Northern Ireland Interceptions Stats 2026

Northern Ireland have recorded 28 interceptions across 4 UEFA Nations League games in 2026, averaging 7 per match. S. Charles leads the squad with 8 interceptions - 2 per game. T. Hume is next with 5.

Northern Ireland Interceptions: Form & Insights

Over their last 10 games, Northern Ireland are averaging 7 interceptions per match - S. Charles leads that period with 8. Use the match-by-match table above to compare interceptions game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Northern Ireland vs Ukraine on 14.11.2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many interceptions do Northern Ireland average per game?

Northern Ireland average 7 interceptions per UEFA Nations League game in 2026, based on 4 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 7 per match.

Who leads Northern Ireland for interceptions?

S. Charles leads Northern Ireland for interceptions in 2026 with 8 in UEFA Nations League - an average of 2 per game. T. Hume is second with 5.

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

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

Northern Ireland player interceptions rates

Player	Position	Apps	Interceptions	Per game	1+ hit rate
Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	8	15	1.88	100%
Trai Hume	defender	9	14	1.56	89%
Justin Devenny	midfielder	9	7	0.78	44%
Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	7	7	1	86%
Brodie Gilmore Spencer	defender	7	7	1	71%
Isaac Price	midfielder	10	6	0.6	50%
Ciaron Maurice Brown	defender	8	6	0.75	63%
Ruairi McConville	defender	8	6	0.75	50%
Brad Joseph Lyons	midfielder	3	5	1.67	100%
Patrick James Coleman McNair	defender	3	3	1	67%
George Alan Saville	midfielder	2	3	1.5	100%
Terry Devlin	defender	4	2	0.5	25%
Dan Ballard	defender	2	2	1	50%
Conor Bradley	defender	2	2	1	100%
Jamie Carson McDonnell	midfielder	2	2	1	100%
Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	9	1	0.11	11%
Patrick Kelly	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Tom Atcheson	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Joshua Brendan David Magennis	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Jamal Piaras Lewis	defender	1	1	1	100%
Pierce Joseph Charles	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
James Tyrrell Reid	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Paul Patrick Smyth	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Callum Marshall	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Dion Elie Raymond Charles	attacker	2	0	0	0%

Northern Ireland interceptions match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team interceptions
5 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Georgia	Home	0-0	5
2 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Ukraine	Away	0-3	13
28 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Hungary	Home	0-0	6
25 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Georgia	Away	0-1	4
8 Jun 2026	Friendly International	France	Away	3-1	9
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Guinea	Home	1-0	8
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Wales	Away	1-1	12
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Italy	Away	2-0	12
17 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg	Home	1-0	12
14 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia	Away	1-0	13

Northern Ireland interceptions 2026: last 10 games

Interceptions for per game: 9.4
Interceptions against per game: 8.9
Match total interceptions per game: 18.3
Games: 10
League rank for match interceptions: 26 of 53

Northern Ireland Interceptions for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 4.5 %	Over 6.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	7.75	100%	50%	25%	25%	0%
Away	6	10.5	83%	83%	83%	67%	33%
Overall	10	9.4	90%	70%	60%	50%	20%

Northern Ireland Interceptions against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 4.5 %	Over 6.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	4	10	100%	75%	50%	50%	25%
Away	6	8.17	100%	100%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	10	8.9	100%	90%	40%	20%	10%

Northern Ireland Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %
Home	4	17.75	50%	50%	50%	25%	25%
Away	6	18.67	83%	83%	67%	50%	17%
Overall	10	18.3	70%	70%	60%	40%	20%

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

Team interceptions	Overall	Home	Away
Interceptions / match	9.4	7.75	10.5
Interceptions over 4.5	90%	100%	83%
Interceptions over 6.5	70%	50%	83%
Interceptions over 8.5	60%	25%	83%
Interceptions over 10.5	50%	25%	67%
Interceptions over 12.5	20%	0%	33%

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

Interceptions against	Overall	Home	Away
Interceptions against / match	8.9	10	8.17
Interceptions against over 4.5	100%	100%	100%
Interceptions against over 6.5	90%	75%	100%
Interceptions against over 8.5	40%	50%	33%
Interceptions against over 10.5	20%	50%	0%
Interceptions against over 12.5	10%	25%	0%

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

Match interceptions	Overall	Home	Away
Match interceptions / match	18.3	17.75	18.67
Match interceptions over 14.5	70%	50%	83%
Match interceptions over 16.5	70%	50%	83%
Match interceptions over 18.5	60%	50%	67%
Match interceptions over 20.5	40%	25%	50%
Match interceptions over 22.5	20%	25%	17%

Northern Ireland interceptions match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Interceptions for	Interceptions against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Georgia (H)	0-0	5	6	11	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Ukraine (A)	0-3	12	7	19	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Hungary (H)	0-0	6	8	14	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Georgia (A)	0-1	4	7	11	-
8 Jun	Friendly International	France (A)	3-1	9	8	17	-
4 Jun	Friendly International	Guinea (H)	1-0	8	12	20	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Wales (A)	1-1	12	9	21	-
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Italy (A)	2-0	13	8	21	-
17 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg (H)	1-0	12	14	26	-
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (A)	1-0	13	10	23	-

