Ireland v Oman Betting Preview – International Friendly 31st August
This game will signal the end of Robbie Keane’s international service to Ireland. The legendary striker will step down from international duty after this one so it is likely to be an emotional night at the Aviva Stadium. He could cap the night with a goal here because the Irish are facing some pretty weak opposition in the form of Oman. This game is bigger than Keane of course as Ireland look to finish off preparations ahead of World Cup 2018 qualifying which is coming up very soon.
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Ireland v Oman Betting Tips
So 36 year old Robbie Keane will hang up his international boots after this one. He will line up to face Oman on Wednesday evening in what will be his 146th appearance for the country. From those previous appearance he has netted a Republic record of 67 goals and he will be aiming to top that up just a little bit. Up in the anytime goalscorer market Keane is running at a quote of 4/7 to hit the back of the net while he is 2/1 favourite in the First Goalscorer market as well. This is a huge night for him and the fans, but this isn’t just about his send off. Ireland have to quickly move on and head into World Cup qualifying action on Monday against Serbia and need to get through this friendly with some confidence.
They will be missing Seamus Coleman, John O’Shea and James McCarthy who are left out as precautions and still could make Monday’s game in Belgrade. Ireland really should be putting a comfortable win on the board in this one because the opposition isn’t up to scratch at all. So not only Keane could sign off with a goal, but it important for the likes of Jon Walters and Shane Long to bring their shooting boots as well. Ireland have gone up against Oman twice before in recent years and the Irish have won both of them, scoring six goals and conceding just the one in those two game. Two years ago they met at the Aviva Stadium and Ireland won 2-0, without Keane getting on the scoresheet. You would have to thank an Ireland 2-0 Correct Score punt should be comfortable for your money at 4/1 here. A 3-0 win is an 11/2 punt.
Oman have a W2 D2 L2 record in their last six games played but they have suffered defeats against Turkmenistan and Iran in two of their last three games. Those were World Cup qualifiers and not only that they have been held to draws by League of Ireland sides Cork and Limerick on their tour of Ireland as well. They aren’t likely to gout and push Ireland too hard in this one at all because the quality just isn’t there from them. Both teams to score in the match doesn’t look to likely and in the over/under 2.5 goals market for Ireland v Oman betting you have a price of 4/5 on the game going under the goal line, hinting towards that 2-0 win for Ireland again. Ireland to win to nil will return you a price of 8/13.
Ireland v Oman Betting Odds
Ireland 2/9, Draw 9/2, Oman 14/1
Ireland v Oman Predictions
This should be pretty easy for Ireland on an emotional night in Dublin. Ireland will win this fixture and everyone will of course want to see Keane get on the scoresheet in his final game for his country. That aside, look for a 2-0 correct score wager on this one, Ireland will be comfortable but no need to overextend themselves ahead of Monday’s tough game against Bosnia.
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