Tuesday , 13 October 2026

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' Temperatures are rising at as Italy face off against Ireland in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Italy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Ireland's shape.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Martin O'Neill will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Italy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Italy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' Shane Long picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' It looks surprising Italy does not make any changes. Leonardo Bonucci has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 49' 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 Stefano Sturaro suffering a number of foals already.
  • 54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' Alessandro Florenzi, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' The whistle greets Federico Bernardeschi as he departs to be replaced by Matteo Darmian.
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Martin O'Neill might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' Aiden McGeady is replacing Daryl Murphy for the Republic of Ireland side.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Stephen Ward.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Lorenzo Insigne. He replaces Ciro Immobile on 74 minute.
  • 77' The Republic of Ireland bench stirs into life. James McCarthy is withdrawn and Wes Hoolahan gets his opportunity.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andrea Barzagli.
  • 82' Mattia De Sciglio makes way for Stephan El Shaarawy at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Italy.
  • 85' What a strike from Robbie Brady! The score is 0-1.
  • 87' A moment of madness from Simone Zaza on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Italy will be frustrated.
  • 90' Lorenzo Insigne picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Republic of Ireland make a change. Shane Long trudges off to be replaced by Stephen Quinn on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.