World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Group Stage
Sep 1, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Portugal2 - 1Rep. Ireland
The Match
Match Report
Ireland keeper Gavin Bazunu had earlier saved the 36-year-old's penalty.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Portugal and Republic of Ireland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Portugal could line up for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier with the Republic of Ireland.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Portugal win with a probability of 67.96%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Republic of Ireland had a probability of 9.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portugal win was 1-0 with a probability of 19.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (16.79%) and 3-0 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (11.84%), while for a Republic of Ireland win it was 0-1 (5.33%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portugal would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Portugal | Draw | Republic of Ireland |
| 67.96% | 22.66% | 9.38% |
| Both teams to score 29.48% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
