Republic of Ireland v Wales in numbers
A look at the World Cup qualifier in Dublin on Friday night.
The Republic sit proudly at the top of Group D, four points better off than the Euro 2016 semi-finalists, but O’Neill will need to marshal increasingly limited resources to stretch that advantage.
Here, we look ahead to the fixture in numbers.
13
The number of meetings between the two nations since the first encounter in 1960. Wales had previously played against a united Ireland team – Northern Ireland are recognised as the successor to that team.
5
Wins for each nation in that time, with three draws.
25
Years since Wales last tasted victory, 1-0 in Dublin in February 1992 thanks to Mark Pembridge’s 72nd-minute goal.
3
The number of goals Wales have mustered in the six meetings between the two since that match in 1992.
0
Goals in their last meeting in 2013.
3
Wales have drawn three of their first four World Cup qualifiers while the Republic have won three of theirs and drawn the other.
15
The Republic have not lost in Dublin since a 2-1 loss to Turkey in a friendly on May 25, 2014 – a run of 15 matches. They have however lost on home soil in that time, going down 2-1 to Belarus in Cork last year.
