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Head to head

Northern Ireland vs Portugal

If they played today

Northern Ireland at home
18% / 22% / 60%
Northern Ireland win / draw / Portugal win
Northern Ireland–Portugal
  • 0–1 11.5%
  • 0–2 10.7%
  • 1–1 10.6%
  • 1–2 9.9%
  • 0–3 6.7%
Neutral venue
13% / 20% / 67%
Northern Ireland win / draw / Portugal win
Northern Ireland–Portugal
  • 0–2 12.3%
  • 0–1 11.9%
  • 1–2 9.7%
  • 1–1 9.4%
  • 0–3 8.5%
Portugal at home
9% / 17% / 74%
Northern Ireland win / draw / Portugal win
Northern Ireland–Portugal
  • 0–2 13.8%
  • 0–1 12.2%
  • 0–3 10.5%
  • 1–2 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

 Northern IrelandPortugal
Current Elo16672051
Elo rank73rd7th
Peak Elo1758 (1986)2095 (2022)
Matches played707700
All-time record185W 160D 362L351W 161D 188L
Goals for7411235
Goals against1296781
Biggest win7–0 vs Wales · 1930-02-01 · British Home Championship9–0 vs Luxembourg · 2023-09-11 · UEFA Euro qualification
Biggest loss0–13 vs England · 1882-02-18 · Friendly0–10 vs England · 1947-05-25 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.040.36
European Championships won01
Expected European Championships<0.010.59

When they've met

Meetings
13
Northern Ireland 2W 7D 4L
Goals
13–14
Northern Ireland first
First meeting
1–1
Drawn · 1957-01-16 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Most recent
2–4
Portugal won · 2013-09-06 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Northern Ireland's biggest win
3–0
1957-05-01 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Portugal's biggest win
4–2
2013-09-06 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Most common result
1–1
Northern Ireland first · 6 times, last 2012-10-16
Current run
Unbeaten in 7
Portugal · since 1994-09-07
13 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2013-09-062–4Northern Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2012-10-161–1Portugal homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2005-11-151–1Northern Ireland homeFriendly
1997-10-110–1Portugal homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-03-290–0Northern Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1995-09-031–1Portugal homeUEFA Euro qualification
1994-09-071–2Northern Ireland homeUEFA Euro qualification
1981-04-291–0Northern Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1980-11-190–1Portugal homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1973-11-141–1Portugal homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1973-03-281–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1957-05-013–0Northern Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1957-01-161–1Portugal homeFIFA World Cup qualification