Head to head

Northern Ireland vs Pakistan

If they played today

Northern Ireland at home
84% / 12% / 4%
Northern Ireland win / draw / Pakistan win
Northern Ireland–Pakistan
  • 2–0 16.2%
  • 3–0 14.0%
  • 1–0 12.5%
  • 4–0 9.1%
  • 2–1 7.1%
Neutral venue
78% / 15% / 7%
Northern Ireland win / draw / Pakistan win
Northern Ireland–Pakistan
  • 2–0 14.8%
  • 1–0 12.3%
  • 3–0 11.8%
  • 2–1 8.4%
  • 4–0 7.1%
Pakistan at home
72% / 18% / 11%
Northern Ireland win / draw / Pakistan win
Northern Ireland–Pakistan
  • 2–0 13.3%
  • 1–0 12.1%
  • 3–0 9.7%
  • 2–1 9.3%
  • 1–1 8.5%

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

 Northern IrelandPakistan
Current Elo16671120
Elo rank73rd192nd
Peak Elo1758 (1986)1556 (1954)
Matches played707251
All-time record185W 160D 362L55W 43D 153L
Goals for741236
Goals against1296577
Biggest win7–0 vs Wales · 1930-02-01 · British Home Championship9–2 vs Guam · 2008-04-06 · AFC Challenge Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–13 vs England · 1882-02-18 · Friendly1–9 vs Iran · 1969-03-12 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.040.00

When they've met

Northern Ireland and Pakistan have never played each other.