{"id":2991,"date":"2017-03-28T09:05:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T09:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blnebeuk.serveur04.com\/blog\/?p=2991"},"modified":"2017-03-28T09:05:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T09:05:01","slug":"republic-of-ireland-vs-iceland-predictions-betting-tips-and-match-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/03\/28\/republic-of-ireland-vs-iceland-predictions-betting-tips-and-match-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Republic of Ireland vs. Iceland Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"
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England\u2019s conquerors in Euro 2016, Iceland, travel to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Tuesday night to play the Republic of Ireland. The Irish dropped down to second in Group D following their goalless draw against Wales on Friday night, which presented Serbia with the opportunity to move ahead of them; however Martin O\u2019Neill insisted that he was happy with the performance, considering his squad has had to cope with a number of injuries to key players.<\/p>\n

Ireland went into the game against Wales with a number of key players missing; however their injury crisis went from bad to worse against the Welsh, with Neil Taylor\u2019s horror tackle on Seamus Coleman, which left the Everton defender with a double break in his leg and up to six months on the side lines. Ireland\u2019s luck was out in the game as Wales could easily have been down to nine men, with Gareth Bale also committing a heinous foul in the build-up to Taylor\u2019s tackle on Coleman.<\/p>\n

Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s side come into the game against Iceland in good form. Unbeaten in their last six games, they\u2019ve got some major scalps that could prove beneficial for the future. An away win against Austria in November last year was preceded by an away victory in Moldova and there\u2019s a very realistic chance that they could qualify for Euro 2016.<\/p>\n

Following on from their exploits at Euro 2016, Iceland are in a strong position to qualify for the World Cup from Group I. After five games, they\u2019re second in the group with 10 points behind Croatia, but they lost to the table toppers 2-0 in November. They\u2019re still in a good position for a playoff spot however and they\u2019ll have to fend off Ukraine and Turkey to stand a chance for appearing in Russia next summer.<\/p>\n

Republic of Ireland vs. Iceland Predictions<\/h2>\n

Ireland played well against Wales on Friday night, but don\u2019t expect complacency to set in when renowned taskmaster O\u2019Neill as manager and Roy Keane also in the backroom team. The Aviva Stadium has been turned into a fortress by the men from the Emerald Isle in recent times and although they\u2019re heavily depleted by injury, it\u2019s unlikely that they\u2019ll lose this match.<\/p>\n

Republic of Ireland vs. Iceland Betting Tips<\/h2>\n

Ireland go into this game as favourites, priced at 11\/10<\/a>, while Iceland are underdogs at 53\/20,<\/a> with a draw available at 43\/20<\/a>. It promises to be a close encounter, perhaps with few goals in the game, but both teams to score is available at 23\/20<\/a>. Meanwhile, if it is a close fought game, you can get Ireland to win 1-0 at 5\/1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Head to Head<\/h2>\n