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Head to head

Italy vs Northern Ireland

If they played today

Italy at home
65% / 20% / 15%
Italy win / draw / Northern Ireland win
Italy–Northern Ireland
  • 2–0 11.8%
  • 1–0 11.8%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 1–1 9.7%
  • 3–0 7.9%
Neutral venue
57% / 23% / 20%
Italy win / draw / Northern Ireland win
Italy–Northern Ireland
  • 1–0 11.3%
  • 1–1 10.9%
  • 2–0 10.3%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 0–0 6.3%
Northern Ireland at home
49% / 25% / 26%
Italy win / draw / Northern Ireland win
Italy–Northern Ireland
  • 1–1 11.8%
  • 1–0 10.8%
  • 2–1 9.5%
  • 2–0 8.7%
  • 0–1 7.3%

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

 ItalyNorthern Ireland
Current Elo19221667
Elo rank19th73rd
Peak Elo2140 (2021)1758 (1986)
Matches played893707
All-time record477W 243D 173L185W 160D 362L
Goals for1565741
Goals against8761296
Biggest win10–0 vs United States · 1975-04-02 · Friendly7–0 vs Wales · 1930-02-01 · British Home Championship
Biggest loss1–7 vs Hungary · 1924-04-06 · Friendly0–13 vs England · 1882-02-18 · Friendly
World Cups won40
Expected World Cups1.660.04
European Championships won20
Expected European Championships1.29<0.01

When they've met

Meetings
12
Italy 8W 3D 1L
Goals
21–6
Italy first
First meeting
1–0
Italy won · 1957-04-25 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Most recent
2–0
Italy won · 2026-03-26 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Italy's biggest win
3–0
2011-10-11 · UEFA Euro qualification
Northern Ireland's biggest win
2–1
1958-01-15 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Most common result
2–0
Italy first · 4 times, last 2026-03-26
Current run
Unbeaten in 9
Italy · since 1961-04-25
12 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2026-03-262–0Italy homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-11-150–0Northern Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-03-252–0Italy homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2011-10-113–0Italy homeUEFA Euro qualification
2010-10-080–0Northern Ireland homeUEFA Euro qualification
2009-06-063–0Italy homeFriendly
2003-06-032–0Italy homeFriendly
1997-01-222–0Italy homeFriendly
1961-04-253–2Italy homeFriendly
1958-01-151–2Northern Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1957-12-042–2Northern Ireland homeFriendly
1957-04-251–0Italy homeFIFA World Cup qualification