Thursday , 2 July 2026

France vs Republic of Ireland, European Championship 2016 ROUND OF 16

European Championship · 2016
France
2 – 1
Full Time
Republic of 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 Republic of Ireland — European Championship .

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 Republic of Ireland
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-26 France 2–1 Republic of Ireland

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Republic of 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. France is hosting Republic of Ireland for another epic battle.
  • 2' What a strike from Robbie Brady! The score is 0-1.
  • 7' Republic of Ireland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 7.
  • 12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 17' Republic of Ireland is showing some good football. However, Republic of Ireland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 22' Jon Walters has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' It’s a booking for Republic of Ireland player. Seamus Coleman gets a Yellow card.
  • 27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for N'Golo Kante.
  • 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Republic of Ireland that had 100 games and scored 4 goals.
  • 41' The referee shows Republic of Ireland player a Yellow card on 41.
  • 44' Adil Rami was booked 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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Richard Keogh made 385 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' GOAL! Antoine Griezmann scores on 58. Assisted by Bacary Sagna
  • 62' France is taking the lead after the goal scored by Antoine Griezmann on 62.
  • 66' Republic of Ireland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jon Walters is hanging Daryl Murphy on the field on 66 minute.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Shane Duffy. He receives a Red card.
  • 68' Another change for Republic of Ireland made on 68 minute. James McClean leaves to be changed by John O'Shea.
  • 72' Shane Long was booked on 72.
  • 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' Andre-Pierre Gignac is replacing Olivier Giroud for the France side.
  • 79' It looks surprising France does not make any changes. James McClean has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Moussa Sissoko. He replaces Kingsley Coman on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Republic of 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 Republic of Ireland xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
France54% Draw26% Republic of 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 Republic of Ireland
46%
France or Republic of Ireland
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
France36% Draw47% Republic of Ireland17%
Actual: Republic of 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 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.