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Republic of Ireland v Portugal : World Cup Qualifying Europe match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 13th Nov, 19:45 BST, Aviva Stadium, Dublin

the Aviva Stadium is the stage on Thursday evening, as Heimir Hallgrímsson's Republic of Ireland host Roberto Martínez Montoliú's Portugal in the World Cup Qualifying Europe. Analysing both clubs' last 20 World Cup Qualifying Europe matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside the best odds.


Best Tip: Portugal to win

No team in World Cup Qualifying Europe wants to be beaten in front of their home fans, but the stats below suggest that could be Ireland's fate as they go head-to-head with Portugal at Aviva Stadium on Thursday evening. The bookies agree, making an away win the most likely outcome at odds of 1.36, and so does our predictive algorithm. We've calculated the away win in the win / draw / win market has a 70% probability, making it a clear bet of the day here.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ireland
12%
-15/2
6%
Draw
17%
-4/1
5%
Portugal
70%
-4/11
Portugal 2-0
10%
-11/2
Portugal 2-1
10%
-13/2
Portugal 1-0
9%
-11/2
Portugal 3-0
8%
-7/1
Draw 1-1
8%
-15/2
6%
Portugal 3-1
8%
-17/2
Portugal 4-0
5%
-11/1
Portugal 4-1
5%
-14/1
Draw 2-2
4%
-16/1
Ireland 2-1
4%
-18/1
Portugal 3-2
4%
-18/1
Draw 0-0
4%
-10/1
8%
Ireland 1-0
3%
-14/1
Portugal 5-0
2%
-20/1
Portugal 5-1
2%
-25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
-13/20
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
35%
-23/20
Home 1st Goal
39%
-27/10
Away 1st Goal
59%
-1/3
No 1st Goal
2%
-10/1
8%
BTTS - Yes
55%
-19/20
BTTS - No
45%
-3/4
BTTS - Home Win
7%
-12/1
8%
BTTS - Draw
14%
-5/1
8%
BTTS - Away Win
34%
-2/1
Home/draw
30%
-21/10
Away/draw
88%
-1/14
1%
Home/away
83%
-1/6
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
-1/5
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
-3/1
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
43%
-8/5
Under 3.5 Goals
57%
-4/9
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
-7/2
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
-2/11
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
-15/2
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
-1/18
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
-1/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
-10/1
8%
Home DNB
24%
-5/1
Away DNB
82%
-1/10
1%
Ireland win to nil
5%
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Portugal win to nil
36%
--
Ireland / Ireland
6%
-11/1
9%
Ireland / Portugal
5%
-16/1
Ireland / Draw
5%
-16/1
Draw / Ireland
6%
-12/1
Draw / Portugal
20%
-29/10
Draw / Draw
12%
-11/2
7%
Portugal / Ireland
2%
-40/1
Portugal / Portugal
40%
-19/20
Portugal / Draw
5%
-16/1
Group F table
Won
Draw
Lost
Ireland
Portugal
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS Date Date
1
Portugal4310710 
Nov 13
-
2
Hungary412115 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2A
3
Ireland4112-14 
-
w
 
1-0F
4
Armenia4103-73 
w
 
1-0F
Nov 16
Win / draw / win form
Ireland 3RD
2022 WC Quals.
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
5
Conceded
5
Games: Scored
4 / 6
Conceded
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
Failed to score
2 / 6
W
1
Draw
4
L
1
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
9 / 12
Conceded
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
Failed to score
3 / 12
Won
3
Draw
4
Lost
5
Portugal 2ND
2022 WC Quals.
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
5
Games: Scored
5 / 6
Conceded
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
Failed to score
1 / 6
Won
4
Draw
2
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
13 / 14
Conceded
7 / 14
Clean sheets
7 / 14
Failed to score
1 / 14
Won
10
Draw
3
L
1
Goal Statistics
Ireland 3rd Portugal 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
2.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Ireland scoring 1 goal or less
0
9%
1
22%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
23%
There is a 69% probability that Portugal will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
6 home / away league games
=0
Ireland’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Portugal’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.8
average goals scored
2.7
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
Ireland
PG (predicted goals)
Portugal
0.9
2.4
Attack rating
ROI
POR
43%
better
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Games scored10
15
Failed to score10
5
Scored first5
9
Goals scored15
39
Avg. goals scored0.8
2
Avg. shots per game7
13
Avg. shots per goal10
7
Conversion rate for10
15
Avg. XG for1.2
2.3
KickOff rating
+43%
Defence rating
ROI
POR
28%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
13
Clean sheets4
7
Conceded first13
8
Goals conceded27
18
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against14%
11%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+28%

The line-ups for the World Cup Qualifying Europe match between Ireland v Portugal will show here when available.

Ireland World Cup Qualifying Europe squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4312
C KelleherE FergusonR ManningR Manning
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Kelleher GLK4
1
-
J O'Brien DEF4
1
-
R Manning DEF41
2
-
N Collins DEF41
1
-
D O'Shea DEF4
-
C Ogbene FWD4
-
E Ferguson FWD43
1
-
J Taylor MID3
-
J Cullen MID3
2
-
F Azaz MID3
-
M Johnston FWD3
-
A Idah FWD311
-
S Coleman DEF2
1
-
F Ebosele DEF2
1
-
J Molumby MID2
2
-
T Parrott FWD2
-
J Egan DEF1
-
L Scales DEF1
-
Portugal World Cup Qualifying Europe squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4512
D CostaC RonaldoP NetoB Fernandes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Costa GLK4
-
R Dias DEF4
-
Vitinha MID4
-
B Fernandes MID4
2
-
C Ronaldo FWD45
-
G Ramos FWD4
-
P Neto FWD41
-
R Neves MID31
-
J Palhinha MID3
1
-
B Silva MID311
1
-
F Trincão FWD31
-
J Félix FWD32
1
-
N Semedo DEF21
-
G Inácio DEF2
-
R Veiga DEF2
-
J Neves MID2
1
-
D Dalot DEF1
-
A Silva DEF1
-
R Leão FWD1
-
F Conceição FWD1
-
P Gonçalves FWD1
-