Ireland vs England Predictions
- Full Time Result: England Win
- Correct Score: 0-3
- Both Teams To Score: No
- Over 2.5 Goals: Yes
- First Goalscorer: Harry Kane
Ireland vs England Tips
Tip 1
Interim boss Lee Carsley oversees his first senior Three Lions match on Saturday and will look to steer his side to a second consecutive win over their neighbours after predecessor Gareth Southgate bucked the pair’s lingering stalemate trend back in 2020.
Ireland’s last outing came back in June – pre-Euro 2024 – where Portugal put three goals past them without reply in Aveiro. For England, three of their last four matches under previous management met this goals line.
Although the visitors arrive without some key personnel, they still have an abundance of attacking talent to terrify an Irish defence that’s kept just one clean sheet in their last five fixtures.
Tip 2
England’s attacking impetus lies with the partnership between direct winger Bukayo Saka and captain Harry Kane. Both are off the mark in their respective fields for club this season – Kane netted from the penalty spot for Bayern Munich in a 2-0 win over Freiburg, while Saka has had an exceptional impact for the Gunners, tallying three assists in as many games.
Lee Carsley has talked a good game in the media so far, expressing a desire for his team to get on the ball, attack and be expansive. This clash with Ireland is a fantastic opportunity for the Three Lions to exhibit these tactics with conviction and some swagger, and Kane and Saka will be two crucial components in making their team’s attacking play click.
Ireland Form, Team News & Predicted Line-Up
A goalless draw and narrow victory over Hungary are the only two results for Irish fans to have got excited about over the past two years, recording a third straight third-placed finish in the Nations League’s Division B Group 1 last year before failing to qualify for this summer’s European tournament.
Defensive mainstays Shane Duffy and Enda Stevens are two of seven players from June’s squad not to have made the cut for September’s Nations League fixtures.
Ireland Predicted XI: Kelleher; Coleman, O’Shea, Collins, Brady; Ogbene, Browne, Smallbone, O’Dowda; Ferguson, Idah.
England Form, Team News & Predicted Line-Up
The Three Lions have lost just one of their last seven games, suffering European Championship final heartbreak at back-to-back tournaments now; this time to Spain in a closely contested affair in July. They did, however, draw three of their matches at Euro 2024, so Lee Carsley will be eager to begin his tenure with a win.
Four uncapped players – Tino Livramento, Noni Madueke, Morgan Gibbs-White and Angel Gomes – are included in Carsley’s September squad, with the former U-21s boss entrusting some familiar faces in his first foray into senior management.
England Predicted XI: Pickford; Alexander-Arnold, Stones, Maguire, Colwill; Rice, Mainoo; Saka, Kane, Gordon.
Ireland vs England Head-To-Head Record
- The Three Lions have lost just one of their last 14 encounters with Republic of Ireland
- BTTS – No has landed in three of their last four H2Hs
Last Five Results:
- 12/11/20: England 3-0 Ireland – International Friendly
- 07/06/15: Ireland 0-0 England – International Friendly
- 29/05/13: England 1-1 Ireland – International Friendly
- 15/02/95: Ireland 0-0 England – International Friendly
- 27/03/91: England 1-1 Ireland – Euro 1992 Qualifying
