Head to head

Portugal vs Republic of Ireland

If they played today

Portugal at home
67% / 20% / 13%
Portugal win / draw / Republic of Ireland win
Portugal–Republic of Ireland
  • 2–0 12.4%
  • 1–0 11.9%
  • 2–1 9.7%
  • 1–1 9.3%
  • 3–0 8.6%
Neutral venue
60% / 22% / 18%
Portugal win / draw / Republic of Ireland win
Portugal–Republic of Ireland
  • 1–0 11.5%
  • 2–0 10.8%
  • 1–1 10.5%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 3–0 6.8%
Republic of Ireland at home
52% / 24% / 24%
Portugal win / draw / Republic of Ireland win
Portugal–Republic of Ireland
  • 1–1 11.5%
  • 1–0 11.0%
  • 2–1 9.7%
  • 2–0 9.2%
  • 0–1 6.9%

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

 PortugalRepublic of Ireland
Current Elo20511762
Elo rank7th48th
Peak Elo2095 (2022)1927 (2002)
Matches played700633
All-time record351W 161D 188L243W 179D 211L
Goals for1235858
Goals against781769
Biggest win9–0 vs Luxembourg · 2023-09-11 · UEFA Euro qualification8–0 vs Malta · 1983-11-16 · UEFA Euro qualification
Biggest loss0–10 vs England · 1947-05-25 · Friendly0–7 vs Brazil · 1982-05-27 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.360.09
European Championships won10
Expected European Championships0.590.09

When they've met

Meetings
18
Portugal 10W 3D 5L
Goals
26–13
Portugal first
First meeting
3–1
Portugal won · 1946-06-16 · Friendly
Most recent
0–2
Republic of Ireland won · 2025-11-13 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Portugal's biggest win
5–1
2014-06-10 · Friendly
Republic of Ireland's biggest win
2–0
2025-11-13 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Most common result
0–1
Portugal first · 3 times, last 2005-02-09
Current run
Won the last meeting
Republic of Ireland · since 2025-11-13
18 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-11-130–2Republic of Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2025-10-111–0Portugal homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2024-06-113–0Portugal homeFriendly
2021-11-110–0Republic of Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-09-012–1Portugal homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2014-06-105–1NeutralFriendly
2005-02-090–1Republic of Ireland homeFriendly
2001-06-021–1Republic of Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2000-10-071–1Portugal homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1996-05-291–0Republic of Ireland homeFriendly
1995-11-153–0Portugal homeUEFA Euro qualification
1995-04-260–1Republic of Ireland homeUEFA Euro qualification
1992-06-070–2NeutralUSA Cup
1972-06-252–1NeutralBrazil Independence Cup
1949-05-220–1Republic of Ireland homeFriendly
1948-05-232–0Portugal homeFriendly
1947-05-042–0Republic of Ireland homeFriendly
1946-06-163–1Portugal homeFriendly