Republic of Ireland U21 vs England U21: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

EURO U-21 Qualifying action on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 sees Republic of Ireland U21 take on England U21, with kick-off at 17:00 UTC. Our data lists this game as "Group D".

The venue for the game is Turners Cross, Cork. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Republic of Ireland U21 are 2nd with 17 points from 9 matches, while England U21 are 1st with 23 points from 9 matches. That leaves Republic of Ireland U21 6 points behind England U21.

Republic of Ireland U21 have scored 13 goals and conceded 13 goals in the league, a goal difference of 0. England U21 are top of the table. England U21 have scored 22 goals and conceded 4 goals in the league, a goal difference of +18.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Republic of Ireland U21 have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They scored 8 goals and let in 8 goals (L-D-W-W-W). Republic of Ireland U21 have won 3 matches in a row.

Over their last 5 games England U21 have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. They scored 13 goals and let in 4 goals (W-D-W-W-D). England U21 are unbeaten in 5 matches.

England U21 arrive in better form, taking 11 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 10 for Republic of Ireland U21.

Head-to-head

Across 1 meeting in our records, the tally is 0 wins for Republic of Ireland U21, 1 win for England U21 and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Friday, 14 November 2025: England U21 2-0 Republic of Ireland U21.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 2 goals, an average of 2 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Republic of Ireland U21 averaged 1.6 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game, while England U21 averaged 2.6 scored and 0.8 conceded.

England U21 have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2.6 goals per game over their last 5 matches. England U21 have been harder to score against, conceding 0.8 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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