Armenia hosts the Republic of Ireland in this Group B, Euro 2012 qualifier in Yerevan in a match which is extremely difficult to predict the outcome from. The Bookmakers clearly feel that the points will be claimed by Ireland and most have the Irish as odds on favourites to win, with Bet365 for instance quoting them at 4/6. They have the draw as the next likely outcome at 5/2 with the home win a very reasonable best price of 9/2.
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Although only ranked t number 96 in the world by FIFA, Armenia’s record is not that bad and they have taken some notable scalps since they first played international football in 1992. For instance they have played N Ireland four times in the recent past and have remained unbeaten, winning two and drawing two. They have also drawn twice in two games against Wales and they beat Belgium last year in a World Cup qualifier in Armenia by 2-1.
They have a team which comprises of plenty of youth in midfield and up front with an experienced defence who are led by Sargis Hovsepyan who was won over 100 caps for his country. Their star player is 21 year old, attacking midfielder, Henrik Mkhitaryan, who was a big money signing for Champions League hopefuls, Shakhtar Donetsk in the pre-season after scoring 42 goals from 107 Armenian League appearances. He has also scored twice in fifteen international appearances for his country and is a good looking bet at 17/2 with Bet365 to be an anytime scorer in this match.
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Republic of Ireland boss, Giovanni Trapattoni will be upset to be without three key players, namely, Damien Duff, Keith Andrews and Keith Treacy, all injured, and will know that matches like this one are a definite ‘banana skin’ if his team are not at full strength. Trapattoni will also be wanting to bury the disappointment of not qualifying for the World Cup finals in South Africa earlier this year by coming away from Armenia with all three points, knowing that his team play Andorra next in Dublin which should give him a six point maximum start in a difficult Group.
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Despite no Duff in the squad, the Irish will still have the experienced Shay Given in goal and Richard Dunne commanding from the back four. while Robbie Keane and Kevin Doyle can play havoc up front which they have done on several occasions in the past. They should have enough about them to win the game, probably by just the one goal. A 1-0 win for Ireland has odds of 9/2, while a 2-1 win can be backed at 15/2 both with bet365 Keane and Doyle look the likeliest to score the goals on the night, Keane is 4/1 and Doyle 5/1 to be the opening scorer of the match.
Selection 1: Ireland to win 1-0 @ 9/2 (£25 Bet wins £112.50)
Selection 2: Robbie Keane to score opening goal @ 4/1 (£25 Bet wins £100)
Match Odds
4/6 Ireland
5/2 Draw
9/2 Armenia
Correct Score Odds
1-0 Ireland win – 9/2
1-1 Draw – 11/2
2-1 Ireland win – 15/2
2-2 Draw – 18/1
3-2 Ireland win – 33/1
Selected First Goalscorer Odds
4/1 Robbie keane
5/1 Kevin Doyle
15/2 Shane Long
11/1 Gevorg Ghazaryan
22/1 Henrik Mkhitaryan
Odds Supplied by Bet365 Bookmakers.
Posted: Thursday, 2nd September 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: european championship, yerevan, armenia, republic of ireland, bet365,
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