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Ireland vs Wales Prediction & Betting Tips - Six Nations
by Indran | in Six Nations Predictions
Ireland and Wales meet in the opening match of the Guinness Six Nations 2022 at the Aviva Stadium. The hosts will be desperate for a good start on their home ground as they will want to quickly forget last season’s campaign when they finished third. They lost two matches in the last edition and it was a home loss to France that ended their title hopes. They come into this year’s tournament with a near full strength team and with Captain Johnny Sexton fit again they are serious title contenders. Their recent record is evidence of this as they have won their last eight matches. The undoubted highlight during this run was the 29-20 defeat of the All Blacks. Ireland don’t have a kind draw this year as they play both England and France away from home. They will need to win one of these away matches to be at the top of the table at the end of the tournament.
Defending champions Wales start the defence of their crown with a daunting trip to Dublin. To make the trip more difficult their squad has been decimated with injuries with Captain Alun Wyn Jones the most notable absentee. Wales won last year’s tournament despite being one of the rank underdogs before the competition. Many critics considered them lucky to win the title as three of their wins came against teams playing with 14 men. Their form since that Six Nations has been poor with just three wins in seven matches. They did however win their last two matches against Australia and Fiji. They will look to Lions star Dan Biggar to have a colossal game for them to have a chance of victory.
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Ireland vs Wales Form
Ireland and Wales's standings in the Six Nations
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2
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21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 105 |
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5
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7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -28 |
Ireland and Wales Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
13 Nov 2021 - Test Matchs
20 Mar 2021 - Six Nations
14 Mar 2021 - Six Nations
27 Feb 2021 - Six Nations
14 Feb 2021 - Six Nations
7 Feb 2021 - Six Nations
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
13 Nov 2021 - Test Matchs
20 Mar 2021 - Six Nations
14 Feb 2021 - Six Nations
24 Oct 2020 - Six Nations
8 Feb 2020 - Six Nations
1 Feb 2020 - Six Nations
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
14 Mar 2021 - Six Nations
27 Feb 2021 - Six Nations
7 Feb 2021 - Six Nations
31 Oct 2020 - Six Nations
23 Feb 2020 - Six Nations
19 Oct 2019 - Rugby World Cup
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
20 Nov 2021 - Test Matchs
6 Nov 2021 - Test Matchs
30 Oct 2021 - Test Matchs
20 Mar 2021 - Six Nations
13 Mar 2021 - Six Nations
27 Feb 2021 - Six Nations
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
20 Nov 2021 - Test Matchs
6 Nov 2021 - Test Matchs
30 Oct 2021 - Test Matchs
27 Feb 2021 - Six Nations
7 Feb 2021 - Six Nations
31 Oct 2020 - Six Nations
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
20 Mar 2021 - Six Nations
13 Mar 2021 - Six Nations
13 Feb 2021 - Six Nations
7 Mar 2020 - Six Nations
8 Feb 2020 - Six Nations
1 Nov 2019 - Rugby World Cup
Ireland vs Wales Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
0 %
67 %
7 Feb 2021 - Six Nations
8 Feb 2020 - Six Nations
16 Mar 2019 - Six Nations
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Ireland - Wales Key Points
- Ireland have only lost once in their last 12 home matches.
- They are undefeated in the last five home matches against Wales.
- Ireland last lost at home to Wales in 2015.
- Wales have only won two of their last eight away matches.
- Their last four away losses to Ireland have been by 9 points or more.
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Our Ireland vs Wales Prediction
Ireland will be buoyed by a full house at the Aviva while this will be the first time in a long while that any defending champion will be such an underdog in the opening match. Wales have always proven to have a dogged defence but this Sexton inspired Irish team will win this match with a try bonus point. We are backing Ireland to lead at half time and win the match by more than 14 points..
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