Head to head

Republic of Ireland vs Samoa

If they played today

Republic of Ireland at home

84% / 12% / 4%

Republic of Ireland win / draw / Samoa win

Republic of Ireland–Samoa

2–0 16.2%
3–0 14.0%
1–0 12.5%
4–0 9.1%
2–1 7.1%

Neutral venue

78% / 15% / 7%

Republic of Ireland win / draw / Samoa win

Republic of Ireland–Samoa

2–0 14.8%
1–0 12.3%
3–0 11.8%
2–1 8.4%
1–1 7.1%

Samoa at home

71% / 18% / 11%

Republic of Ireland win / draw / Samoa win

Republic of Ireland–Samoa

2–0 13.3%
1–0 12.1%
3–0 9.7%
2–1 9.3%
1–1 8.5%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

	Republic of Ireland	Samoa
Current Elo	1762	1216
Elo rank	48th	179th
Peak Elo	1927 (2002)	1447 (1979)
Matches played	633	71
All-time record	243W 179D 211L	22W 4D 45L
Goals for	858	99
Goals against	769	249
Biggest win	8–0 vs Malta · 1983-11-16 · UEFA Euro qualification	10–0 vs American Samoa · 2023-11-20 · Pacific Games
Biggest loss	0–7 vs Brazil · 1982-05-27 · Friendly	0–13 vs Tahiti · 1981-07-08 · South Pacific Mini Games
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.09	0.00

When they've met

Republic of Ireland and Samoa have never played each other.