Wales vs Northern Ireland Preview - 25 June 2016

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Kick Off at 16:00 (GMT) on 25th June, 2016
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Match facts

Wales

Chris Coleman managed side has scored in all three games of the tournament so far, with their star striker Gareth Bale scoring in each of them.
This will be Wales' second all-UK game in finals after 2-1 loss to England.
Wales have reached the knockout stages in their two major tournament participations (World Cup 1958, EURO 2016). In 1958, they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Brazil.
Wales were the joint-top scorers in the EURO 2016 group stages along with Hungary (6 goals). Four of their goals came in the first-half.
Gareth Bale became the first player to score in all three group games at EURO finals since Milan Baros and Ruud van Nistelrooy did it in 2004.
Bale is also now Wales’ top-scorer in major tournaments (3 goals), netting one more than Ivor Allchurch (2, all in the 1958 World Cup).
Aaron Ramsey has scored (1) or assisted (2) three of Wales’ last five goals.

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland qualified to the knock-outs as one of the best third placed team, helped by a surprise 2-0 win over Ukraine.
Northern Ireland have won none of their last eight games against Wales (D4 L4). Their last victory dates back to May 1980 (1-0 in Cardiff, goal by Noel Brotherston). It’s the first encounter between two British teams in the knockout stages of a major tournament.
This is the first time Northern Ireland have made it to the knockout stages of a major tournament since the 1958 World Cup, where they were eliminated by France in the quarter-finals.
Northern Ireland have only lost two of their last 15 internationals (W7 D6). However, these two defeats have come in their last three games (v Poland and Germany at EURO 2016).
Seven of Northern Ireland’s last 10 goals in competitive games have come from set-pieces (4 from corners, 3 from indirect free-kicks).
Northern Ireland only had a grand total of four shots (one on target) in their two games against Germany and Poland in the EURO 2016 group stages.

Predictions

Wales are strong favorites to win this one and backing them to take a lead in the first half offers good return of investment.

Northern Ireland players offered little in going forward and they are unlikely to trouble the Welsh defense from open play. At the same time, they must be considered extremely dangerous from set piece situations.

The game is expected to see few goals with Wales grabbing a 1-0 win at full-time.

Final Score – 1 : 0

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1 Comment

Vicente_Del_Bosque 8 years ago

Real Madrid, Spain 0 9

bale will score thunder freekick .......come on wales

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