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Italy vs Ireland, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
Italy
0 – 1
Full Time
Ireland
Wed 22 Jun 2016 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 39' Shane Long
Salvatore Sirigu 39' Y
Y 73' Stephen Ward
Andrea Barzagli 78' Y
Simone Zaza 87' Y
Lorenzo Insigne 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Italy vs Ireland — European Championship .

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos
  • Referee Ovidiu Hategan
  • Referee Octavian Sovre
  • Referee Sebastian Gheorghe
  • Referee Constantin Coltescu
  • Referee Alexandru Tudor

Head-to-Head

3
1
1
Italy 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals Ireland
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-22 Italy 0–1 Ireland

Recent Form

Italy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Ireland H 0–1 L
17 Jun Sweden H 1–0 W
13 Jun Belgium A 2–0 W
Ireland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Italy A 1–0 W
18 Jun Belgium A 0–3 L
13 Jun Sweden H 1–1 D

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Italy this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Italy
Nicolo Barella 1 G
Alessandro Bastoni 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Italy welcome Ireland for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The 36-year-old Ciro Immobile has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Stefano Sturaro, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Ireland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Salvatore Sirigu suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Aiden McGeady needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 39' The referee has no hesitation. Shane Long is booked for Republic of Ireland — Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' Ireland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 49' Ireland come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' Ireland have won 4 goals from 100 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' Italy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Matteo Darmian is replacing Federico Bernardeschi for the Italy side.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' Aiden McGeady has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daryl Murphy on 70 minute.
  • 73' Republic of Ireland player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 74' Italy ring the changes. Ciro Immobile has done his job and it is now time for Lorenzo Insigne to step up.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Republic of Ireland — Wes Hoolahan on, James McCarthy off on 77 minutes.
  • 78' The referee has no hesitation. Andrea Barzagli is booked for Italy — Yellow card on 78.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Stephan El Shaarawy. He replaces Mattia De Sciglio on 82 minute.
  • 85' A goal from the Ireland international Robbie Brady! He fires home on 85 to make it 0-1!
  • 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Simone Zaza.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Lorenzo Insigne on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Italy will be frustrated.
  • 90' A change in the Republic of Ireland ranks — Shane Long exits the field as Stephen Quinn enters on 90.
  • With this win, Ireland is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Italy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antonio Conte

Ireland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.94 Italy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Ireland xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Italy or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Italy35% Draw34% Ireland31%
Actual: Ireland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Italy or Draw
69%
Draw or Ireland
65%
Italy or Ireland
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Italy22% Draw57% Ireland21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.3%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13.5%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
6.2%
0 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 0
2.1%
3 – 1
2%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Italy

Handicap Italy covers Push Ireland covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 21% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 20% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Italy keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Ireland keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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