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Republic of Ireland U21 vs Italy U21: result 2-2 and analysis

UEFA U21 Championship - QualificationGroup Stage - 13Kick-off on November 21, 2023 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Turner's Cross, Cork

Republic of Ireland U21
2-2
Italy U21

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What was the result of Republic of Ireland U21 vs Italy U21?

Republic of Ireland U21 and Italy U21 drew 2-2 on November 21, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 31′K. PhillipsRepublic of Ireland U21
  • 45′W. GnontoItaly U21 (pen.)
  • 47′S. ArmstrongRepublic of Ireland U21
  • 90′W. GnontoItaly U21

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Republic of Ireland U21 have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Italy U21 have 9, 4 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Republic of Ireland U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 17, 2023Norway U21(away)2-3UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Oct 13, 2023Latvia U21(away)2-1UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Sep 12, 2023San Marino U21(home)3-0UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Sep 8, 2023Turkey U21(home)3-2UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Jun 19, 2023Kuwait U22(home)3-0Friendlies
Italy U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 16, 2023San Marino U21(away)7-0UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Oct 17, 2023Norway U21(home)2-0UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Sep 12, 2023Turkey U21(away)2-0UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Sep 8, 2023Latvia U21(away)0-0UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Jun 28, 2023Norway U21(home)0-1UEFA U21 Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Republic of Ireland U21 win(s), 1 draw(s), 3 Italy U21 win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 14, 2022Italy U21 4-1 Republic of Ireland U21UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Nov 12, 2021Republic of Ireland U21 0-2 Italy U21UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Oct 13, 2020Italy U21 2-0 Republic of Ireland U21UEFA U21 Championship
Oct 10, 2019Republic of Ireland U21 0-0 Italy U21UEFA U21 Championship

Last archived meeting: Italy U21 vs Republic of Ireland U21 on Jun 14, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Republic of Ireland U21 score 1.8 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Italy U21 score 2.0 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Republic of Ireland U211.81.268/1510/15
Italy U212.00.777/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Republic of Ireland U21 sit 3rd in UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification (11 points from 7 matches) and Italy U21 sit 2nd (21 points from 8 matches).

2025-26 standings
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2Italy U21870125521
3Republic of Ireland U21732271011

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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