Head to head

Argentina vs Northern Ireland

If they played today

Argentina at home

85% / 11% / 4%

Argentina win / draw / Northern Ireland win

Argentina–Northern Ireland

2–0 16.7%
3–0 14.9%
1–0 12.6%
4–0 9.9%
2–1 6.5%

Neutral venue

80% / 14% / 6%

Argentina win / draw / Northern Ireland win

Argentina–Northern Ireland

2–0 15.3%
3–0 12.6%
1–0 12.4%
2–1 8.0%
4–0 7.8%

Northern Ireland at home

74% / 17% / 9%

Argentina win / draw / Northern Ireland win

Argentina–Northern Ireland

2–0 13.8%
1–0 12.2%
3–0 10.4%
2–1 9.1%
1–1 8.0%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

	Argentina	Northern Ireland
Current Elo	2250	1667
Elo rank	2nd	73rd
Peak Elo	2279 (2026)	1758 (1986)
Matches played	1077	707
All-time record	599W 257D 221L	185W 160D 362L
Goals for	2047	741
Goals against	1083	1296
Biggest win	12–0 vs Ecuador · 1942-01-22 · Copa América	7–0 vs Wales · 1930-02-01 · British Home Championship
Biggest loss	1–6 vs Spain · 2018-03-27 · Friendly	0–13 vs England · 1882-02-18 · Friendly
World Cups won	3	0
Expected World Cups	1.79	0.04

When they've met

Meetings

Argentina 1W 0D 0L

Goals

3–1

Argentina first

First meeting

3–1

Argentina won · 1958-06-11 · FIFA World Cup

Most recent

3–1

Argentina won · 1958-06-11 · FIFA World Cup

1 meeting

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
1958-06-11	3–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup