Republic of Ireland vs Austria
The Emerald Isle will be partying on Sunday night alright if its heroes can pull off a vital win at home to Marcel Koller’s Austria.
Ireland are joint top of Group D, with Serbia on 11 points, and Austria four points adrift. Martin O’Neill’s men are a popular choice on betting websites to qualify for Russia 2018 and a win at the Aviva Stadium this weekend would be a huge step.
You can join in the fun with Asian Handicap Betting and get odds of 2.39 for Ireland to win, 3.05 the draw or Austria at 2.98. So it looks like a mighty close tussle is in store. In Ireland’s favour, Koller is without Stoke City hit man Marko Arnautovic due to suspension.
Still, O’Neill has a wealth of talent to select from although he will still be without his inspirational skipper Seamus Coleman who suffered a horrific broken leg in the tie against Wales. Cyrus Christie looks set to deputise at right back having starred and scored in the recent 3-1 win over Uruguay.
James Mc Clean netted the only goal in a victory in Austria back in November and the visitors have failed to impress so far in Group D, having had a poor European Finals tournament in France. But in Bayern’s David Alaba, Koller has a diamond of a player.
Make no mistake. This is a good test of Republic of Ireland’s World Cup credentials. The most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 5.20 but the Irish will take a 1-0 or a 2-1 of course!
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
