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Republic of Ireland vs Armenia predictions: Wobbly hosts are hard to trust

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Heimir Hallgrímsson's Republic of Ireland look up against it when they face Portugal
Heimir Hallgrímsson's Republic of Ireland look up against it when they face Portugal
  • Armenia have conceded in each of their last 34 matches in all competitions

  • Ireland have kept one clean sheet in their last eight matches

  • Recommended bet: Both teams to score

Republic of Ireland put in a spirited display to lose 1-0 in Portugal on Saturday but the fact remains that they are bottom of World Cup qualifying Group F after some miserable displays and are basically left fighting for an unlikely play-off spot.

Portugal are in control of the section with three wins from three while Hungary are leading the chase to finish second.

The Boys in Green can ill-afford any more slip ups with the qualification stage at the halfway point but they may not have things all their own way once again on Tuesday.

The latest Republic of Ireland vs Armenia odds are available on LiveScore Bet.

Team news

For thee hosts, Festy Ebosele came off injured in the second half of the 1-0 loss in Portugal, and is a major doubt for this clash in Dublin.

Mikey Johnston or Kasey McAteer are vying to replace Ebosele, while Josh Cullen misses out through suspension.

Jack Taylor and Will Smallbone will fight for the right to replace Cullen, while in-form forward Troy Parrott is pushing for a start in attack.

Defender Arsen Sadoyan and midfielder Narek Agasaryan failed to make this current Armenia squad, while Edgar Sevikyan missed out due to injury.

No fresh injury concerns have been reported following the weekend's 2-0 loss to Hungary, so Egishe Melikyan is likely to name an unchanged starting line-up.

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The stats

Republic of Ireland prop up Group F with one point from three games, although that came from their only home game so far in a 2-2 draw with Hungary.

Armenia are third in the group having beaten Republic of Ireland 2-1 at home last month for their tally of three points.

Heimir Hallgrimsson's men have kept one clean sheet in their last eight outings.

Both teams have scored in three of the five meetings between these two.

The Boys in Green faced 30 efforts at their goal in their 1-0 defeat in Portugal on Saturday night.

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Prediction

Republic of Ireland were a whisker away from taking an unlikely point off Portugal on Saturday but an injury-time Ruben Neves header broke Irish hearts and condemned them to their second defeat of this World Cup qualifying campaign.

The first of those losses came against Armenia and the Republic may struggle to exact their revenge when the pair meet again in Dublin on Tuesday.

The Boys in Green's winless streak stands at five but they are warm favourites to win at the Aviva Stadium and they can take plenty of heart from their performance in Lisbon, despite the nature of their latest loss.

Raising their game to face one of Europe's heavyweight sides is one thing but they need to back it up against Armenia if they are to stay in the chase for a play-off spot and that could lead to an open affair in Dublin where both sides are fancied to get on the scoresheet.

Both teams have scored in three of the five meetings between these two, while the hosts have kept only one clean sheet in their last eight outings.

Armenia possess a decent goalscoring threat and will fancy their chances of troubling Hallgimsson's men once again, just as they did in that 2-1 home win last month.

Back both teams to score at 6/5 with LiveScore Bet.

The latest Republic of Ireland vs Armenia odds are available on LiveScore Bet.

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Republic of Ireland vs Armenia predictions: Wobbly hosts are hard to trust

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