Afghanistan vs Ireland 2nd ODI Prediction

­Afghanistan vs Ireland 2nd ODI Betting Odds

Afghanistan and Ireland will be going into this match with unchanged betting odds. While the former are favorites to win this second ODI at 1.44 with bet365 and 1.40 with betway, the latter are outsiders at 2.75 and 2.87 respectively. Afghanistan's dominance over Ireland continues and they have shown in the first ODI that they can hold their nerves better in crunch situations. Ireland still need plenty of work to do, especially on their batting and although they are offering good returns, placing a bet on them will involve a considerable amount of risk. So we suggest sticking with Afghanistan.

­Afghanistan vs Ireland 2nd ODI Prediction

This is turning out to be one disappointing tour for Ireland who have now lost their first four fixtures in a row. They have only performed well in short bursts and have not been able to exert pressure on the opposition over an extended period of time.

In the first ODI itself, they were in a commanding position at one stage during their chase of 292, only to let the game slip away from their hands as they suffered a big batting collapse towards the end of the innings. They lost their last 8 wickets for just 56 runs and ended up losing the match by 30 runs. If Ireland don't come up with a way to strengthen their middle-order batting, they might as well be staring at a series loss here. Afghanistan have been the better team so far and we predict them to win this second one-day international.

Final Verdict: Back Afghanistan to beat Ireland in the second ODI at 1.44 with bet365 and 1.40 with betway.