Luxembourg vs Republic of Ireland Match Analysis and Prediction

Luxembourg will be welcoming Republic of Ireland on Sunday, as the guests are looking forward to round off their World Cup 2022 qualification campaign on a positive note.

Republic of Ireland are fourth in Group A and will be coming to the match off the back of a goalless draw with Portugal, while Luxembourg had a 3-1 victory over Azerbaijan and are in the third spot.

Luxembourg have never qualified for the World Cup finals, but the national team can be delighted with their campaign so far though, as it has been their best ever World Cup qualification attempt. They have won three out of their seven matches collecting nine point. However, their wait to qualify for the World Cup finals will continue up until the 2026 tournament.

Luc Holtz side recorded a 1-0 victory away over Republic of Ireland in their reverse match in March, while they have also Defeated Azerbaijan home and away to collect nine points in their gallery.

Gerson Rodrigues scored two goals and Sebastien Thill one for Luxembourg against Azerbaijan in the final 23 minutes to give them a 3-1 victory in Baku, however, they had been on a three-game losing run in the section.

Kenny’s team can take a lot of motivation from their performance in Dublin, and the Boys in Green will be looking to maintain their unbeaten run in all competitions to six matches.

Republic of Ireland are currently in the fourth spot in the section, having collected six points from their seven matches, and their wait of qualifying for their first World Cup since 2002 is set to go on.

The team’s  supporters would at least have something to cheer on if they get a positive result on Sunday, with Kenny’s chances of getting a new contract increasing, with the manager’s deal expiring next July.

Luxembourg vs Republic of Ireland Head to Head

The visitors are heading into the Sunday clash with a good head to head record, with four wins in their five previous encounters, though they lost 0-1 to Luxembourg in their last recent match in match. Republic of Ireland have scored nine goals and conceded two in all competitions.

Republic of Ireland 4-0 Luxembourg 28/10/53

Luxembourg 0-1 Republic of Ireland 07/03/54

Luxembourg 0-2 Republic of Ireland 28/05/87

Republic of Ireland 2-1 Luxembourg 09/09/87

Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg 27/03/21

Luxembourg latest home form

Luxembourg are currently on their worst home form, having lost three matches in their last five in all competitions. However they drew to Qatar 1-1 in a friendly match after winning 2-1 against Azerbaijan in September. They have scored a mere four goals and conceded seven in last five matches.

Luxembourg 1-3 Portugal 30/03/21

Luxembourg 0-1 Scotland 06/06/21

Luxembourg 2-1 Azerbaijan 01/09/21

Luxembourg 1-1 Qatar 07/09/21

Luxembourg 0-1 Serbia 09/10/21

Luxembourg latest away form

Luc Holtz team are generally a struggling one simply failing to impress. Despite winning over Republic of Ireland in match and recently against Azerbaijan away in the World Cup qualifiers, they have lost three matches in their last five away in all competitions,recently being 5-0 loss to Portugal.

Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg 27/03/21

Norway 1-0 Luxembourg 02/06/21

Serbia 4-1 Luxembourg 04/09/21

Portugal 5-0 Luxembourg 12/10/21

Azerbaijan 1-3 Luxembourg 11/11/21

Republic of Ireland latest home form

Although Republic of Ireland have not really impressed at home, they have really tried to maintain unbeaten run in their last four matches at home, drawing three and winning one. Though they have lost once in their last five, they have managed to score 6 goals and conceded three.

Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg 27/03/21

Republic of Ireland 1-1 Azerbaijan 04/09/21

Republic of Ireland 1-1 Serbia 07/09/21

Republic of Ireland 4-0 Qatar 12/10/21

Republic of Ireland 0-0 Portugal 11/11/21

Republic of Ireland latest away form

The Boys in Green do not really have a bad record on away soil, having lost only one game in their last five recent away matches, they have won two and drawn two collecting eight points on the road. They have managed to score nine goals and have conceded four.

Qatar 1-1 Republic of Ireland 30/03/21

Andora 104 Republic of Ireland 03/06/21

Hungary 0-0 Republic of Ireland 08/06/21

Portugal 2-1 Republic of Ireland 01/09/21

Azerbaijan 0-3 Republic of Ireland 09/10/21

Luxembourg news

The home team are haeding into the game in exellent shape, with head coach Holtz determined to finish their campaign on a positive note. They going to make some kind of wholesale changes with Sebastien Thill pushing to come into the starting XI in the Sunday night clash.

Republic of Ireland news

As for Republic of Ireland, Adam Idah could replace Jamie McGrath in the final third, with Conor Hourihane coming in for Jeff Hendrick at the midfield. Kenny will want to end their campaign positively, so Shane Duffy, Seamus Coleman, John Egan and Matt Doherty will retain their spots.

Prediction and Odds

Luxembourg have really impressed by showing a lot of improvement in this qualification campaign and are positive of their chances of recording a victory over Republic of Ireland this weekend. The Boys in Green are motivated by their point against Portugal, so we could see this game endind level.

Odds: 1 2.95 X 2.50 2 2.45

Probable outcomes

Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland

Luxembourg 1-1 Republic of Ireland

Luxembourg 0-1 Republic of Ireland

Luxembourg 1-0 Republic of Ireland

Luxembourg 1-2 Republic of Ireland

Source: https://sportsbettingtricks.com/luxembourg-vs-republic-of-ireland-match-analysis-and-prediction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=luxembourg-vs-republic-of-ireland-match-analysis-and-prediction