Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Belgium 0.
Manager: John O'Shea
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Domenico Tedesco
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: John O'Shea
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Domenico Tedesco
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Republic of Ireland have failed to win any of their last eight matches against Belgium (D5 L3) since a 3-2 away victory back in May 1966.
Belgium are unbeaten in their last seven away games against the Republic of Ireland (W2 D5), with each of the last four ending as draws, most recently a 2-2 stalemate in March 2022.
Republic of Ireland have lost six of their last nine games in all competitions (W2 D1) – their only two wins in this time were home and away against Gibraltar in European Championship qualifying.
Belgium have only lost one of their last 20 friendly matches (W11 D8), losing 2-1 to Egypt in November 2022. They haven’t lost a friendly game against a European nation since September 2016 against Spain (W6 D6 since then).
Republic of Ireland have only lost two of their last 16 friendly matches (W8 D6), losing 3-0 against England in November 2020 and 2-1 against Norway in November 2022.
Belgium have won eight of their last 11 games in all competitions (D3) since losing 2-0 to Morocco at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Belgians have also won each of their last five away games since a 1-0 defeat against the Netherlands in September 2022.
Romelu Lukaku has netted 15 goals in his nine international appearances for Belgium, including four in his last appearance Azerbaijan. Indeed, he’s looking to score in five successive internationals for the first time since November 2019.
19-year-old Evan Ferguson has won 10 caps for the Republic of Ireland, scoring three goals. Only two players have won more caps as a teenager for the Boys in Green – Ian Harte (12) and Robbie Keane (18).