Republic of Ireland vs. Azerbaijan

This is a World Cup Qualification battle. The Republic of Ireland is on a 1-2-2 run while focusing on defense. They had a 1-0 loss to Luxembourg, a 1-1 DRAW against Qatar, and a 0-0 tie with Hungary. They have home-field for this one and have played five straight home games that have seen two or fewer goals. Four of those went UNDER with 1-0 defeats to Luxembourg and Finland, along with 0-0 scoreless DRAWs versus Wales and Bulgaria. Here they host an Azerbaijan squad that has won just one of its last 26 qualifying road matches. They've scored two goals in their last six Qualifiers, including a 1-0 loss to Portugal two road games ago. This looks like another battle with far more defense than offense. Play this match to stay UNDER the total.