Republic of Ireland and Switzerland measure forces at Aviva Stadium, in a match for this phase of the Qualification for the European Championship (Qualifying Round). There is only a record of 1 recent direct confrontation between these two teams, on 25‑03-2016, which ended with the victory of the Republic of Ireland by (1‑0).
Republic of Ireland:
The home team is currently in the 1st position, with 10 points won, after 3 wins and 1 draw. In the penultimate match, he drew away against Denmark by (1‑1). In the last game, he won at home against Gibraltar by (2-0). In its last 8 home games the Republic of Ireland records 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 4 games. His defense has been very solid, since he only suffered goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and his attack has scored regularly, since he scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of their last 8 matches ended with Under 1,5 goals and 6 in 8 ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 games, he only got 1 comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Ireland leads its group and hopes to show great football in this round, to add three more points in the competition. This will not be an easy game, but Ireland hopes to leave the field with its goal completed. In the last round, Ireland won a victory over Gilbstad, by 2×0. The coach must go full force for this match.
Switzerland:
The visiting team is currently in the 3rd position, with 4 points won, after 1 win and 1 draw. In the penultimate match, he won out against Georgia by (0-2). In the last match, they drew at home against Denmark by (3‑3). In the last match he played, for the UEFA Nations League, he lost to England at home by (5‑6) in the penalty shootout. In his last away game, for the UEFA Nations League, he lost by (3-1) against Portugal. In its last 10 away matches, Switzerland records 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only got 2 comebacks. In the last 12 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: he scored 7 of his 12 goals between minutes (46′ ‑ 60 ‘).
Switzerland comes from a 3-2 draw with Denmark and now expects to score three points in this round. This must be a very difficult duel, which will require a lot of visitors, so it will be important to stay focused during the 90 minutes of play. We expect a very close selection and trying to counteract the attack movements of their rivals. The coach must go full force for this match.
