Italy vs Northern Ireland
International - World Cup Qualifiers Europe
- 63%Ball Possession37%
- 19Total Shots8
- 8Shots on Target1
- 12Corners3
- 11Fouls8
- 1Yellow Cards0
Key Statistics
Avg. Goals
Average
3.15League 3.32
Over 2.5 Goals
Below average
54%League 59%
Both Teams Score
Below average
36%League 41%
Cards
Above average
4.42League 3.60
Corners
Above average
11.50League 9.32
Over / Under
0.5
1+ gol
OVER100%UNDER0%1.5
2+ gol
OVER78%UNDER22%2.5
3+ gol
OVER57%UNDER43%3.5
4+ gol
OVER42%UNDER58%
Team Performance
Italy
Home
Northern Ireland
Away
Points & Results
- 2.25PPG1.50
- 75%Wins50%
- 75%First to Score50%
Goals Scored & Conceded
- Scored/game2.631.17
- Conceded/game1.501.00
- xG2.321.07
- xGA1.001.19
Trends
- 38%Both Score33%
- 50%Clean Sheet33%
- 16/11/2025, 19:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeItaly1 - 4LNorway16/11/2025, 19:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeItaly
1 - 4
NorwayL - 13/11/2025, 19:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeMoldova0 - 2WItaly13/11/2025, 19:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeMoldova
0 - 2
ItalyW - 14/10/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeItaly3 - 0WIsrael14/10/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeItaly
3 - 0
IsraelW - 11/10/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeEstonia1 - 3WItaly11/10/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeEstonia
1 - 3
ItalyW - 08/09/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeIsrael4 - 5WItaly08/09/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeIsrael
4 - 5
ItalyW - 05/09/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeItaly5 - 0WEstonia05/09/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeItaly
5 - 0
EstoniaW - 09/06/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeItaly2 - 0WMoldova09/06/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeItaly
2 - 0
MoldovaW
Italy scored in 7/7 recent form matches and averaged 3 goals.
- 17/11/2025, 19:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeNorthern Ireland1 - 0WLuxembourg17/11/2025, 19:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeNorthern Ireland
1 - 0
LuxembourgW - 14/11/2025, 19:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeSlovakia1 - 0LNorthern Ireland14/11/2025, 19:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeSlovakia
1 - 0
Northern IrelandL - 13/10/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeNorthern Ireland0 - 1LGermany13/10/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeNorthern Ireland
0 - 1
GermanyL - 10/10/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeNorthern Ireland2 - 0WSlovakia10/10/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeNorthern Ireland
2 - 0
SlovakiaW - 07/09/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeGermany3 - 1LNorthern Ireland07/09/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeGermany
3 - 1
Northern IrelandL - 04/09/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeLuxembourg1 - 3WNorthern Ireland04/09/2025, 18:45World Cup Qualifiers EuropeLuxembourg
1 - 3
Northern IrelandW
Northern Ireland scored in 4/6 recent form matches and averaged 1.17 goals.
Italy is +125% better in terms of Scored/game
Northern Ireland is +50% better in terms of Conceded/game
Italy is +117% better in terms of xG
Italy is +19% better in terms of xGA
Italy is +25% better in terms of First-Half Form
Northern Ireland is +27% better in terms of Offsides
Italy is +32% better in terms of Corners
Northern Ireland is +154% better in terms of Cards
Italy is +121% better in terms of Shots on Target
| # | Form | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | |||||||||||
| 1 | Germany | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 12 | ||
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | ||
| 4 | Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 0 | ||
| Group B | |||||||||||
| 1 | Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 14 | ||
| 2 | Kosovo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | ||
| 3 | Slovenia | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Sweden | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 2 | ||
| Group C | |||||||||||
| 1 | Scotland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 | ||
| 2 | Denmark | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 11 | ||
| 3 | Greece | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | Belarus | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 2 | ||
| Group D | |||||||||||
| 1 | France | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 16 | ||
| 2 | Ukraine | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 10 | ||
| 3 | Iceland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 1 | ||
| Group E | |||||||||||
| 1 | Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 16 | ||
| 2 | Turkey | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 13 | ||
| 3 | Georgia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | -16 | 3 | ||
| Group F | |||||||||||
| 1 | Portugal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 13 | ||
| 2 | Ireland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | ||
| 3 | Hungary | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 | ||
| 4 | Armenia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | -16 | 3 | ||
| Group G | |||||||||||
| 1 | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 20 | ||
| 2 | Poland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 17 | ||
| 3 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 10 | ||
| 4 | Malta | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 3 | ||
| Group H | |||||||||||
| 1 | Austria | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 19 | ||
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 17 | ||
| 3 | Romania | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 13 | ||
| 4 | Cyprus | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 5 | San Marino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 39 | -37 | 0 | ||
| Group I | |||||||||||
| 1 | Norway | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 24 | ||
| 2 | Italy | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 18 | ||
| 3 | Israel | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 12 | ||
| 4 | Estonia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Moldova | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 32 | -27 | 1 | ||
| Group J | |||||||||||
| 1 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 18 | ||
| 2 | Wales | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 16 | ||
| 3 | North Macedonia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | ||
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | -31 | 0 | ||
| Group K | |||||||||||
| 1 | England | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 24 | ||
| 2 | Albania | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 14 | ||
| 3 | Serbia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 13 | ||
| 4 | Latvia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Andorra | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 1 | ||
| Group L | |||||||||||
| 1 | Croatia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 22 | ||
| 2 | Czech Republic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 16 | ||
| 3 | Faroe Islands | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | ||
| 4 | Montenegro | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 9 | ||
| 5 | Gibraltar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 28 | -25 | 0 | ||
Italy vs Northern Ireland: Statistics and Analysis - World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2026
On this page you can check all the key statistics for Italy vs Northern Ireland - goals, corners, form, trends, head-to-head record and more.
