Betting tips for Ireland vs Wales - 24.03.2017

Republic of Ireland and Wales face, in a match for this phase of the World Classification Europe (1st Round). There is only 1 direct showdown in the last 3 years between these two teams, on 08-14-2013, which ended with a 0-0 draw. The Wales has considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor can be decisive.

The home team is currently in 1st place, with 10 points conquered, after 3 wins and 1 draw. In the penultimate game, he won outside Moldova (1-3). In the last game, he won out against Austria by (0-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and abroad, since in the last 30 games has 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 15 suffered; Against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with 28 goals scored and 9 suffered. In their last 10 home games the Republic of Ireland has 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

For this competition, he did not lose 4 matches ago. His attack has marked regularly, since he scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition. The team does not usually have problems opening the score: it marked the first goal in 12 of the last 15 matches, of these 12 reached the break in lead in 6 and managed to maintain the lead until the end of the 90 'in 7.

The Republic of Ireland is going through a good moment in this qualifying round for the world championship and occupies the first position of this group, with 83% of the points conquered and with two points of advantage over the second classified, Serbia . So a win in this home game would be critical to maintaining this favorable position. So far he has scored 7 goals and suffered 3, making it the third best attack and best defense of Group D. At home he won a 1-0 victory against Georgia in the only match played in this stadium. Ireland have scored more goals in the second half, with 5 of their 7 goals scoring in this period, especially in the final 15 minutes of the match.

The away team is currently in 3rd place, with 6 points won, after 1 win and 3 draws. In the penultimate game, tied at home against the Georgia by (1-1). In the last game, tied at home against Serbia by (1-1). This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 matches he has recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, with 16 goals scored and 19 conceded; Against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with 24 goals scored and 11 suffered. In his last game as a visitor for this competition tied for (2-2) against Austria. In his last 9 games as a visitor, Wales recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. His defense has not been very solid, having conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 games, but his attack has marked regularly, as he scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, he only managed 1 comeback in all 6 matches in which he suffered the first goal.

Wales are making an interesting qualifying phase, making it one of the top places in the table, with 50% of the points won, but is 4 points behind the leader, namely Ireland. Until this moment it marked 8 goals and suffered 4, reason why is according to best attack and the second best defense of this group. As a visitor he played only one match, which tied for 2-2 against Austria, in a game in which he had less possession of the ball and created less chances of goal, so the tie turned out to be a positive result. Unlike the home team, Wales have scored more goals in the first half, as five of their 8 goals scored in this period. The player in the spotlight is the Real Madrid winger, Gareth Bale, a very fast player and of great technical quality.