League of Nations. League B. Group 2. Sixth round
November 17. 19:00. London. “Wembley”
Chief Judge: Eric Lambrechts (Belgium)
Broadcast: Megogo Football 1
The last round, which no longer decides anything for Ireland, however leaves behind a certain intrigue for the “three lions”, who continue to fight for first place with the Greeks and cannot afford to play this match worse than Greece versus Finland.
If they don’t want to play the playoffs for promotion to Division A, then they will have to take this meeting seriously and win, otherwise there could be a lot of unnecessary problems that will go to Thomas Tuchel next year.
England News
This will be Lee Carsley’s last match in charge of the national team. The interim coach resigns and hands everything over to Thomas Tuchel. In order not to create any problems for the next coach, you need to leave first place and fly to division A, where the “three lions” are already accustomed to playing.
Now they are in an unclear form, although if we take into account the victory in the last match over the Greeks, then everything is in order. But the 3-0 score doesn’t quite reflect what happened on the field. They played for a win, but definitely not such a crushing one.
Before that, they won almost all their matches, losing only to the same Greeks at Wembley (1:2). This team often lacks confidence and desire to close matches rather than defend some minimal advantage.
The task is not difficult: just beat Ireland at home and move on. Yes, there are a lot of starting players missing, but the depth of this team’s roster allows them not to experience losses, especially in matches against opponents of a lower class.
Ireland News
Gamer Hallgrimsson’s team found themselves in a difficult group of the Nations League and in the end were only able to beat Finland twice, but they were no longer strong enough to compete with England and Greece.
They will definitely finish this group in third place, no matter how the last round ends, that is, they will not rise higher, but they will not fall lower either, so they will remain in division B. In the first match against the English at home, they lost with almost no chance (0: 2), also lost twice to the Greeks (twice 0:2).
The players of this team are experienced players in English football, but at the international level they cannot compete with serious teams. But they remain strong middle peasants. Regarding the lack of motivation in the context of the match with England, believe me, if there is no tournament motivation, everything is compensated by the integrity of the match itself. They will do everything they can to ruin Lee Carsley’s going away party.
Tournament table
Personal meetings
07.09.24 LNU Ireland — England 0:2
12.11.20 MTM England — Ireland 3:0
07.06.15 MTM Ireland — England 0:0
29.05.13 MTM England — Ireland 1:1
27.03.91 EURO England — Ireland 1:1
Figures and facts
- England have kept clean sheets in their last three matches against Ireland;
- England are unbeaten in their last 5 matches against Ireland in all competitions;
- In the last three matches of the England team, the Over 2.5 bet was used.
Personnel situation, tentative compositions
The England team has suffered catastrophic losses of important players due to injury, but they have someone to replace them. However, we still need to remember those who will not help the England team in this game: Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Cole Palmer, Levi Colville, Aaron Ramsdale, Cobby Meinu, John Stones, Harry Maguire and Eberechi Eze.
As for Ireland, there are still a lot of injuries and not all players are ready, among the important departures: Will Smallbone, Seamus Coleman, Shane Duffy, Adam Idah, Chedozie Ogbene, Robert Brady. Well, the readiness of Festi Ebozele is questionable.
England, 4-2-3-1: Pickford for Lewis, Consa, Gayee, Hall for Jones, Gomez for Madueke, Bellingham, Rodgers for Kane
Ireland, 4-4-2: Kelleher – Doherty, Collins, Scales, O’Dowda – Azaz, Cullen, Knight, Johnston – Ferguson, Smodic
Broadcast of the match
Bets and odds for the match
Forecast for the match between England and Ireland from UA-Football
TM 2.5 — 2:0. There is a feeling that the home team will not put much effort, but the presence of young debutants in the lineup will definitely make this team fly and win. It’s unlikely we’ll see three or more goals from Kelleher, but a comfortable win is to be expected. Therefore, we bet on a balanced and calm victory for the “three lions.”
This forecast is only one of the possible scenarios, it does not guarantee a win.
Leave a Reply