Ireland vs Belgium Prediction & Betting Tips - International Friendlies
by Ian John | in Football Predictions
The Republic of Ireland face Belgium in an international friendly at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday (5pm Kick Off). The home side are looking to rebuild after a disappointing European Championship Qualifying campaign which left them unable to clinch a spot in Germany next summer. In contrast, Belgium topped Group F ahead of Austria and Sweden to earn a place in the summer's finals in Germany where they have been drawn in Group E along with Slovakia, Romania and Playoff Winner B (one from Ukraine, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Israel or Iceland).Limited Offer. Currently at DraftKings
The Best Betting Odds for Ireland v Belgium Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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3.5 | 3.4 | 2.05 |
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3.6 | 3.4 | 2.05 |
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3.4 | 3.2 | 2 |
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Who will win the Ireland vs Belgium Football match?
The best predictions and winner betting odds for the match between Ireland and Belgium of International Friendlies on 3/23/24 :
- There is a probability of 16.59% ⭐ for Ireland to win this match against Belgium ⚽ with odds of 3.6 found at Betfred.
- Bet365 ⭐ has the best odds for a draw prediction ⚽️ at 3.4 which implies a probability of 25.61%.
- Currently, the best odds ⭐ for Belgium to win the match are about 2.05 at Bet365. That means a probability of 57.81%.
Ireland - Belgium Prediction and Best Odds:
| Ireland vs Belgium prediction | Win Probability | Best Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland is favoured to win | 16.59 % | 3.6 |
| Draw | 25.61 % | 3.4 |
| Belgium wins the game | 57.81 % | 2.05 |
Ireland vs Belgium Form
Ireland and Belgium Last Matches
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
21 Nov 2023 - International Friendlies
18 Nov 2023 - Euro
16 Oct 2023 - Euro
13 Oct 2023 - Euro
10 Sep 2023 - Euro
7 Sep 2023 - Euro
6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
19 Nov 2023 - Euro
15 Nov 2023 - International Friendlies
13 Oct 2023 - Euro
12 Sep 2023 - Euro
9 Sep 2023 - Euro
20 Jun 2023 - Euro
Ireland against Belgium : Head to Head (H2H)
26 Mar 2022 - International Friendlies
Ireland - Belgium: Form Analysis
The Republic of Ireland come into this game in very poor form. They have won just two of their last nine games, drawing one and losing six. Their two wins came via home and away wins over Gibraltar and other than that their only semi-positive result in that run was a 1-1 home draw with New Zealand back in November. Those results saw Stephen Kenny sacked from his role as manager with John O'Shea taking over as the interim head coach. He inherits a generally young squad, that has little top-flight experience, especially in the midfield and forward positions. Defensively, they conceded just 11 goals in those nine games and they scored ten in reply, although seven of those goals came against Gibraltar. Outside of the two Gibraltar wins, Ireland have failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous nine games.
Belgium have bounced back well from their World Cup 2022 disappointment of losing out in the Group Stages and they have gone the next nine games unbeaten, winning eight of those games, drawing one (their abandoned Euro Qualifier with Sweden which was 1-1 at half time, was declared as the final result by UEFA). They have beaten Austria, Sweden, Germany and Serbia in that run of games and have kept six clean sheets, scoring 25 goals and conceded just 5 in that run. Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco has appointed Kevin De Bruyne as his skipper. Several of their Golden Generation of stars remain in De Bruyne, Lukaku, Vertonghen, and Tielemans, but several others have retired from international football and their replacements are still somewhat untried and tested at the highest levels of international football.
