Match Report
Republic of Ireland went into the game 84th in the table on 5 points; Colombia sat 99th on 4 — a 1-point gap. Republic of Ireland's recent output outran their position: 67th on form over five rounds, 84th in the table. Per game in the league, Republic of Ireland were scoring 1 and conceding 1.2, Colombia 0.67 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
From the last five rounds, Republic of Ireland held 6 points of 15 and Colombia 12.
Aviva Stadium in Dublin staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000.