England v Republic of Ireland Match Result
England’s match odds means that the majority of customers won’t consider backing the Three Lions as a single bet. Especially when you consider that Lee Carsley’s side will have played in Greece a few days previously and it’s likely that this match will afford some inexperienced players the chance to get on the pitch.
It means we might see Morgan Rogers, Curtis Jones, Lewis Hall, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Tino Livramento might earn their first caps under the lights, although we should still expect to see a comfortable England win. There’s experience in the form of Kyle Walker, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane, although Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden are among the absentees.
As for Ireland, do they stand a chance of landing an upset? They did come from behind to claim a 2-1 success away to Finland and Heimir Hallgrímsson will hope his side can be competitive and potentially take advantage of a much-changed England side, with the hosts being potentially flat with players not wanting to exert themselves too much.
There’s plenty of experience when it comes to the Republic of Ireland defence, with Matt Doherty, Dara O’Shea and Callum O’Dowda all operating in front of Liverpool’s talented Caoimhín Kelleher, so it might be that a draw becomes a viable proposition. Let’s not forget it took nearly an hour for England to find the breakthrough against Finland.
However, an accumulator featuring England is likely to be popular and it’s easy enough to add them to your Nations League acca, with the home side looking to finish above Greece and get promotion back to League A where they will go up against more competitive sides.
With Ireland having struggled to find the net at this level, then it could be worth considering combining an England victory with BTTS No. That will give you a much bigger price and it’s hard to see the visitors creating too many chances.
England v Republic of Ireland Goals Under/Over
The bookmakers are anticipating that goals might be scored at Wembley although the majority are likely to be bagged by England. The Over 2.5 odds is trading slightly shorter than Unders, although it’s worth bearing in mind that just two goals were scored in the reverse fixture at the Aviva Stadium.
The same happened in England’s first home match of the Nations League when they claimed a 2-0 victory over Finland, although they were able to score three times in Helsinki when beating Finland 3-1. Much might depend on whether Harry Kane plays an active part in this clash although he’ll want to continue boosting his international goals tally.
Ireland have only scored two goals in four Nations League games at the time of writing. Both of those came in the same game, with a combined total of seventeen goals being scored by the entire squad that has been called up.
England v Republic of Ireland Goals BTTS
The BTTS No quote is trading at a short price. This is because the bookies take a dim view over whether Ireland can actually find the net during the ninety minutes at Wembley. It’s hardly a surprise considering that this is one of the toughest international fixtures a team can have, with the best striking options coming in the form of Sammie Szmodics, Troy Parrott and Evan Ferguson.
There are barely any goals in the midfield department and it’s hard to escape the conclusion that England are likely to win this game by a 2-0, 3-0 or 4-0 scoreline. As mentioned, the Three Lions to win and BTTS No could be a quality wager and England have managed to score in all four of their Nations League encounters so far.
England v Republic of Ireland Goals First Goalscorer
Much depends on team selection here, with Lee Carsley wanting to make sure his team win an away trip to Greece before lining up against the Irish in an easier fixture. Harry Kane is the obvious go-to player and it’s hard to argue with a player who has scored 68 goals in 101 games, although the 31-year-old might be given the night off.
If that’s the case, then Ollie Watkins will look to take centre stage and he’s actually the only listed forward who has scored for his country. Perhaps Dominic Solanke might also be given the opportunity to shine, while West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen will hope that he can soon break his international duck after some bright performances.
Jude Bellingham is the only selected midfielder that has scored for his country although the Real Madrid player could operate in an advanced position and could dominate the ball in a game like this, with Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White having the ability to break into the right spaces and find the net.
As for the Irish, Sammie Szmodics scored a brilliant goal at Tottenham before the international break and the Ipswich forward is probably the best option to find the net first, while Evan Ferguson also has bags of ability and can’t be discounted against what is likely to be a makeshift England defence.