Pre-match stats: Republic of Ireland v England MU21

England men’s under-21s continue their UEFA U21 Euro qualifying campaign on Tuesday 6 October, as they face the Republic of Ireland at Turner's Cross Stadium.

Lee Carsley's side booked their place at the finals with a goalless draw against Slovakia last week, with attention now turning to preparation for Serbia and Albania next year. 

Ahead of Tuesday's game, take a closer look at the key facts and figures.

- England have never lost in 10 matches against the Republic of Ireland (W9 D1), keeping nine clean sheets - the joint most they’ve recorded against an opponent (also nine against Portugal).

- England have won all three of their away matches against the Republic of Ireland, beating them 3-0 in November 1990, 2-0 in March 1995 and 3-0 in October 2007.

- England have kept seven clean sheets in their last 10 UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifiers. Since losing 3-2 to Ukraine in October 2023, England have only conceded six goals in 16 qualifying games, keeping 11 clean sheets.

- Divin Mubama has scored four goals in four away appearances for England - only Eddie Nketiah (8), Harry Kane (7) and Dominic Solanke (5) have ever scored more away goals for the U21s.