Armenia v Ireland
Armenia

Armenia vs Republic of Ireland

, KO: 17:00 , Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Republic of Ireland

The Republic of Ireland head to Armenia for their second World Cup qualifier in high spirits after mounting a brave Dublin fightback against Hungary.

It looked like Heimir Hallgrimsson's side would get off to the worst possible start when they fell 2-0 down inside 15 minutes on Saturday.

But Evan Ferguson gave them hope by pulling a goal back early in the second half and the Hungarians then went down to 10 men as Roland Sallai was sent packing.

That saw the Irish lay siege to Denes Dibusz's goal and they finally levelled in stoppage-time, which was good news for our man Greg after he tipped the draw.

Adam Idah's header has given Ireland hope of qualifying from a tough group but they must now win this game against minnows Armenia.

I tipped the Armenians to lose heavily at home to Portugal on Saturday and that's how it panned out, with Roberto Martinez's men easing to a 5-0 win.

Armenia have been shipping goals in recent games so Ireland will be out to take advantage of their dodgy defence and get three precious points on the board.

How the bookies view it: No Irish sighs

BoyleSports make the Irish odds-on favourites for this one but their price is decent enough at 4/5. Armenia are 4/1 outsiders and the draw pays 12/5.

Recent head to head: Republic bossing it

These sides have faced off just four times before and the Republic of Ireland have been on top, with three wins and one defeat.

They last faced off in the Nations League three years ago, with the Irish losing 1-0 in Armenia before getting their revenge with a 3-2 victory in Dublin.

Players to watch: Striker is Evan sent

Ferguson will be hoping his move to Roma will rekindle a career that has fizzled out a bit in the last two seasons. The striker sparked the Irish comeback on Saturday and is 9/4 at BoyleSports for anytime scorer here.

Winger Tigran Barseghyan has a decent scoring record at international level, with nine goals from 61 caps. He's a decent finisher and is 7/2 at BoyleSports to take that tally into double figures.

Probable line-ups

Both sides should be along similar lines to Saturday's opening Group F fixtures, although Idah's goal of the bench could earn him a starting slot ahead of Finn Azaz.

Armenia: Cancarevic, Muradyan, Mkrtchyan, Tiknizyan, Harutyunyan, Iwu, Sevikyan, Spertsyan, Barseghyan, Hovhannisyan, Ranos.

Republic of Ireland: Kelleher, Doherty, Collins, O’Brien, Collins, Smozdics, Manning, Cullen, Knight, Ferguson, Idah.

Anything else catch the eye?

The Republic of Ireland have played in Armenia twice before and both those games were nervy and dull affairs, settled by a single goal.

That's why BoyleSports price under 2.5 goals at just 8/13 for this one, while betting against BTTS isn't much better at 8/11. But Armenia's last five games have all seen three goals or more, so there could be some value in backing over 2.5 strikes here at evens.

The half-time draw also came up in each of those matches and backing a repeat here also pays 21/20. I also fancy most goals to come after the break which is the same price at BoyleSports.

Armenia vs Republic of Ireland Betting Tips & Predictions
Over 2.5 goals
Evens
Boylesports
Evan Ferguson anytime scorer
9/4
Boylesports
Most goals in second half
21/20
Boylesports
Further Reading
0 Comments

Leave a reply

CONTACT US

We're not around right now. But you can send us an email and we'll get back to you, asap.

Sending

Please play responsibly. For assistance with problem gambling please visit 18+ GambleAware

About MFT  | Journalist CharterSupport  |  Contact Us  | GambleAwarePrivacy Policy  | Terms of use | ©2025 North Star Network.

All betting odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.

Log in with your credentials

or    

Forgot your details?

Create Account