Northern Ireland Dribble Attempts Stats 2026

Northern Ireland have recorded 59 dribble attempts across 4 UEFA Nations League games in 2026, averaging 14.8 per match. E. Galbraith leads the squad with 11 dribble attempts - 3.67 per game. I. Price is next with 11.

Northern Ireland Dribble Attempts: Form & Insights

Over their last 10 games, Northern Ireland are averaging 14.8 dribble attempts per match - E. Galbraith leads that period with 11. Use the match-by-match table above to compare dribble attempts game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Northern Ireland vs Ukraine on 14.11.2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many dribble attempts do Northern Ireland average per game?

Northern Ireland average 14.8 dribble attempts per UEFA Nations League game in 2026, based on 4 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 14.8 per match.

Who leads Northern Ireland for dribble attempts?

E. Galbraith leads Northern Ireland for dribble attempts in 2026 with 11 in UEFA Nations League - an average of 3.67 per game. I. Price is second with 11.

How do Northern Ireland's dribble attempts break down home vs away?

Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Northern Ireland's dribble attempts totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026.

Northern Ireland player dribble attempts rates

Player	Position	Apps	Dribble attempts	Per game	1+ hit rate
Isaac Price	midfielder	10	24	2.4	80%
Justin Devenny	midfielder	9	18	2	89%
Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	9	17	1.89	78%
Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	7	14	2	86%
Trai Hume	defender	9	10	1.11	78%
Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	8	10	1.25	75%
Patrick Kelly	midfielder	5	9	1.8	80%
Tom Atcheson	defender	5	3	0.6	60%
James Tyrrell Reid	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Callum Marshall	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Conor Bradley	defender	2	3	1.5	100%
Brodie Gilmore Spencer	defender	7	2	0.29	29%
Terry Devlin	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Ceadach O'Neill	attacker	1	2	2	100%
Ciaron Maurice Brown	defender	8	1	0.13	13%
Pierce Joseph Charles	goalkeeper	8	1	0.13	13%
Ruairi McConville	defender	8	1	0.13	13%
Brad Joseph Lyons	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Paul Patrick Smyth	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
George Alan Saville	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Alistair Edward McCann	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Dan Ballard	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Kieran Morrison	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Joshua Brendan David Magennis	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Patrick James Coleman McNair	defender	3	0	0	0%

Northern Ireland dribble attempts match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team dribble attempts
5 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Georgia	Home	0-0	23
2 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Ukraine	Away	0-3	11
28 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Hungary	Home	0-0	14
25 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Georgia	Away	0-1	11
8 Jun 2026	Friendly International	France	Away	3-1	16
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Guinea	Home	1-0	15
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Wales	Away	1-1	8
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Italy	Away	2-0	10
17 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg	Home	1-0	16
14 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia	Away	1-0	14

Northern Ireland dribble attempts 2026: last 10 games

Dribble attempts for per game: 13.8
Dribble attempts against per game: 16
Match total dribble attempts per game: 29.8
Games: 10
League rank for match dribble attempts: 16 of 53

Northern Ireland Dribble attempts for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	16.75	100%	100%	100%	75%	25%
Away	6	11.83	83%	83%	33%	17%	0%
Overall	10	13.8	90%	90%	60%	40%	10%

Northern Ireland Dribble attempts against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	17.25	75%	75%	50%	50%	50%
Away	6	15.17	100%	100%	83%	33%	17%
Overall	10	16	90%	90%	70%	40%	30%

Northern Ireland Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 15.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 25.5 %	Over 30.5 %	Over 35.5 %
Home	4	34	100%	100%	75%	50%	50%
Away	6	27	100%	100%	33%	17%	17%
Overall	10	29.8	100%	100%	50%	30%	30%

Northern Ireland Team dribble attempts 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team dribble attempts	Overall	Home	Away
Dribble attempts / match	13.8	16.75	11.83
Dribble attempts over 8.5	90%	100%	83%
Dribble attempts over 10.5	90%	100%	83%
Dribble attempts over 12.5	60%	100%	33%
Dribble attempts over 14.5	40%	75%	17%
Dribble attempts over 16.5	10%	25%	0%

Northern Ireland Dribble attempts against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Dribble attempts against	Overall	Home	Away
Dribble attempts against / match	16	17.25	15.17
Dribble attempts against over 8.5	90%	75%	100%
Dribble attempts against over 10.5	90%	75%	100%
Dribble attempts against over 12.5	70%	50%	83%
Dribble attempts against over 14.5	40%	50%	33%
Dribble attempts against over 16.5	30%	50%	17%

Northern Ireland Match dribble attempts 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match dribble attempts	Overall	Home	Away
Match dribble attempts / match	29.8	34	27
Match dribble attempts over 15.5	100%	100%	100%
Match dribble attempts over 20.5	100%	100%	100%
Match dribble attempts over 25.5	50%	75%	33%
Match dribble attempts over 30.5	30%	50%	17%
Match dribble attempts over 35.5	30%	50%	17%

