Luxembourg vs Republic of Ireland preview, team news, stats, live on Sky Sports | Football news
Team news and stats ahead of Luxembourg vs Republic of Ireland in Group A of the UEFA World Cup qualifiers on Sunday, live on Sky Sports (kick-off: 7.45 p.m.).
Team news
Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny hopes Andrew Omobamidele will be in good shape.
The 19-year-old Norwich defender missed Thursday night’s 0-0 Group A draw against Portugal in Dublin as he treated an Achilles problem but was due to train at the Stade de Luxembourg on Saturday night.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Kenny said: “Andrew Omobamidele, we are evaluating him in training tonight. Obviously he’s not yet, but we’re confident he’ll be in good shape I think.
“We’ll see how it goes. “
Duffy wants the “brilliant” Kenny to stay in charge
Shane Duffy helped hold back Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny as his clients prepare to sit down to discuss his future.
Kenny, who replaced Mick McCarthy in April 2020, will be out of contract next summer, but it is understood the Football Association of Ireland will vote on his reign so far when they assess a Cup qualifying campaign. of the world which will end in Luxembourg on Sunday.
Ireland will not make it to next year’s tournament in Qatar after a disastrous start to the Group A game, but Thursday night’s 0-0 draw against Portugal in Dublin has strengthened the conviction within the camp that ‘a new team is making significant progress.
Opta Statistics
- The Republic of Ireland have won five of their six matches against Luxembourg in all competitions, although they lost 1-0 in March in the reverse qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup at the Aviva Stadium.
- Luxembourg lost all three of their home games to the Republic of Ireland and only scored one but against them at home, a penalty from Leon Mart in May 1936 in a 5-1 loss.
- The Republic of Ireland have won two of their last four away games (D1 L1), one more than their previous 16 on the road (D7 L8). They haven’t won back-to-back away games since October / November 2016, beating Moldova and Austria under Martin O’Neill.
- Luxembourg have won two of their last five World Cup qualifiers at home (D1 L2), just one short of winning in their first 64 home qualifiers (W3 D3 L58) .
- Luxembourg have won three of their seven qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup (L4), only the second time they have recorded up to three wins in a single qualifying campaign in their history (also 3 for the EURO 1996).
- The Republic of Ireland have failed to score in 10 of their 19 games in all competitions under Stephen Kenny (53%), the highest percentage of any manager to have coached more than two games for the ‘National team.
- Gerson Rodrigues has been involved in seven of Luxembourg’s eight goals in this qualifying campaign, with five goals and two assists. Rodrigues scored the winner for Luxembourg in their 1-0 win over Republic of Ireland in the second leg.
- Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu has made six World Cup qualifiers this campaign. At 19, his next match will see him equal the record for most competitive appearances as a teenager for the Republic of Ireland, currently held by Ian Harte and Robbie Keane. with seven.
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Luxembourg vs Republic of Ireland will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Football from 7:30 p.m. kick off at 7.45 p.m. Air sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the app. Highlights will also be posted on the Air sports digital platforms and Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
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