Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Republic of Ireland will look to recover from a 2-1 loss to Greece when they take on Gibraltar at their Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The Boys in Green are desperate to record their first win of the process and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the minnows. Matt Doherty is banned for the match, while fellow right-back Seamus Coleman has been ruled out with injury for this qualifying window. Both James McClean and Michael Johnston are pushing for recalls to the starting XI.
Gibraltar, on the other hand, are on a three-game losing run in the EURO 2024 qualifiers and given their difficulties in front of goal, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. In their last meeting at the venue Republic of Ireland defeated Gibraltar 2-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Team (Gibraltar):
Gibraltar played their first unofficial match against Jersey in the 1993 Island Games. The Gibraltarians suffered a 2-1 loss to Jersey, but they did well to hold Slovakia to a goalless draw in their first official international match. Gibraltar participated in the 2016 World Cup qualifiers and they were drawn in Group D alongside Germany, Poland, Georgia, Republic of Ireland and Scotland.
They failed to impress on their debut in the World Cup qualifiers and it has to be noted that the minnows suffered a loss in each of their ten group games (goal difference 2:56). Gibraltar recorded their first ever win against Malta on April 6, 2014 and that is considered the team’s biggest success.
Danny Higginbotham, who played for the likes of Manchester United, Southampton, Sunderland, Stoke City and Sheffield United during his professional career, has three caps for Gibraltar national football team and he is considered the greatest player who whore Gibraltar shirt. The Gibraltarians play their home games at Estadio Algarve, speaking of qualifying matches.