Northern Ireland dribble attempts match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Dribble attempts for	Dribble attempts against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Georgia (H)	0-0	23	20	43	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Ukraine (A)	0-3	11	13	24	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Hungary (H)	0-0	14	7	21	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Georgia (A)	0-1	11	14	25	-
8 Jun	Friendly International	France (A)	3-1	16	24	40	-
4 Jun	Friendly International	Guinea (H)	1-0	15	30	45	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Wales (A)	1-1	8	13	21	-
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Italy (A)	2-0	11	16	27	-
17 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg (H)	1-0	15	12	27	-
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (A)	1-0	14	11	25	-

UEFA Nations League dribble attempts table 2026: every team's dribble attempts per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 25.5 %
1	France	16	20.25	14.75	35	100%
2	Germany	11	18.18	16.45	34.64	82%
3	Greece	7	16.14	17.86	34	100%
4	Turkey	10	17	15.7	32.7	80%
5	Azerbaijan	3	18	14.67	32.67	100%
6	San Marino	3	14	18.67	32.67	100%
7	Kosovo	6	16.5	16	32.5	83%
8	Denmark	6	14.83	17.5	32.33	100%
9	Italy	8	13.88	18.25	32.13	88%
10	Georgia	4	17.25	14.75	32	75%
11	Norway	14	16.43	15.57	32	79%
12	Malta	5	17	14.8	31.8	80%
13	Kazakhstan	4	14.25	17.5	31.75	75%
14	Andorra	3	16	15.67	31.67	100%
15	England	14	19.21	12.07	31.29	79%
16	Northern Ireland	8	13.63	17.13	30.75	50%
17	Moldova	3	12.33	18.33	30.67	67%
18	Slovakia	4	21.75	8.75	30.5	75%
19	Lithuania	3	17.67	12.67	30.33	67%
20	Belarus	3	16	14.33	30.33	67%
21	Faroe Islands	3	12.33	18	30.33	67%
22	Austria	11	12.18	18	30.18	73%
23	Luxembourg	6	17	13	30	83%
24	Romania	5	14	16	30	80%
25	Cyprus	4	16.75	12.75	29.5	75%
26	Bulgaria	3	14.67	14.67	29.33	67%
27	Belgium	13	16.08	13.23	29.31	69%
28	Hungary	7	14.14	14.14	28.29	71%
29	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	14.8	13.4	28.2	50%
30	Poland	6	13.17	14.83	28	67%
31	Spain	14	14.64	13.29	27.93	64%
32	Montenegro	4	13.25	14.5	27.75	75%
33	North Macedonia	6	12.67	15	27.67	33%
34	Israel	5	15.2	12.2	27.4	60%
35	Portugal	12	16.5	10.83	27.33	50%
36	Sweden	12	13.33	13.92	27.25	67%
37	Armenia	4	14.25	12.75	27	50%
38	Switzerland	12	13.67	12.67	26.33	50%
39	Gibraltar	4	13.25	12.75	26	50%
40	Ukraine	5	11.4	14.6	26	40%
41	Croatia	10	10	15.8	25.8	50%
42	Wales	7	14.29	10.86	25.14	43%
43	Republic of Ireland	8	14.88	10	24.88	50%
44	Netherlands	12	13.25	11.17	24.42	33%
45	Albania	5	13.2	11.2	24.4	60%
46	Czech Republic	8	11.5	12.88	24.38	25%
47	Scotland	8	10.88	13.5	24.38	38%
48	Latvia	6	9.5	14.67	24.17	50%
49	Serbia	7	9.86	14.29	24.14	43%
50	Estonia	3	11.67	12.33	24	33%
51	Slovenia	5	10.4	13.6	24	40%
52	Finland	5	10.8	12.8	23.6	20%
53	Iceland	7	8.29	14.14	22.43	43%

Northern Ireland dribble attempts against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 25.5 %
Vs top six	10	16.3	11.7	28	50%
Vs top half	10	16.3	11.7	28	50%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Northern Ireland dribble attempts per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 25.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	4	14.75	13.5	28.25	25%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	7	12.43	17.29	29.71	71%
Friendly International	2026	3	13	22.33	35.33	67%
Friendly International	2025	4	11.5	19	30.5	75%

Northern Ireland next three opponents: dribble attempts per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their dribble attempts for	Their dribble attempts against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 14 Nov 19:45	Ukraine (home)	27.25	12.5	14.75	24.5	6	18.5
Tue 17 Nov 19:45	Hungary (away)	27	12.75	14.25	25.5	16.5	9

Northern Ireland players with the most games of 1+ dribble attempts 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Justin Devenny	midfielder	7	8	88%
2	Isaac Price	midfielder	6	8	75%
3	Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	6	8	75%
4	Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	6	8	75%
5	Trai Hume	defender	6	8	75%

Northern Ireland players with the most games of 2+ dribble attempts 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Isaac Price	midfielder	5	8	63%
2	Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	5	8	63%
3	Justin Devenny	midfielder	4	8	50%
4	Patrick Kelly	midfielder	3	7	43%
5	Ceadach O'Neill	attacker	2	4	50%

Ukraine dribble attempts match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Dribble attempts for	Dribble attempts against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Hungary (H)	1-2	25	11	36	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Northern Ireland (H)	0-3	13	11	24	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Georgia (A)	0-0	10	19	29	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Hungary (A)	0-1	2	18	20	-
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Sweden (H)	1-3	7	14	21	-
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Iceland (H)	2-0	10	15	25	-
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	France (A)	4-0	4	24	28	-