LUXEMBOURG. Republic of Ireland beats Luxembourg 3-1. It was Luxembourg to score first with a goal from . However, later Republic of Ireland found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with S. Duffy (67′), C. Ogbene (75′) and C. Robinson (88′). Republic of Ireland took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stade de Luxembourg stadium in Luxembourg on Sunday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Tamás Bognár with the support of Balázs Buzás and Peter Kobor. The 4th official was Balazs Berke. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Republic of Ireland had a strong ball possession 56% while Luxembourg was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Republic of Ireland has a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Republic of Ireland won the encounter.​

Luxembourg shot 8 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Republic of Ireland shot 17 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Luxembourg received 4 yellow cards (V. Selimovic, L. Jans, C. Martins Pereira and M. Chanot). Regarding the opposition, Republic of Ireland received 4 yellow cards (S. Duffy, J. Cullen, A. Browne and J. Knight).

Standings

After this match, Luxembourg will stay with 9 points like Republic of Ireland to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Republic of Ireland will have 9 points like Luxembourg to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Luxembourg – Formation

Luxembourg started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Luc Holtz decided to play with the following team: Ralph Schon (6.3), Laurent Jans (5.8), Maxime Chanot (6.1), Vahid Selimović (5.9), Mica Pinto (6.8), Christopher Martins Pereira (6.5), Danel Sinani (6.6), Leandro Barreiro (6.8), Olivier Thill (6.1), Yvandro Borges Sanches (6.8) and Gerson Rodrigues (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Maurice Deville (6.4), Tim Kips, Eric Veiga, Aldin Skenderović, Florian Bohnert, Mathias Olesen, Michael Omosanya, Sebastien Thill, Diogo Pimentel, Timothy Martin and Kevin Malget.

Substitutions

Luxembourg made 2 changes: Y. Borges Sanches for M. Deville (52′) and O. Thill for S. Thill (86′).

Best player: Gerson Rodrigues​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luxembourg was Gerson Rodrigues.

His rating is (7.7) with 24 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Republic of Ireland – Formation

Republic of Ireland started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Stephen Kenny played with: Gavin Bazunu (7.1), Séamus Coleman (6.6), Shane Duffy (7.6), John Egan (7.3), Matt Doherty (7.4), Jeff Hendrick (7.1), Josh Cullen (7.7), James McClean (7.6), Chiedozie Ogbene (8.1), Callum Robinson (7.2) and Adam Idah (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Troy Parrott, Conor Hourihane, Alan Browne (6.8), Will Keane, Nathan Collins, Andrew Omobamidele, Enda Stevens, Mark Travers, Jason Knight (7.5), Caoimhin Kelleher, Jamie McGrath and Callum O’Dowda.

Substitutions

Republic of Ireland made 5 changes: A. Idah for J. Knight (62′), C. Ogbene for A. Browne (82′), M. Doherty for T. Parrott (90′), J. Cullen for C. Hourihane (90′) and J. Cullen for C. Hourihane (90′).

Best player: Chiedozie Ogbene​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Republic of Ireland was Chiedozie Ogbene.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 17 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.​

• Croatia – Russia – 1-0
• Malta – Slovakia – 0-6
• Slovenia – Cyprus – 2-1
• Armenia – Germany – 1-4
• Liechtenstein – Romania – 0-2
• North Macedonia – Iceland – 3-1
• Portugal – Serbia – 1-2
• Luxembourg – Republic of Ireland – 0-3
• Greece – Kosovo – 1-1
• Spain – Sweden – 1-0