Ireland vs Argentina Predictions - Argentina backed to get close against the Irish
- Ireland lost their first home game in 20 matches last week.
- Argentina beat South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand in 2024.
- Expect a close match with Argentina covering a +12.5 handicap.
Ireland vs Argentina Preview
Ireland were poor at home last week as they lost their first game in 20 at the Aviva Stadium. This week, a confident Argentin side visit, and while the hosts remain favourites, I think Los Pumas can get quite close.
- Ireland vs Argentina Preview
- Head to Head
- Ireland Form
- Ireland Injuries & Team News
- Argentina Form
- Argentina Injuries & Team News
However, 2024 has brought great success to Argentine rugby and they have a team to be feared. While I believe the hosts will get the job done, I do fancy the visitors to get within the 12.5 handicap.
- Ireland have won 19 of their last 20 home matches.
- Ireland have won all 10 previous home matches against Argentina.
- Argentina won their last match, scoring 50 points.
- Argentina have covered the +12.5 handicap in 2 of their last 3 matches against Ireland.
- Argentina have beaten South Africa, Australia and New Zealand in 2024.
Head to Head
Ireland have won their last three Test matches against Argentina, all of which were home games. The last time they met, in 2021, Ireland were victorious 53-7.
The two games before that, Los Pumas took the Irish close, losing by nine and 11 points respectively.
Ireland Form
Ireland’s magnificent home record came crumbling down last week as they suffered a 23-13 defeat at home to New Zealand. It was billed as a revenge match for last year's World Cup quarter-final, but it was one of the more sterile Ireland performances in recent seasons.
That said, an off night can come to any teams’ door. Ireland have still won 19 of their last 20 matches on home soil at the Aviva Stadium
While their big November Test ended in defeat, Ireland will still want to build towards the 2025 Six Nations with solid performances. However, Argentina are certainly no easy beats, even in Dublin.
Ireland Injuries & Team News
15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 James Lowe, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Caelan Doris (captain), 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Tadhg Beirne, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Ronan Kelleher, 1 Andrew Porter.
Replacements: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Ryan Baird, 20 Peter O’Mahony, 21 Craig Casey, 22 Sam Prendergast, 23 Jamie Osborne.
Argentina Form
Argentina are enjoying one of their best years in recent memory with some stunning results this season already. They will be confident heading to Dublin on Friday night given their form.
For the first time ever, Los Pumas have beaten South Africa, Australia and New Zealand in the same year. While consistency still alludes Argentina, on their day, they are definitely capable of beating any side in the world.
Last week, against Italy, many expected a tight contest given Italy’s recent form. However, Los Pumas produced a stellar performance, running in 50 points on the hosts.
Argentina Injuries & Team News
15 Juan Cruz Mallia; 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Matias Moroni, 11 Bautista Delguy; 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou; 1 Thomas Gallo, 2 Julian Montoya (capt), 3 Joel Sclavi; 4 Guido Petti, 5 Pedro Rubiolo; 6 Pablo Matera, 7 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 8 Joaquin Oviedo
Replacements: Ignacio Ruiz, Ignacio Calles, Francisco Gomez Kodela, Franco Molina, Santiago Grondona, Gonzalo Garcia, Santiago Carreras, Justo Piccardo.
Verdict
I am backing Argentina to cover the +12.5 handicap.
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