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Head to head

Northern Ireland vs Wales

If they played today

Northern Ireland at home
39% / 26% / 35%
Northern Ireland win / draw / Wales win
Northern Ireland–Wales
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 1–0 9.9%
  • 0–1 9.3%
  • 2–1 8.4%
  • 1–2 7.9%
Neutral venue
31% / 26% / 43%
Northern Ireland win / draw / Wales win
Northern Ireland–Wales
  • 1–1 12.3%
  • 0–1 10.3%
  • 1–2 8.9%
  • 1–0 8.5%
  • 0–2 7.4%
Wales at home
24% / 24% / 51%
Northern Ireland win / draw / Wales win
Northern Ireland–Wales
  • 1–1 11.6%
  • 0–1 10.9%
  • 1–2 9.6%
  • 0–2 9.0%
  • 1–0 7.0%

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 IrelandWales
Current Elo16671743
Elo rank73rd52nd
Peak Elo1758 (1986)1904 (2021)
Matches played707726
All-time record185W 160D 362L234W 165D 327L
Goals for741910
Goals against12961160
Biggest win7–0 vs Wales · 1930-02-01 · British Home Championship11–0 vs Northern Ireland · 1888-03-03 · British Home Championship
Biggest loss0–13 vs England · 1882-02-18 · Friendly0–9 vs Scotland · 1878-03-23 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.040.02
European Championships won00
Expected European Championships<0.010.02

When they've met

Meetings
95
Northern Ireland 26W 24D 45L
Goals
128–188
Northern Ireland first
First meeting
1–7
Wales won · 1882-02-25 · Friendly
Most recent
1–1
Drawn · 2026-03-31 · Friendly
Northern Ireland's biggest win
7–0
1930-02-01 · British Home Championship
Wales' biggest win
11–0
1888-03-03 · British Home Championship
Most common result
1–1
Northern Ireland first · 10 times, last 2026-03-31
Current run
Unbeaten in 10
Wales · since 1982-05-27
95 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2026-03-311–1Wales homeFriendly
2016-06-250–1NeutralUEFA Euro
2016-03-241–1Wales homeFriendly
2011-05-270–2NeutralNations Cup
2007-02-060–0Northern Ireland homeFriendly
2005-10-082–3Northern Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2004-09-082–2Wales homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1984-05-221–1Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1983-05-310–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1982-05-270–3Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1980-05-231–0Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1979-05-261–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1978-05-190–1Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1977-06-031–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1976-05-140–1Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1975-05-231–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1974-05-180–1Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1973-05-191–0NeutralBritish Home Championship
1972-05-270–0Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1971-05-221–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1970-04-250–1Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1969-05-100–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1968-02-280–2Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1967-04-120–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1966-03-304–1Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1965-03-310–5Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1964-04-153–2Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1963-04-031–4Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1962-04-110–4Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1961-04-121–5Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1960-04-062–3Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1959-04-224–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1958-04-161–1Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1957-04-100–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1956-04-111–1Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1955-04-202–3Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1954-03-312–1Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1953-04-152–3Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1952-03-190–3Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1951-03-071–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1950-03-080–0Wales homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1949-03-090–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1948-03-100–2Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1947-04-162–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1939-03-151–3Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1938-03-161–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1937-03-171–4Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1936-03-113–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1935-03-271–3Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1933-11-041–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1932-12-071–4Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1931-12-054–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1931-04-222–3Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1930-02-017–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1929-02-022–2Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1928-02-041–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1927-04-092–2Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1926-02-133–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1925-04-180–0Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1924-03-150–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1923-04-143–0Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1921-04-091–2Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1920-02-142–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1914-01-192–1Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1913-01-180–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1912-04-133–2Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1911-01-281–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1910-04-111–4Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1909-03-202–3Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1908-04-111–0Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1907-02-232–3Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1906-04-024–4Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1905-04-082–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1904-03-211–0Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1903-03-282–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1902-02-223–0Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1901-03-230–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1900-02-240–2Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1899-03-041–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1898-02-191–0Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1897-03-064–3Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1896-02-291–6Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1895-03-162–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1894-02-241–4Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1892-02-271–1Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1891-02-077–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1890-02-082–5NeutralBritish Home Championship
1889-04-271–3Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1888-03-030–11Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1887-03-124–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1886-02-270–5Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1885-04-112–8Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1884-02-090–6Wales homeBritish Home Championship
1883-03-171–1Northern Ireland homeFriendly
1882-02-251–7Wales homeFriendly