Ireland vs Wales
What the model says about this fixture, at either ground and at a neutral one, with the record behind it. Ratings as at 2026-10-18.
Ireland 92.8%6.2% WalesWales 25.3%73.7% IrelandIreland 83.5%15.5% WalesEach figure is 5,000 simulations of this fixture. The score is where those runs are centred, not a likely scoreline — a rugby result is spread far too widely for any single one to be likely.
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Winning margin across 5,000 simulations of this fixture. Bars right of the centre are Ireland wins; the faded bars at each end hold everything beyond 75 points.
Margin percentiles
- Middle 8 in 10
- Middle half
- Median
- Level
- Average
Eight runs in ten finished between 1 Ireland and 43 Ireland, half of them between 5 Ireland and 28 Ireland, with the middle run at 14 Ireland.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 35 and 79 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 29-15 on a tight afternoon and 41-27 on an open one.
Why Ireland are favoured
How the model arrives at the chance of Ireland winning. It starts at an even 50%, and each line below adds to that or takes from it, in percentage points (pp): a bar to the right helps Ireland, a bar to the left helps Wales.
Ireland 2351, Wales 1868 — 483 points, favouring Ireland
Ireland are at home
Recent results, past meetings between the two sides, and days of rest. It has a limit, so it can nudge the rating but never overrule it.
Head to head
Ireland61–7–69Wales137 meetings, 1882 to 2026 · Ireland by 0.1 on average
Last 10: 9–0–1 · Ireland by 13.1 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Ireland 27–17 Wales | Six Nations Championship | Aviva Stadium |
| 2025-02-22 | Wales 18–27 Ireland | — | Principality Stadium |
| 2024-02-24 | Ireland 31–7 Wales | — | Aviva Stadium |
| 2023-02-04 | Wales 10–34 Ireland | — | Principality Stadium |
| 2022-02-05 | Ireland 29–7 Wales | — | Aviva Stadium |
The 5 most recent meetings; the record above covers all 137. A dash under Competition means the record does not name one, which is common — most rows on file carry no competition. None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.