Our prediction for this match:
Ireland
Match Time & Date:
22/03/2023
02:45 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Latvia
Wednesday’s friendly at Aviva Stadium pits together Republic of Ireland and Latvia, the two teams who meet for the first time since November 15, 2013. Back then Ireland outplayed Latvia 3-0, and you should know that the Boys in Green are eyeing their sixth consecutive win over the former Soviet Republic. Mikey Johnston has received his first call-up, while both Shane Duffy and Enda Stevens miss out with injuries. Norwich City duo Adam Idah – Andrew Omobamidele is back to the squad.
The Latvians, on the other hand, did well to win UEFA Nations League Group 1 (League D), but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Dublin. Since Ireland do not suit Latvia, we are tempted to put our money on Stephen Kenny’s troops. In their last meeting in a competitive match, back in 1995, Ireland defeated Latvia 2-1.
Highlighted Player (Seamus Coleman):
Quite possibly the most talented footballer to have donned the Republic of Ireland jersey in the second decade of the 21st century, Seamus Coleman is an attacking full-back, who has been one of Everton’s best performers for quite some time.
Plucked from lowly Sligo Rovers in 2009, the highly rated footballer took to Premier League like duck to water and went on to become one of the best right-sided defenders in the league. Coleman has developed a knack for scoring amazing goals, and he already has more than a dozen strikes in the Premier League.
The talented footballer is still waiting for his first goal in the Republic of Ireland national team, but it is only a matter of time before he ends his international drought, even though that is not exactly his main job. The general consensus is that Coleman should have left Everton for a top club earlier in order to realise his full potential, but there is still time for the Irish footballer to grace the biggest stage.
Highlighted Team (Latvia):
Latvia is yet another former Soviet republic. The Latvian footballers played for the Soviet Union national team until 1992 and they have been playing for Latvia ever since. The Sarkanbaltsarkanie (Red-white-red) did remarkably well to qualify for the Euro 2004 finals, but they failed to impress at the showpiece tournament in Portugal.
Latvia kicked off their Euro 2004 campaign with a 2-1 loss to Czech Republic and they managed to hold Germany to a goalless draw in their second group game. The former Soviet republic suffered a 3-0 loss to Netherlands in their last game in Group D and, as a result, they did not make it to the knockout stages of the European Championship finals.
Latvia suffered their biggest defeat on May 29, 1927 when they were beaten by Sweden 12-0 in Stockholm. Speaking of their biggest victory, the Latvians outclassed Lithuania 5-0 on two occasions. The Latvian national football team play their home games at Skonto stadium in Riga and the capacity of the venues is 9.500.
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