Wales - Ireland Republic By Epm

Wales V Ireland

Not much to say on this one really. Neither can qualify and both are fighting for the third place, which will see a better seeding for the world cup draw.

Both have had a turbulent qualifying campaign. Irish manager Steven Staunton was given the sack a few weeks back and caretaker manager Don Givens is in charge for this one.

Wales boss John Toshack is under extreme pressure also and he may be out of a job shortly.

Back to the game though and Wales will be without Craig Bellamy and Gareth Bale, Koumas is also a doubt. The absence of Bellamy especially will severely dent the Welsh attack, as they often look pretty toothless up front without him.

Ireland have a strong squad to chose from and several players have a point to prove here. Their away form has been poor but on saying that their home form hasn抰 been much to brag about either. Some players such as Keane and O Shea have come under fierce pressure from the Irish media and I expect an improved performance from them today.

Givens has selected McGeady on the wing, which would indicate that he is going for an attacking performance. Also Ireland won the reverse fixture 1 ?0. I don抰 think it will be pretty to watch but I think Ireland have slightly more in terms of quality and may once again get a 1 ?0. With all the other games on tv today im sure there will be much better games to watch, for me though il take Ireland on level ball

Pick : Ireland +0
Odds : 1.80
Stake : 8 / 10
Bookmaker : Betdirect
Date : 2007-11-17
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Wales - Ireland Republic By Epm

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