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Republic of Ireland ☆

Statistics
Team strength · Elo all ratings ›
Rating 1,777 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 1,964 reached 21 Aug 2002
Rank #47 of 336 national teams
Matches rated 637 last 4 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 3 Nov 2026.

Longest no-draw runs all on the records page ›
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%
Friendly 271 71 26.2%
FIFA World Cup qualification 156 48 30.8%
UEFA Euro qualification 138 41 29.7%
UEFA Nations League 28 8 28.6%
FIFA World Cup 13 8 61.5%
UEFA European Championship 10 2 20.0%
USA Cup 9 3 33.3%
Brazil Independence Cup 4 0 0.0%
Nations Cup 3 0 0.0%
Olympic Games 2 0 0.0%
Unity Cup 2 0 0.0%
Kirin Cup 1 0 0.0%
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2026 9 5 55.6% 2
2025 10 3 30.0% 5
2024 10 1 10.0% 9
2023 10 1 10.0% 9
2022 10 2 20.0% 4
2021 12 5 41.7% 2
2020 8 4 50.0% 3
2019 10 4 40.0% 2
2018 9 4 44.4% 4
2017 11 4 36.4% 3
2016 13 4 30.8% 4
2015 9 4 44.4% 4
2014 11 3 27.3% 4
2013 14 5 35.7% 5
2012 12 3 25.0% 5
2011 14 4 28.6% 7
2010 9 1 11.1% 7
2009 12 7 58.3% 3
2008 8 3 37.5% 2
2007 11 6 54.6% 3
2006 7 1 14.3% 5
2005 9 3 33.3% 4
2004 13 5 38.5% 4
2003 11 3 27.3% 4
2002 12 4 33.3% 4
2001 10 2 20.0% 4
2000 10 4 40.0% 3
1999 10 3 30.0% 7
1998 6 1 16.7% 3
1997 10 4 40.0% 3
1996 11 3 27.3% 3
1995 9 2 22.2% 5
1994 12 2 16.7% 6
1993 10 2 20.0% 6
1992 10 2 20.0% 8
1991 8 5 62.5% 1
1990 13 7 53.8% 3
1989 8 3 37.5% 3
1988 10 3 30.0% 3
1987 8 1 12.5% 5
1986 7 3 42.9% 2
1985 9 4 44.4% 2
1984 7 2 28.6% 3
1983 5 0 0.0% 3
1982 7 1 14.3% 6
1981 6 1 16.7% 4
1980 8 1 12.5% 5
1979 9 1 11.1% 5
1978 6 4 66.7% 2
1977 5 2 40.0% 2
1976 5 2 40.0% 2
1975 4 0 0.0% 3
1974 5 1 20.0% 3
1973 6 2 33.3% 2
1972 6 0 0.0% 6
1971 3 0 0.0% 3
1970 6 1 16.7% 3
1969 7 2 28.6% 3
1968 4 3 75.0% 1
1967 3 0 0.0% 2
1966 6 1 16.7% 3
1965 4 0 0.0% 2
1964 6 0 0.0% 5
1963 3 1 33.3% 1
1962 3 1 33.3% 2
1961 4 0 0.0% 2
1960 5 0 0.0% 5
1959 3 0 0.0% 2
1958 3 2 66.7% 1
1957 3 1 33.3% 1
1956 3 0 0.0% 2
1955 5 1 20.0% 3
1954 2 0 0.0% 1
1953 4 0 0.0% 3
1952 4 1 25.0% 3
1951 3 0 0.0% 3
1950 2 1 50.0% 1
1949 8 1 12.5% 6
1948 3 0 0.0% 2
1947 2 0 0.0% 2
1946 3 0 0.0% 3
1939 3 3 100.0% 0
1938 4 1 25.0% 3
1937 4 1 25.0% 3
1936 5 1 20.0% 2
1935 3 0 0.0% 2
1934 3 1 33.3% 1
1932 1 0 0.0% 1
1931 2 1 50.0% 1
1930 1 0 0.0% 1
1929 1 0 0.0% 1
1928 1 0 0.0% 1
1926 1 0 0.0% 1
1924 2 0 0.0% 2

Over 121 matches (Mar 2015 – Oct 2026), Republic of Ireland drew 41 where the draw model expected 27.1 from those particular fixtures — about 14 more, or 3.1 standard errors, well beyond the model — which is as likely to be a gap in the model as a property of Republic of Ireland.

As unusual as a coin landing the same way 8 times running. A flat league average would have expected 28.0 instead — "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.