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

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 18.5 %
1	Romania	6	11	10	21	67%
2	Lithuania	3	9.67	11	20.67	67%
3	San Marino	3	9	11.33	20.33	100%
4	Azerbaijan	3	8.67	11.67	20.33	67%
5	Gibraltar	4	11.25	8.75	20	25%
6	Bulgaria	3	11	8.67	19.67	67%
7	North Macedonia	6	10	9.67	19.67	50%
8	France	16	9.56	10.06	19.63	50%
9	Wales	8	7.75	11.63	19.38	63%
10	Albania	5	8.2	11	19.2	80%
11	Denmark	7	8.57	9.86	18.43	57%
12	Kazakhstan	5	9.6	8.8	18.4	40%
13	Italy	8	9.25	9	18.25	38%
14	Belgium	14	9.07	9.14	18.21	43%
15	Spain	15	7.73	10.47	18.2	40%
16	Belarus	3	11	7	18	67%
17	Poland	6	10.67	7.33	18	50%
18	Kosovo	6	9.17	8.83	18	50%
19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	9.1	8.6	17.7	40%
20	Israel	5	9	8.6	17.6	40%
21	Turkey	11	8.55	8.82	17.36	18%
22	Switzerland	13	8.08	9.23	17.31	23%
23	Germany	12	5.83	11.25	17.08	17%
24	Latvia	6	8	8.83	16.83	17%
25	Slovenia	5	8.2	8.6	16.8	40%
26	Northern Ireland	8	8.63	8.13	16.75	50%
27	Finland	7	7.86	8.57	16.43	14%
28	Republic of Ireland	9	7.78	8.56	16.33	22%
29	Austria	11	8	8.27	16.27	27%
30	Slovakia	4	8.25	8	16.25	25%
31	Norway	14	7.93	8.29	16.21	29%
32	Malta	5	8	8.2	16.2	20%
33	Czech Republic	8	7.5	8.63	16.13	13%
34	Hungary	8	9	7	16	25%
35	Netherlands	12	7.67	8.08	15.75	25%
36	Serbia	7	9.71	6	15.71	14%
37	Luxembourg	6	7	8.5	15.5	17%
38	Portugal	13	8.08	7.38	15.46	23%
39	Scotland	10	7.5	7.9	15.4	20%
40	Croatia	11	8.73	6.64	15.36	18%
41	Andorra	3	8	7.33	15.33	0%
42	Moldova	3	7.67	7.67	15.33	33%
43	England	15	6.93	8.4	15.33	33%
44	Armenia	4	7	8.25	15.25	0%
45	Ukraine	5	7.2	8	15.2	20%
46	Iceland	7	6.71	8.14	14.86	29%
47	Sweden	12	7.42	7.42	14.83	17%
48	Cyprus	4	7.5	7	14.5	25%
49	Estonia	3	6.67	7.67	14.33	0%
50	Montenegro	4	7.25	7	14.25	0%
51	Greece	7	7	7.14	14.14	29%
52	Georgia	4	5.75	7.5	13.25	0%
53	Faroe Islands	4	7	5.75	12.75	0%

Northern Ireland interceptions against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 18.5 %
Vs top six	10	6.9	8.7	15.6	30%
Vs top half	10	6.9	8.7	15.6	30%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Northern Ireland interceptions per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 18.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	4	6.75	7	13.75	25%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	7	10.57	8.14	18.71	57%
Friendly International	2026	3	9.67	9.67	19.33	67%
Friendly International	2025	4	7.75	9.25	17	50%

Northern Ireland next three opponents: interceptions per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their interceptions for	Their interceptions against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 14 Nov 19:45	Ukraine (home)	15.25	7.75	7.5	14.5	10	4.5
Tue 17 Nov 19:45	Hungary (away)	14.25	8	6.25	15	7.5	7.5

Northern Ireland players with the most games of 1+ interceptions 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	8	8	100%
2	Trai Hume	defender	7	8	88%
3	Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	5	7	71%
4	Brodie Gilmore Spencer	defender	5	8	63%
5	Ciaron Maurice Brown	defender	4	7	57%

Northern Ireland players with the most games of 2+ interceptions 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Justin Devenny	midfielder	3	8	38%
2	Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	3	8	38%
3	Brodie Gilmore Spencer	defender	2	8	25%
4	Trai Hume	defender	2	8	25%
5	Terry Devlin	defender	1	3	33%

Ukraine interceptions match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Interceptions for	Interceptions against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Hungary (H)	1-2	4	9	13	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Northern Ireland (H)	0-3	7	12	19	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Georgia (A)	0-0	10	5	15	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Hungary (A)	0-1	10	4	14	-
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Sweden (H)	1-3	5	10	15	-
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Iceland (H)	2-0	9	10	19	-
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	France (A)	4-0	11	8	19	-