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by Devesh Jaganath | in Rugby Predictions
The Autumn Nations Series is here, and the pick of the matches this weekend will see Ireland taking on New Zealand at Soldier Field in Chicago. The Shamrocks are ranked third in the world ahead of this month’s fixtures, while the All Blacks are second. Let’s get into the match prediction!
Ireland will have fond memories of Soldier Field, as it was at this very venue that they earned their first-ever victory against the All Blacks, 40-29, back in 2016. Since then, the Shamrocks have notched up a further four wins against this opponent.
Despite losing their Six Nations title to France, the Shamrocks have an excellent record over the past year, with nine wins and just two defeats in their last 11 games since last year’s Autumn series.
Andy Farrel has opted for Jack Browley at fly-half ahead of Sam Pendergrast. Caelan Doris makes the bench following injury, which means Dan Sheehan will skipper the team.
Meanwhile, New Zealand has won the last two matches between these sides, with the most recent being a 23-13 victory in last year’s Autumn Series.
The All Blacks were beaten to the title by South Africa in the Rugby Championship in September, but still have a solid record of 10 wins and three losses in the last year.
Scott Robertson has made four changes to his side for this match, headlined by the returns of Beauden Barrett and Caleb Clark at fly-half and left wing, respectively.
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Ireland vs New Zealand Form
Ireland and New Zealand Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
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15 Mar 2025 - Six Nations
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4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
8 Mar 2025 - Six Nations
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8 Nov 2024 - Test Matches
6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
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15 Mar 2025 - Six Nations
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13 Jul 2024 - Test Matches
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
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5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
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6 Sept 2025 - The Rugby Championship
19 Jul 2025 - Test Matches
12 Jul 2025 - Test Matches
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4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
4 Oct 2025 - The Rugby Championship
23 Aug 2025 - The Rugby Championship
16 Aug 2025 - The Rugby Championship
23 Nov 2024 - Test Matches
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Ireland vs New Zealand Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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Ireland - New Zealand Key Points
- Ireland have won nine of their last 10 matches.
- Ireland have only lost one of their last 37 matches by 11+ points.
- Ireland have not lost to New Zealand by 11+ points in any of their last four encounters.
- New Zealand have only won one of their last five matches by 11+ points.
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Our Ireland vs New Zealand Prediction
Ireland would surely have loved to play this fixture at the Aviva Stadium, but the neutral venue could still work in their favour, and they enter this match in good form, losing only one of their last 10 games.
The All Blacks have won their last two games against this opponent, but matches between these two have been closely contested in recent times, with each of the last four being decided by 10 or fewer points. Our Ireland vs New Zealand prediction is Ireland +10.5.
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