NIR ยท National Team

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland national football team
Played 710
Draw % 22.7%
No-draw N 1
Max streak 12 08 Oct 2016 โ†’ 09 Nov 2017
Avg top run 8.7 top 10
Draw debt E 0.19
p50 20.0%
p100 19.0%
Draw score 0.110 rank #1,459 Draws 161
Team strength ยท Elo all ratings โ€บ
Rating 1,743 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 1,811 reached 4 Sep 2017
Rank #60 of 336 national teams
Matches rated 710 last 2 Oct 2026

What this team's results have earned: every match in the database is replayed in date order, both sides start at 1500 and the winner takes points from the loser. The rating is the one it held after its last rated match, and the rank counts every national team ever rated, sides that no longer play included. A measure of strength, not a forecast of the next result. Computed 4 Oct 2026.

Recent form ยท draws highlighted
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Over 115 matches (Mar 2015 โ€“ Oct 2026), Northern Ireland drew 25 where the draw model expected 26.5 from those particular fixtures โ€” about 1 fewer, or 0.3 standard errors, which is what the model expected, near enough.

A flat league average would have expected 26.5 instead โ€” "more draws than the league" and "more draws than these fixtures deserved" are different claims. These matches were part of the model's own training set, so its chances were fitted already knowing the results.

Longest no-draw runs all on the records page โ€บ
# Run From โ†’ To
1 12 08 Oct 2016 โ†’ 09 Nov 2017 โ–ธ matches
2 10 25 Mar 2025 โ†’ 26 Mar 2026 โ–ธ matches
3 10 23 Mar 2023 โ†’ 20 Nov 2023 โ–ธ matches
4 10 29 May 1999 โ†’ 02 Sep 2000 โ–ธ matches
5 9 18 Nov 2018 โ†’ 14 Oct 2019 โ–ธ matches
6 8 18 Nov 1992 โ†’ 13 Oct 1993 โ–ธ matches
7 7 30 May 2014 โ†’ 29 Mar 2015 โ–ธ matches
8 7 24 May 2011 โ†’ 11 Oct 2011 โ–ธ matches
9 7 11 Oct 2008 โ†’ 06 Jun 2009 โ–ธ matches
10 7 23 Mar 1994 โ†’ 16 Nov 1994 โ–ธ matches
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%NMax
British Home Championship 260 47 18.1% 0 3
FIFA World Cup qualification 146 39 26.7% 7 10
Friendly 135 37 27.4% 2 5
UEFA Euro qualification 124 26 21.0% 10 10
UEFA Nations League 25 7 28.0% 1 4
FIFA World Cup 13 5 38.5% 2 2
UEFA European Championship 4 0 0.0% 4 4
Nations Cup 3 0 0.0% 3 3
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2026 7 2 28.6% 3
2025 10 1 10.0% 9
2024 10 3 30.0% 5
2023 10 0 0.0% 10
2022 8 2 25.0% 3
2021 12 3 25.0% 4
2020 8 3 37.5% 4
2019 10 1 10.0% 8
2018 9 2 22.2% 5
2017 9 1 11.1% 8
2016 13 3 23.1% 4
2015 9 4 44.4% 2
2014 6 1 16.7% 5
2013 8 2 25.0% 4
2012 7 4 57.1% 2
2011 10 1 10.0% 7
2010 8 3 37.5% 5
2009 9 3 33.3% 4
2008 8 2 25.0% 3
2007 9 2 22.2% 3
2006 8 1 12.5% 6
2005 10 2 20.0% 4
2004 11 6 54.6% 2
2003 8 2 25.0% 4
2002 6 3 50.0% 1
2001 8 1 12.5% 5
2000 7 1 14.3% 5
1999 8 2 25.0% 5
1998 6 1 16.7% 5
1997 9 3 33.3% 3
1996 7 3 42.9% 2
1995 8 2 25.0% 4
1994 7 0 0.0% 7
1993 8 1 12.5% 7
1992 6 3 50.0% 1
1991 6 1 16.7% 3
1990 5 2 40.0% 3
1989 5 0 0.0% 5
1988 7 3 42.9% 2
1987 5 1 20.0% 2
1986 8 4 50.0% 3
1985 6 3 50.0% 1
1984 6 1 16.7% 4
1983 9 2 22.2% 5
1982 12 5 41.7% 3
1981 6 2 33.3% 3
1980 8 3 37.5% 3
1979 8 1 12.5% 4
1978 6 2 33.3% 2
1977 8 1 12.5% 4
1976 6 2 33.3% 3
1975 7 1 14.3% 5
1974 5 0 0.0% 5
1973 8 3 37.5% 4
1972 5 2 40.0% 2
1971 7 1 14.3% 6
1970 4 0 0.0% 3
1969 5 3 60.0% 1
1968 4 0 0.0% 3
1967 3 1 33.3% 2
1966 5 0 0.0% 5
1965 7 2 28.6% 2
1964 6 0 0.0% 4
1963 5 1 20.0% 3
1962 6 0 0.0% 4
1961 7 1 14.3% 4
1960 4 0 0.0% 3
1959 3 0 0.0% 2
1958 10 4 40.0% 2
1957 7 4 57.1% 2
1956 3 2 66.7% 1
1955 3 0 0.0% 2
1954 3 1 33.3% 1
1953 3 0 0.0% 2
1952 4 2 50.0% 1
1951 4 1 25.0% 2
1950 3 1 33.3% 2
1949 3 0 0.0% 2
1948 4 0 0.0% 3
1947 3 1 33.3% 1
1946 2 1 50.0% 1
1945 1 0 0.0% 1
1939 1 0 0.0% 1
1938 3 0 0.0% 2
1937 3 1 33.3% 1
1936 3 0 0.0% 2
1935 4 0 0.0% 2
1934 1 0 0.0% 1
1933 3 1 33.3% 2
1932 3 0 0.0% 3
1931 5 1 20.0% 3
1930 3 0 0.0% 2
1929 3 1 33.3% 1
1928 4 0 0.0% 3
1927 3 1 33.3% 1
1926 3 1 33.3% 2
1925 3 2 66.7% 1
1924 4 0 0.0% 2
1923 3 0 0.0% 2
1922 3 0 0.0% 2
1921 3 1 33.3% 2
1920 3 1 33.3% 1
1919 1 1 100.0% 0
1914 3 1 33.3% 2
1913 3 0 0.0% 3
1912 3 0 0.0% 3
1911 3 0 0.0% 3
1910 3 1 33.3% 2
1909 3 0 0.0% 3
1908 3 0 0.0% 3
1907 3 0 0.0% 3
1906 3 1 33.3% 2
1905 3 2 66.7% 1
1904 3 1 33.3% 2
1903 3 0 0.0% 3
1902 3 0 0.0% 3
1901 3 0 0.0% 3
1900 3 0 0.0% 3
1899 3 0 0.0% 3
1898 3 0 0.0% 3
1897 3 0 0.0% 3
1896 3 1 33.3% 2
