Armenia and Ireland Meet in First Round of Nations League Fixtures
Armenia vs Ireland - 04/06/2022
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The 2022/23 UEFA Nations League starts this week and on Saturday the 4th of June we have a meeting between Armenia and Ireland. This is a League B, Group 1 match, with Scotland and Ukraine completing the group.
The game between Armenia and Ireland will be played at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, in Yerevan.
Armenia come into the game on the back of an embarrassing 9-0 loss at Norway in March. Armenia had a player sent off early in the game but there is no excuse for conceding 9 goals in a match and they will need to show some significant improvement in this fixture.
Armenia have recorded only a single victory from their 11 most recent games in all competitions.
The win came at home in a friendly against Montenegro but Armenia have lost 4 of their last 5 matches, with defeats coming at home against North Macedonia and Germany in World Cup qualifying and away to Romania and Norway.
Interestingly, Armenia are undefeated in 7 of their last 9 home games but they have lost 2 of their last 3 at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium.
Armenia are undefeated in their 4 most recent home Nations League matches, beating North Macedonia twice and Estonia plus picking up a point in a draw with Georgia.
Ireland make the trip to the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium having previously recorded a 1-0 home win over Lithuania in a friendly match.
That result means Ireland are undefeated in their last 8 games in all competitions. They have beaten Azerbaijan and Luxembourg away in World Cup qualifying plus Qatar and Lithuania at home in friendly games.
Away form shows Ireland have lost only 1 of their 6 most recent away fixtures in all competitions. The defeat came away to Portugal and was a 2-1 loss in World Cup qualifying, with the Portuguese goals coming in the final minutes of the game.
Nations League results do not make for pleasant reading and Ireland have failed to win any of their last 10 Nations League matches.
They have tasted defeat 3 times against Wales and twice against Finland. Trends show Ireland have failed to score a goal in their last 5 Nations League games and they have seen under 2.5 goals in each of their last 9 Nations League games.
Team news and following the retirement of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Armenia’s most experienced player is defender Kamo Hovhannisyan. There are few goals in the squad, with not one player in double figures for his country.
Ireland are in a similar position in terms of goal scorers, with the top scorer in their squad being Seamus Coleman, a full back. However, there is plenty of experience in the squad, including James McClean, Shane Duffy, and Jeff Hendrick.
Those who want to see plenty of goals should look away now, as we do not expect to see many in this game. In fact, it would be unsurprising if the teams shared the spoils and this match ended 0-0.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
UNL
333532
X
0 - 0
1.72
28°
3.40
3.60
3.40
2.00
no
no
no
1 - 0(0 - 0)
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