Ireland hosts Portugal in round 9 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Thursday, November 11th at Aviva Stadium (Dublin)
The national team of Ireland is in 4th place in the standings (five points after six matches). The Boys in Green gained one victory and two draws and suffered three defeats. They cannot be happy with the outcome of this qualification. Two rounds before the end of the cycle, Ireland does not claim to qualify from the group and is one point behind the modest national team of Luxembourg. Ireland's results in the autumn games are controversial. Kenny's footballers tied against Azerbaijan (1-1), but then they shared points with strong Serbs (1-1), hammered the Azerbaijanis in the return leg in Baku (0-3), and left Qatar no chance in a friendly match (4-0).
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The Portuguese national team is in 2nd position of the Group A standings (16 points after six games). Selecao chalked up five victories and one draw. The Portuguese confidently go through the qualification, avoiding serious misfires. The only loss of points happened in the away match against the main competitor, the Serbian national team (2-2). And Portugal gained another three points in the last home game against Luxembourg. The confrontation in Faro on October 12 ended with a landslide victory for the home team (5-0). Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick, while Bruno Fernandes and João Palhinha scored one more goal each.
The Irishmen have no tournament motivation, and the visitors need a victory to have a point advantage over Serbia before the decisive match in Lisbon. However, this does not mean that the Boys in Green will give up without resistance. In the game in Portugal, they have shown that they are capable of creating trouble for the nominal favorites of the group, so Selecao should wait for a difficult match in Dublin. You can take a risk and bet on the exchange of goals. The Irish scored in almost every round in the current qualification, and the Portuguese scored at least two times in five out of six matches. Motivated footballers of Fernando Santos, led by Ronaldo, have no problems with attacking actions. At the same time, the Portuguese defense fails quite often, especially in away matches. In the current qualification, Selecao have already conceded away from Luxembourg (3-1) and Serbia (2-2).
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