1895 3 1 33.3% 1
1894 3 1 33.3% 1
1893 2 0 0.0% 2
1892 3 1 33.3% 2
1891 3 0 0.0% 3
1890 3 0 0.0% 3
1889 3 0 0.0% 3
1888 3 0 0.0% 3
1887 3 0 0.0% 3
1886 3 0 0.0% 3
1885 3 0 0.0% 3
1884 3 0 0.0% 3
1883 2 1 50.0% 1
1882 2 0 0.0% 2
Date Home Score Away R Tournament
03 Jun 1994 Colombia 2โ€“0 Northern Ireland H ITL ยท Friendly
20 Apr 1994 Northern Ireland 4โ€“1 Liechtenstein H ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
23 Mar 1994 Northern Ireland 2โ€“0 Romania H ITL ยท Friendly
17 Nov 1993 Northern Ireland 1โ€“1 Republic of Ireland D ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
13 Oct 1993 Denmark 1โ€“0 Northern Ireland H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
08 Sep 1993 Northern Ireland 2โ€“0 Latvia H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
02 Jun 1993 Latvia 1โ€“2 Northern Ireland A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
25 May 1993 Lithuania 0โ€“1 Northern Ireland A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
28 Apr 1993 Spain 3โ€“1 Northern Ireland H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
31 Mar 1993 Republic of Ireland 3โ€“0 Northern Ireland H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
17 Feb 1993 Albania 1โ€“2 Northern Ireland A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
18 Nov 1992 Northern Ireland 0โ€“1 Denmark A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
14 Oct 1992 Northern Ireland 0โ€“0 Spain D ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
09 Sep 1992 Northern Ireland 3โ€“0 Albania H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
02 Jun 1992 Germany 1โ€“1 Northern Ireland D ITL ยท Friendly
28 Apr 1992 Northern Ireland 2โ€“2 Lithuania D ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
19 Feb 1992 Scotland 1โ€“0 Northern Ireland H ITL ยท Friendly
13 Nov 1991 Denmark 2โ€“1 Northern Ireland H ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
16 Oct 1991 Northern Ireland 2โ€“1 Austria H ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
11 Sep 1991 Faroe Islands 0โ€“5 Northern Ireland A ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
01 May 1991 Northern Ireland 1โ€“1 Faroe Islands D ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
27 Mar 1991 Yugoslavia 4โ€“1 Northern Ireland H ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
05 Feb 1991 Northern Ireland 3โ€“1 Poland H ITL ยท Friendly
14 Nov 1990 Austria 0โ€“0 Northern Ireland D ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
17 Oct 1990 Northern Ireland 1โ€“1 Denmark D ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
12 Sep 1990 Northern Ireland 0โ€“2 Yugoslavia A ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
18 May 1990 Northern Ireland 1โ€“0 Uruguay H ITL ยท Friendly
27 Mar 1990 Northern Ireland 2โ€“3 Norway A ITL ยท Friendly
11 Oct 1989 Republic of Ireland 3โ€“0 Northern Ireland H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
06 Sep 1989 Northern Ireland 1โ€“2 Hungary A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
26 May 1989 Northern Ireland 0โ€“1 Chile A ITL ยท Friendly
26 Apr 1989 Malta 0โ€“2 Northern Ireland A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
08 Feb 1989 Northern Ireland 0โ€“2 Spain A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
21 Dec 1988 Spain 4โ€“0 Northern Ireland H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
19 Oct 1988 Hungary 1โ€“0 Northern Ireland H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
14 Sep 1988 Northern Ireland 0โ€“0 Republic of Ireland D ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
21 May 1988 Northern Ireland 3โ€“0 Malta H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
27 Apr 1988 Northern Ireland 0โ€“0 France D ITL ยท Friendly
23 Mar 1988 Northern Ireland 1โ€“1 Poland D ITL ยท Friendly
17 Feb 1988 Greece 3โ€“2 Northern Ireland H ITL ยท Friendly
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Upcoming fixtures
Date Home ยท Away 1 / X / 2 Draw ยท logistic Tournament
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Draw ยท logistic is the chance of a draw from the logistic draw model: five signals โ€” the goals model, the draw rate at the Elo gap, the expected goals and the competition's own draw rate โ€” fitted on every match played so far and recalibrated, then applied to fixtures not yet played. A dash means the model has not rated that fixture. Descriptive statistics, not betting advice.