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Republic of Ireland vs Northern Ireland, 2016

FA-Cup 2016/17 · 2016
Sat 3 Dec 2016 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Republic of Ireland vs Northern Ireland — FA Cup .

Head-to-Head

2
1
Republic of Ireland 3 games · Avg 3.7 goals Northern Ireland

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Northern Ireland H 4–0 W
26 Nov Portugal H 3–1 W
22 Nov Royal Standard de Liege A 1–0 W
19 Nov Slovakia H 1–2 L
17 Nov Ellesmere Rangers FC A 1–1 D
12 Nov Penistone Church FC A 3–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Republic of Ireland A 0–4 L
26 Nov Shaftesbury FC H 1–2 L
22 Nov FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L
19 Nov FC Viktoria Plzen A 1–4 L
15 Nov Hungary H 2–1 W
12 Nov France H 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Republic of Ireland Lineups

Northern Ireland Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 3
2.4 Republic of Ireland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Northern Ireland xG
I would bet for: Republic of Ireland to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Republic of Ireland70% Draw19% Northern Ireland11%
Actual: Republic of Ireland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Republic of Ireland or Draw
89%
Draw or Northern Ireland
30%
Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland
81%

Half-Time Result

Republic of Ireland53% Draw38% Northern Ireland9%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.8%
1 – 0
10.5%
3 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7%
4 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
5 – 0
2.9%
0 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Republic of Ireland

Handicap Republic of Ireland covers Push Northern Ireland covers
-2.5 30% 70%
-2 30% 22% 49%
-1.5 51% 49%
-1 51% 22% 26%
-0.5 74% 26%
+0.5 92% 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Republic of Ireland keeps clean sheet
50%
Northern Ireland keeps clean sheet
10%

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