Head to head

Northern Ireland vs São Tomé and Príncipe

If they played today

Northern Ireland at home
80% / 14% / 6%
Northern Ireland win / draw / São Tomé and Príncipe win
Northern Ireland–São Tomé and Príncipe
  • 2–0 15.3%
  • 3–0 12.6%
  • 1–0 12.4%
  • 2–1 8.0%
  • 4–0 7.8%
Neutral venue
74% / 17% / 9%
Northern Ireland win / draw / São Tomé and Príncipe win
Northern Ireland–São Tomé and Príncipe
  • 2–0 13.8%
  • 1–0 12.2%
  • 3–0 10.5%
  • 2–1 9.0%
  • 1–1 8.0%
São Tomé and Príncipe at home
67% / 20% / 13%
Northern Ireland win / draw / São Tomé and Príncipe win
Northern Ireland–São Tomé and Príncipe
  • 2–0 12.3%
  • 1–0 11.9%
  • 2–1 9.7%
  • 1–1 9.4%
  • 3–0 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 IrelandSão Tomé and Príncipe
Current Elo16671182
Elo rank73rd182nd
Peak Elo1758 (1986)1481 (1976)
Matches played70771
All-time record185W 160D 362L9W 10D 52L
Goals for74153
Goals against1296182
Biggest win7–0 vs Wales · 1930-02-01 · British Home Championship3–1 vs Mauritius · 2019-10-09 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss0–13 vs England · 1882-02-18 · Friendly0–10 vs Nigeria · 2022-06-13 · African Cup of Nations qualification
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.040.00

When they've met

Northern Ireland and São Tomé and Príncipe have never played each other.