Ireland Republic is the clear favorite to win against Latvia in the friendly game this break. They have the home advantage and a routine home win is expected. Backing Ireland to win by at least a two goal margin (-1.5) is a more valuable option and it should come easy in this game.

Latvia travels to the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Republic on Wednesday where they face Ireland in a friendly game.

Ireland Republic ended their year last time with a 1-0 win over Malta and it was a very deserving victory at a tough ground. The Irishmen have won two of their last three matches heading into this game — a 3-2 win against Armenia in the UEFA Nations League and the recent narrow win against Latvia. Ireland Republic has the advantage of playing a Latvia team that is not too good in the last few games and a comfortable home win is high on the cards for the hosts.

Stephen Kenny's team has scored in all of their last five games in all competitions with a total of seven goals in that period. They are playing well up front and should get a couple of goals against the Latvians. Ireland Republic has often outsmarted teams like Latvia that finds it hard to score goals so this fixture should not be any different.

Latvia is winless in their last four games with their last victory coming almost a year ago. They have not been great in the international tournaments they have played so far, and Ireland could prove to be very strong for them. The visitors are averaging just a goal in their last five games and they have failed to keep a clean sheet in three consecutive matches.

There has been one meeting between these two teams a few years ago and Ireland Republic was the winner in a 3-0 thrashing of Latvia. The hosts have gotten better while there has been no significant progress with the Latvians. A bet on Ireland Republic to win by at least two goals (-1.5) is the best available option in this fixture