Head to Head
France Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.6 France xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.93 Republic of Ireland xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: France winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.53Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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 Republic of Ireland 46%France or Republic of Ireland 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Republic of Ireland win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.7%1 – 0 11.7%0 – 0 9.9%2 – 0 9.9%2 – 1 Actual0 – 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 Republic of 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% ✓Republic of Ireland keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.