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

Match overview

Republic of Ireland U21 host Kazakhstan U21 in EURO U-21 Qualifying on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 18:00 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 3rd with 14 points from 8 matches, while Kazakhstan U21 are 6th with 4 points from 8 matches. That leaves Kazakhstan U21 10 points behind Republic of Ireland U21.

Republic of Ireland U21 have scored 9 goals and conceded 10 goals in the league, a goal difference of -1. Kazakhstan U21 have scored 6 goals and conceded 14 goals in the league, a goal difference of -8.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Republic of Ireland U21 have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They scored 4 goals and let in 7 goals (L-L-D-W-W).

Over their last 5 games Kazakhstan U21 have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. They scored 5 goals and let in 11 goals (L-D-L-L-L). Kazakhstan U21 have lost 3 matches in a row.

Republic of Ireland U21 arrive in better form, taking 7 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 1 for Kazakhstan U21.

Head-to-head

Across 1 meeting in our records, the tally is 1 win for Republic of Ireland U21, 0 wins for Kazakhstan U21 and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Tuesday, 31 March 2026: Kazakhstan U21 0-1 Republic of Ireland U21.

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

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Republic of Ireland U21 averaged 0.8 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, while Kazakhstan U21 averaged 1 scored and 2.2 conceded.

Republic of Ireland U21 have been harder to score against, conceding 1.4 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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