Match

Republic of Ireland U21 vs Turkey U21: result 3-2 and analysis

UEFA U21 Championship - QualificationGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on September 8, 2023 at 06:30 PM (UTC)Turner's Cross, Cork

Republic of Ireland U21
3-2
Turkey U21

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

Republic of Ireland U21 won 3-2 on September 8, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 22′K. YıldızTurkey U21 (pen.)
  • 56′A. MoranRepublic of Ireland U21
  • 76′C. ÇanakTurkey U21
  • 87′Zak GilsenanRepublic of Ireland U21 (pen.)
  • 90′A. EmakhuRepublic of Ireland U21

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Republic of Ireland U21 have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Turkey U21 have 7, 2 and 6.

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

Republic of Ireland U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 19, 2023Kuwait U22(home)3-0Friendlies
Jun 16, 2023Ukraine U21(away)2-2Friendlies
Sep 27, 2022Israel U21(away)0-0UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Sep 23, 2022Israel U21(home)1-1UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Jun 14, 2022Italy U21(away)1-4UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Turkey U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 20, 2023Bosnia-Herzegovina U21(home)4-1Friendlies
Jun 17, 2023Azerbaijan U21(home)1-0Friendlies
Jun 14, 2022Denmark U21(away)2-3UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Jun 10, 2022Kazakhstan U21(home)0-0UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Mar 25, 2022Scotland U21(away)2-0UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification

How many goals should we expect?

Republic of Ireland U21 score 1.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Turkey U21 score 1.3 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Republic of Ireland U211.60.977/157/15
Turkey U211.31.266/157/15

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 Turkey U21 sit 2nd (11 points from 6 matches).

2025-26 standings
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2Turkey U2163217611
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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