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Republic of Ireland vs Belgium, 2017

League Two 2017/18 · 2017
Republic of Ireland
1 – 0
Full Time
Belgium
Tue 26 Dec 2017 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Republic of Ireland vs Belgium — Premier League .

Match Details

Closing Odds (1X2)

Republic of Ireland 2.45
Draw 3.29
Belgium 3.20

Head-to-Head

2
1
2
Republic of Ireland 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Belgium
Last 5 meetings
2017-12-26 Republic of Ireland 1–0 Belgium 2017-09-09 Belgium 3–1 Republic of Ireland 2017-02-24 Belgium 0–1 Republic of Ireland 2016-08-05 Republic of Ireland 1–1 Belgium 2016-06-18 Belgium 3–0 Republic of Ireland

Recent Form

Republic of Ireland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Belgium H 1–0 W
23 Dec Royal Standard de Liege A 3–3 D
16 Dec Blyth Town FC H 1–2 L
09 Dec Germany A 0–2 L
25 Nov Iceland H 1–0 W
21 Nov Portugal A 0–0 D
Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Republic of Ireland A 0–1 L
23 Dec Portugal H 0–2 L
16 Dec Hungary H 2–1 W
09 Dec Croatia A 1–2 L
25 Nov Poland H 0–2 L
21 Nov Blyth Town FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Republic of Ireland and Belgium (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Republic of Ireland Lineups

Belgium Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Romelu Lukaku 2
Romelu Lukaku 2
Axel Witsel 1
Axel Witsel 1

Head to Head

2017-12-26 Republic of Ireland 1–0 Belgium 2017-09-09 Belgium 3–1 Republic of Ireland 2017-02-24 Belgium 0–1 Republic of Ireland 2016-08-05 Republic of Ireland 1–1 Belgium 2016-06-18 Belgium 3–0 Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland Form

2017-12-26 Republic of Ireland 1–0 Belgium W 2017-12-23 Royal Standard de Liege 3–3 Republic of Ireland D 2017-12-16 Republic of Ireland 1–2 Blyth Town FC L 2017-12-09 Germany 2–0 Republic of Ireland L 2017-11-25 Republic of Ireland 1–0 Iceland W 2017-11-21 Portugal 0–0 Republic of Ireland D

Belgium Form

2017-12-26 Republic of Ireland 1–0 Belgium L 2017-12-23 Belgium 0–2 Portugal L 2017-12-16 Belgium 2–1 Hungary W 2017-12-09 Croatia 2–1 Belgium L 2017-11-25 Belgium 0–2 Poland L 2017-11-21 Blyth Town FC 1–2 Belgium W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.18 Republic of Ireland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Belgium xG
I would bet for: Republic of Ireland or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Republic of Ireland43% Draw29% Belgium28%
Actual: Republic of Ireland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Republic of Ireland or Draw
72%
Draw or Belgium
57%
Republic of Ireland or Belgium
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Republic of Ireland26% Draw52% Belgium22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Republic of Ireland

Handicap Republic of Ireland covers Push Belgium covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Republic of Ireland keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Belgium keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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