Azerbaijan form guide: What Ireland can expect in Baku

One win from their last 14 matches — coming in a June friendly against Belarus — sums up why this game against a similarly impotent Ireland has descended into a basement battle for Azerbaijan

Adam Idah of Republic of Ireland has a header on goal during the clash against Azerbaijan. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

One win from their last 14 matches — coming in a June friendly against Belarus — sums up why this game against a similarly impotent Ireland has descended into a basement battle.

Four years have elapsed since they last won a qualifier, the 5-1 triumph over San Marino, but they have failed to kick on since shocking Norway with a 1-0 win in that same 2018 World Cup campaign.