Selected prediction
Republic of Ireland have won 5 of their last 8, while Kazakhstan have taken 7 points from their last 7. Republic of Ireland average 2.4 scored and 1.6 conceded at home. When they last met, Republic of Ireland won 8-0 against Kazakhstan. Our model expects Republic of Ireland to score about 2.0 and Kazakhstan about 1.3. We expect around 3.3 goals in total, so goals look likely.