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Players list
C. Kelleher
DefenderD. O'Shea
N. Collins
S. Coleman
A. Omobamidele
MidfielderR. Brady
J. Cullen
W. Smallbone
S. Szmodics
ForwardC. Ogbene
E. Ferguson
M. Sels
DefenderW. Faes
T. Castagne
K. De Winter
MidfielderY. Tielemans
A. Vranckx
A. Vermeeren
ForwardJ. Bakayoko
L. Trossard
L. Openda
O. Deman
Substitutes
M. Travers
G. Bazunu
DefenderJ. O'Brien
M. Doherty
MidfielderM. Sykes
C. O'Dowda
R. Manning
F. Ebosele
F. Azaz
J. Knight
ForwardM. Obafemi
M. Johnston
J. McGrath
A. Idah
K. Casteels
A. Bodart
T. Kaminski
DefenderZ. Debast
T. Meunier
A. Theate
J. Vertonghen
MidfielderA. Onana
O. Mangala
ForwardM. Batshuayi
J. Doku
R. Lukaku
D. Lukebakio
Missing players
E. Ferguson
A. Vranckx
Ireland & Belgium Squad Analysis
After Lee Carsley turned down the chance to manager the Republic of Ireland team to stay with England U21s, Interim manager John O'Shea has a relatively inexperienced look to his squad. Skipper Seamus Coleman is the most experienced player alongside fellow full-back Robbie Brady. Brentford's Nathan Collins is likely to start in central defence and O'Shea could give a debut to Lyon youngster Jake O'Brien who has scored 4 goals in 22 games from centre back for the French side this season. Ireland do lack quality in midfield where Josh Cullen of Burnley is the only member of the squad playing in the Premier League at present. However, they have called up Sammie Szmodics, the Blackburn forward who is the Championship's leading scorer this season and who could earn his first cap at the age of 28.
The Belgium squad will be without their experienced goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who has been injured all season, while Yannick Carrasco has not been selected in this squad alongside other absentees Dennis Praet, Leander Dendoncker and Alexis Salemaekers. Genoa defender Koni De Winter should earn his first cap in one of the two friendly games this week, while Arnaud Bodart of Standard Liege and Thomas Kaminski of Luton could also earn their first caps depending on who Tedesco decides to go with in goal for the games with Ireland and then England. The biggest omission however is Kevin De Bruyne, who picked up a knock for Manchester City and who will miss the two friendly games as he seeks to recover. Everton's Amadou Onana could be in line to replace him while Man City team mate Jeremy Doku could be in line to earn a start one the win alongside Romelu Lukaku, who has 83 international goals in his 113 caps for Belgium.
Ireland - Belgium Key Points
- Ireland's last win against a team in the top 10 of the FIFA rankings came back in Euro 2016, when they beat Italy 1-0.
- Belgium have kept a clean sheet in 7 of their last 10 games. Ireland have kept two clean sheets in their last 10 games, both against Gibraltar.
- Ireland have managed just two goals in their last six games, both scored by Adam Idah. In contrast, Belgium have scored 18 over their last six and Romelu Lukaku has scored nine of those goals.
- Belgium are ranked 4th in the FIFA World Rankings at present. Hosts Ireland are ranked 62nd, below Finland and Burkina Faso.
- Ireland's last win over Belgium came back in May 1966. Since then the teams have played eight times, Belgium winning three with five draws between the two, including a 2-2 draw when they last met in Dublin in March 2022.
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Our Ireland vs Belgium Prediction
Ireland vs Belgium - Other Interesting Predictions
Belgium to win and both teams to score - No
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Ireland vs Belgium match : Frequently asked questions
The Republic of Ireland last faced Belgium in an international friendly back in March 2022 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
In an entertaining game, Michy Batshuayi gave Belgium a 12th minute lead, only for Chiedozie Ogbene to level things up after 35 minutes. The score remained 1-1 at half time but just 13 minutes into the second half Hans Vanaken handed Belgium the lead once again.
However, with just five minutes remaining Alan Browne scored to level the match at 2-2 to earn a draw for the home side.
The friendly game between the Republic of Ireland and Belgium kicks off at 5pm at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday 23rd March.
The game will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports.
Alternatively, you can catch the International Friendlies game on the dedicated Republic of Ireland v Belgium Live page.
In total the Republic of Ireland have met Belgium 16 times in international fixtures previously. Eight of those games have been international friendlies, with the other eight either World Cup or European Championship games.
The first game took place in February 1928, the most recent ahead of this game taking place in March 2022.
Belgium have won six of the games between the two to Ireland's four with six matches finishing as a draw. Five of the last eight games between the two teams have finished all-square, with Belgium winning the other three.
Ireland last beat Belgium in May 1966, a 3-2 win in Liege.
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