This World Cup Qualifiers Europe match was played on 26/03/2026 (Thursday) and finished Italy 2 - 0 Northern Ireland.
The fixture is part of game week 28th of the World Cup Qualifiers Europe season. Italy currently sits in position 2nd of the World Cup Qualifiers Europe table. Northern Ireland occupies position 3rd.
Stat Probabilities for Italy vs Northern Ireland
Our projection system combines both teams' numbers into percentage chances for the key statistical markets in this match:
Both teams to score: our projection puts the chance of both teams scoring in Italy vs Northern Ireland at 36%.
Over 2.5 goals: the combined stats for Italy and Northern Ireland point to a 54% chance of over 2.5 goals in this match.
Italy over 1.5 goals scored: the numbers give Italy a 75% chance of scoring 2 or more goals.
Northern Ireland over 4.5 corners: Northern Ireland has taken 5 or more corners in 83% of their matches in the competition.
For our tips built on these numbers, see the Italy vs Northern Ireland prediction page.
Who is the favorite in Italy vs Northern Ireland?
According to the latest match odds, is the favorite at an implied probability of about 0%. The full 1X2 market has Italy at 1.24, the draw at 0, and Northern Ireland at 0.
Overall performance in the World Cup Qualifiers Europe
Italy's record so far reads 6W-0D-2L from 8 played a win rate of 75% at 2.25 points per game.
Northern Ireland stands at 3W-0D-3L from 6 played, winning 50% of their matches at 1.5 points per game.
In their last five, Italy has gone 4W-0D-1L, averaging 2.4 points per game.
Northern Ireland's last five read 2W-0D-3L, at 1.2 points per game.
At home, Italy has a 75% win rate (3W-0D-1L from 4 played).
On the road, Northern Ireland has won 33% of their matches (1W-0D-2L from 3 played).
Goal statistics for Italy vs Northern Ireland
In attack, Italy averages 2.63 goals scored per game in the World Cup Qualifiers Europe (21 in total), while conceding 1.5 per game (12 in total).
Northern Ireland averages 1.17 goals scored per game (7 in total) and 1 conceded per game (6 in total).
Italy's top scorer this season is Mateo Retegui, with 5 goals.
For Northern Ireland, Ciaron Brown leads the scoring charts with 2 goals this season.
Italy's main creator is Mateo Retegui, with 4 assists.
More detail - goals home and away, expected goals and first-to-score rates - is in the tables above.
Head-to-head: Italy vs Northern Ireland
Italy and Northern Ireland have met 2 times in recent years. The record:
Italy wins: 1
Draws: 1
Northern Ireland wins: 0
Frequently asked questions about Italy vs Northern Ireland
When was Italy vs Northern Ireland played?
The match was played on 26/03/2026 (Thursday) and finished Italy 2 - 0 Northern Ireland.
What is the head-to-head record between Italy and Northern Ireland?
Across their last 2 meetings the record is 1-1-0 (Italy wins – draws – Northern Ireland wins).
What was the last match between Italy and Northern Ireland?
The two sides last met on 15/11/2021, and the result was Northern Ireland 0 vs 0 Italy. Full details: Italy vs Northern Ireland, 15/11/2021.
Who is the favorite in Italy vs Northern Ireland?
is the favorite at odds of , an implied probability of about 0%. Italy is priced at 1.24, the draw at 0 and Northern Ireland at 0.
Where can I find Italy vs Northern Ireland stats?
All key statistics for Italy vs Northern Ireland are on this page, updated in real time.