Northern Ireland vs Luxembourg
Ref: Kristo Tohver, Estonia
Match recap
Northern Ireland beat Luxembourg 1–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Donley scored for Northern Ireland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.34 for Northern Ireland versus 0.55 for Luxembourg.
First Half
VAR
Penalty confirmed
43'
Moris
Yellow Card
⚽
Donley
Penalty
Second Half
⇄
Bradley
⇄
Lyons
56'
Korač
Yellow Card
67'
⇄
Olesen
⇄
Donley
⇄
Carson McDonnell
67'
⇄
Dardari
80'
⇄
Thill
McConville
Yellow Card
⇄
Lewis
Smyth
Yellow Card
85'
Sinani
Yellow Card
87'
⇄
Martins
Hazard
Yellow Card
McNair
Yellow Card
90+3'
de Sousa Moreira Cruz
Yellow Card
90+6'
Jans
Yellow Card
90+7'
Barreiro
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
Northern IrelandLuxembourg
5Won
Statistical edge
5–8
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.34VS0.55
Attack2 · 3 won
9
Shots
12
3
Shots on target
3
6
Shots in the box
3
3
Shots outside box
9
4
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
40%
Possession
60%
316
Total passes
489
217
Accurate passes
382
69%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline2 · 0 won
11
Fouls
18
4
Yellow cards
6
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
4
Northern Ireland
3-4-3
Luxembourg
4-2-3-1
Northern Ireland
3-4-3Starting XI
- 2C. BradleyM
- 3J. LewisM
- 7E. GalbraithF
- 10J. DonleyF
- 12C. HazardG
- 13Ruairi McConvilleD
- 14I. PriceF
- 16B. LyonsM
- 17P. McNairD
- 20Jamie Carson McDonnellM
- 22C. BrownD
Substitutes
- 1J. ClarkeG
- 4E. ToalD
- 5R. JohnsonD
- 6T. DevlinM
- 8C. MarshallF
- 9D. CharlesF
- 11P. SmythF
- 15J. DevennyM
- 18R. McCauslandM
- 19Patrick KellyM
- 21J. MagennisF
- 23L. SouthwoodG
Luxembourg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. MorisG
- 2S. KoračD
- 7Aiman DardariM
- 8C. MartinsM
- 10D. SinaniF
- 13D. CarlsonD
- 15O. ThillM
- 16L. BarreiroM
- 18L. JansD
- 19M. OlesenM
- 22M. MartinsD
Substitutes
- 3A. Djabi EmbalóF
- 4M. MustafićM
- 5A. CurciF
- 6J. de Sousa Moreira CruzM
- 11E. MuratovićF
- 12T. Pereira CardosoG
- 14E. VeigaD
- 17V. SelimovićD
- 20E. DžogovićD
- 21S. ThillM
- 23L. FoxG
Northern Ireland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciaron Brown | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ruairi McConville | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Paddy McNair | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Galbraith | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jamie Donley | F | 67 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Conor Hazard | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamal Lewis | M | 82 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Bradley Lyons | M | 52 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Bradley(C) | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Isaac Price | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5/5 |
| Jamie McDonnell | M | 67 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luke Southwood | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Devenny | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Clarke | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eoin Toal | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Johnson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Charles | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross McCausland | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Kelly | M | 8 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Callum Marshall | F | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Terry Devlin | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Paul Smyth | F | 38 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Josh Magennis | F | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
Luxembourg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Carlson | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danel Sinani | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Laurent Jans(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seid Korać | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Moris | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Martins | D | 87 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Thill | M | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Mathias Olesen | M | 67 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Aiman Dardari | M | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 |
| Christopher Martins Pereira | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Vahid Selimović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdulai Djabi Embalo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiago Pereira Cardoso | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mirza Mustafić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessio Curci | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Fox | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastien Thill | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Veiga | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenan Avdusinović | F | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Tomas de Sousa Moreira | M | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edvin Muratović | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eldin Džogović | D | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |