Ireland take on Latvia in a friendly international match. The game will be played on Wednesday, March 22nd at Aviva Stadium (Dublin).
Ireland have never been a football elite nation. Their clubs are generally not highly regarded, and while their national team is made up of players who play in neighboring England, they have only made it as far as the first round of the playoffs in the final tournament. The last time this happened was at Euro 2016, where they also made it to the round of 16 and were satisfied with that. Since then, they have not managed to advance anywhere. Yes, there were chances to qualify for the next continental tournament, but this time they lost in the playoffs. In the qualifying rounds for the 2022 World Cup, they only managed 2 wins and 9 points in 8 matches, resulting in a third-place finish in their group. Moreover, they had the same result in last year's Nations League, with only nominal underdogs Armenia finishing lower. However, if they lose away, the Irish are usually good at home, and for example, they crushed the leader Scotland with a score of 3-0.
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Latvia have a unique experience for the Baltics - they have participated in the European Championship. However, next year they will mark the 20th anniversary of this breakthrough, which has remained a one-time achievement. Moreover, as a rule, they were last or at best penultimate in the qualifying tables. For example, in the last Euro qualification, they managed only 1 win out of 9 games. In 2021, they were only able to beat the very weak Gibraltar, although they had draws with Norway, Montenegro, and Turkey. The only cause for some optimism is perhaps the Nations League, in which the team managed to solve everything in advance last year, winning all 4 of their first matches and securing their place in the group. But the team coached by Dainis Kazakevich played in the weakest division - D. And in their last matches, the Latvians lost at home to Moldova, after which they failed to beat Andorra away, playing to a 1-1 draw and tarnishing their overall performance.
After Latvia declared independence, the newly assembled national team met Ireland twice in a row in the World Cup '94 and Euro '96 qualifiers, losing all four matches. Since then, there has only been one friendly match ten years ago, which the "Green Army" also won. Although Ireland is not considered a top team, they are playing at home and against a rather modest opponent. Therefore, the bet for this football match is to take the hosts to win with a handicap of "-1.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Ireland to win with -1.5 handicap.
