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Italy vs Republic of Ireland, 2016

League Two · 2016
Fri 27 Jan 2017 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Italy vs Republic of Ireland — Premier League .

Match Details

Closing Odds (1X2)

Italy 2.20
Draw 3.50
Republic of Ireland 3.50

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan Republic of Ireland H 2–0 W
21 Jan Slovakia A 1–1 D
14 Jan Ukraine A 2–1 W
07 Jan Switzerland A 1–2 L
02 Jan RSC Anderlecht A 0–1 L
31 Dec Belgium H 3–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan Italy A 0–2 L
21 Jan Spain H 1–3 L
14 Jan SSC Napoli H 0–0 D
09 Jan AS Monaco FC H 1–2 L
02 Jan Royal Standard de Liege H 4–0 W
31 Dec SC Recife A 1–1 D

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Italy is hosting Republic of Ireland for another epic battle.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Italy Lineups

Republic of Ireland Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 3
1.62 Italy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Republic of Ireland xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Italy59% Draw25% Republic of Ireland16%
Actual: Italy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Italy or Draw
84%
Draw or Republic of Ireland
41%
Italy or Republic of Ireland
75%

Half-Time Result

Italy39% Draw49% Republic of Ireland12%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
3 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
3.7%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
2.7%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Italy

Handicap Italy covers Push Republic of Ireland covers
-2.5 14% 86%
-2 14% 18% 68%
-1.5 32% 68%
-1 32% 26% 42%
-0.5 58% 42%
+0.5 86% 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Italy keeps clean sheet
50%
Republic of Ireland keeps clean sheet
21%

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