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Ireland v Armenia Bet Builder Tips & Match Preview

Ireland v Armenia Bet Builder Tips & Match Preview

Monday 13 October, 20253 min read
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Despite something of a horror show in qualification so far, Ireland still have a first World Cup finals appearance since 2002 in their own hands, but they need to win this home match against Armenia to keep it that way. Surely, revenge is on the mind of the Irish after the 2-1 humiliation suffered in Yerevan last month.

Check out these Ireland v Armenia Betting Stats for further insight into the clash.

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  • Ireland v Armenia
  • World Cup Qualifying
  • 19:45
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Ireland to Win @ 1.45

It is a surprise even to myself that I am backing this in the bet builder, but having completed my research and studied the two teams I really do believe that Ireland should win this, and will win it. 

I have already mentioned above that this is must-win for the Republic of Ireland, so motivation cannot be higher. They showed plenty of character, grit, and determination in Portugal at the weekend, almost managing to grind out what would've been a valuable point, losing 1-0 with Ruben Neves scoring in the 91st minute.

Obviously, they need to produce much more going forward in this fixture than they did against Portugal, but they should also have learned much more about their opponents.

Ireland actually have a good home record, unbeaten in their last four, with wins against Finland and Bulgaria, and draws with Senegal and Hungary, all nations ranked above Armenia in the FIFA rankings.

Armenia have a really poor away record as well. They have only won once away from home in the last two years, and that was in Latvia. Their last away win before that was actually in Wales in early 2023.

Tigran Barseghyan Over 1.5 Shots @ 1.57

The 32-year-old has had a really strong couple of seasons at club level as Slovan Bratislava have been really impressive in European competition.

He has continued to be a leader for his country as well, he leads the group in shots taken.

It has been seven international starts since he failed to hit this line, which was a return of one shot against Wales in 2023.

He hit four shots at the weekend against Hungary, managed three against Ireland, and an impressive four against Portugal as well. He is not afraid of a shot from distance, which helps his numbers.

Nathan Collins Over 0.5 Shots @ 1.50

John Egan is the Irish central defender with the best shots per 90 rate, but he is not likely to start the match, so instead Nathan Collins looks the next most likely to get a shot away.

We expect Ireland to get more corners than their opponents, more on that below, but with playing three central defenders, a legitimate Irish tactic should be to get as many attacking set pieces as possible and get their most dangerous aerial threats on the end of them.

Dara O'Shea is often the first point of contact for Ipswich, but he has been used to keep the move going with knockdowns, not always shooting. Nathan Collins is a more regular shot threat for Ireland, he got a shot off against Armenia in Yerevan, and he also had three in the home qualifier v Hungary.

Ireland Corner Match Bet @ 1.30

Ireland won more corners than Armenia in the reverse fixture. It was a very low corner match with Ireland edging it 2-1, but that does demonstrate that Armenia are not a country who win very many corners generally.

Armenia haven't won the corner count in a match since their first leg of the Nations League play-off with Georgia. Since then, they have lost 4-3 to Georgia in Tbilisi, 10-3 in Kosovo, drawn 5-5 in Montenegro, lost 4-2 at home to Portugal, 2-1 to Ireland, and 10-1 in Hungary.

Ireland won no corners in Portugal last time out, but are generally much stronger at home. They won the corner count v Hungary 4-1, beat Senegal 8-5, drew 5-5 with Bulgaria, and beat Finland 7-5.

Finally, there is the obvious motivation issue. Armenia are likely to try and sit back and keep this tight, ceding territory and possession to Ireland which should elevate the hosts' corner count.

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📈 Ireland v Armenia Form & Tactics

Ireland are currently ranked #61 in the FIFA rankings. This ranking is approaching the lowest in Ireland’s history, which was #70 in 2014.

Ireland's results in this qualification group have been poor. They failed to beat major rivals for 2nd spot in the group, Hungary, at home, then travelled to Armenia and were deservedly beaten. The fight was there against Portugal and they were so close to a point before Ruben Neves ruined Irish hopes in injury time. Before this, Ireland survived a relegation play-off in the Nations League to stay in Group B of that competition.

Despite struggling as an attacking force so far in qualifying, Ireland do average the 7th-highest number of successful crosses in qualification, seven per match.

Armenia are still in the qualification hunt due to their great result against Ireland. Their dominance in that match should enable them to feel confident heading to Dublin for this return match. Another win would keep Armenia well in with a shout of finishing top two, though their last two matches of the campaign are against Portugal and Hungary.

Armenia have really struggled for possession of the ball in their campaign so far. Their average of 38% of possession is 43rd out of 54 Nations in the qualifying process, and amazingly, they have only recorded one single accurate cross in their three qualifiers so far.


📔 Ireland v Armenia Formation & Team News

Heimir Hallgrimsson seems to be favouring a three at the back system for Ireland at the moment. There is expectation of a 3-4-2-1 shape being used for this clash, but many are calling for a 3-4-1-2 style with the opportunity to pair Evan Ferguson and Troy Parrott, both impressing as first choice strikers in Europe, together, especially as Ireland need a win here.

Josh Cullen is suspended for this clash, and with Festy Ebosele also a doubt after coming off in the second half against Portugal, there will be at least one or two changes for Ireland here. Jack Taylor and Mikey Johnston look like the front-runners for replacing them, but if Hallgrimsson does go with a front two, that could change.

Armenia seem likely to go with the 3-4-3 shape that got the better of Ireland in Yerevan last month. This allows the stars of the team, Grant-Leon Ranos, Lucas Zelarayan, and Tigran Barseghyan, a bit more freedom to cause chaos whilst the remainder of the team sit in a compact shape.

There are no new injuries or suspension concerns for Armenia from the weekend.


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