Northern Ireland Shots Stats 2026

Northern Ireland Shots Stats 2026 - season overview

Northern Ireland are averaging 9.6 shots per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 24 total shots on average. That puts them 43rd of 54 for team shots per match among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Ukraine, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Northern Ireland players take the most shots?

Isaac Price leads with 21 shots across 10 qualifying appearances (2.1/g, 90% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Northern Ireland player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

How does Northern Ireland's shot profile look this season?

Northern Ireland are averaging 9.6 shots per game over 10 games and concede 14.4 for a match-total of 24. That ranks 43rd of 54 for team shots among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Ukraine, the page weights each Northern Ireland attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.

Where do these shot stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Northern Ireland fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

Northern Ireland player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Jamal Piaras Lewis	defender	1	1	1	100%
Joshua Brendan David Magennis	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Eoin Toal	defender	1	2	2	100%
Ceadach O'Neill	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Isaac Price	midfielder	10	21	2.1	90%
Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	9	16	1.78	89%
Patrick Kelly	midfielder	5	5	1	60%
Ruairi McConville	defender	8	7	0.88	50%
Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	8	8	1	50%
Terry Devlin	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Conor Bradley	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Dan Ballard	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
George Alan Saville	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Dion Elie Raymond Charles	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Trai Hume	defender	9	5	0.56	44%
Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	7	3	0.43	43%
Tom Atcheson	defender	5	4	0.8	40%
Ciaron Maurice Brown	defender	8	4	0.5	38%
Callum Marshall	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Brad Joseph Lyons	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
James Tyrrell Reid	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Brodie Gilmore Spencer	defender	7	2	0.29	29%
Justin Devenny	midfielder	9	2	0.22	22%
Pierce Joseph Charles	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
Paul Patrick Smyth	attacker	3	0	0	0%

Northern Ireland shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
5 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Georgia	Home	0-0	15	7	22	Jamie Paul Donley (4)
2 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Ukraine	Away	0-3	10	11	21	Ciaron Maurice Brown (2)
28 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Hungary	Home	0-0	10	13	23	Isaac Price (3)
25 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Georgia	Away	0-1	12	11	23	Shea Emmanuel Charles (5)
8 Jun 2026	Friendly International	France	Away	3-1	4	27	31	Patrick Kelly (2)
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Guinea	Home	1-0	9	15	24	Jamie Paul Donley (3)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Wales	Away	1-1	10	13	23	Jamie Paul Donley (3)
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Italy	Away	2-0	8	19	27	Ruairi McConville (2)
17 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg	Home	1-0	9	12	21	Isaac Price (3)
14 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia	Away	1-0	9	16	25	Isaac Price (5)

Northern Ireland shots 2026: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 9.6
Shots against per game: 14.4
Match total shots per game: 24
Games: 10
League rank for match shots: 21 of 54

Northern Ireland Shots for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	10.75	100%	25%	25%	25%	0%
Away	6	8.83	67%	17%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	9.6	80%	20%	10%	10%	0%

Northern Ireland Shots against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	11.75	75%	75%	50%	25%	0%
Away	6	16.17	100%	100%	67%	50%	33%
Overall	10	14.4	90%	90%	60%	40%	20%

Northern Ireland Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	22.5	100%	100%	50%	0%	0%
Away	6	25	100%	100%	83%	50%	33%
Overall	10	24	100%	100%	70%	30%	20%

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

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	9.6	10.75	8.83
Shots on target / match	3.2	3.75	2.83
Shots off target / match	6.4	7	6
Shot conversion	8%	5%	11%
Shots per goal	12	21.5	8.8
Shots on target per goal	4	7.5	2.8
Shots over 8.5	80%	100%	67%
Shots over 10.5	20%	25%	17%
Shots over 12.5	10%	25%	0%
Shots over 14.5	10%	25%	0%
Shots over 16.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	14.4	11.75	16.17
Shots against over 8.5	90%	75%	100%
Shots against over 10.5	90%	75%	100%
Shots against over 12.5	60%	50%	67%
Shots against over 14.5	40%	25%	50%
Shots against over 16.5	20%	0%	33%

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

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	24	22.5	25
Match shots over 18.5	100%	100%	100%
Match shots over 20.5	100%	100%	100%
Match shots over 22.5	70%	50%	83%
Match shots over 24.5	30%	0%	50%
Match shots over 26.5	20%	0%	33%

Northern Ireland 1st-half shots for 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	2	4.5	100%	0%	0%
Away	4	4	75%	25%	0%
Overall	6	4.17	83%	17%	0%

Northern Ireland 1st-half shots against 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	2	6	100%	50%	50%
Away	4	8.5	100%	75%	75%
Overall	6	7.67	100%	67%	67%

Northern Ireland 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	2	10.5	100%	50%	50%	0%
Away	4	12.5	100%	100%	50%	25%
Overall	6	11.83	100%	83%	50%	17%

Northern Ireland shots match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Georgia (H)	0-0	15	7	22	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Ukraine (A)	0-3	10	11	21	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Hungary (H)	0-0	10	13	23	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Georgia (A)	0-1	12	11	23	-
8 Jun	Friendly International	France (A)	3-1	4	27	31	11
4 Jun	Friendly International	Guinea (H)	1-0	9	15	24	13
31 Mar	Friendly International	Wales (A)	1-1	10	13	23	11
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Italy (A)	2-0	8	19	27	15
17 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg (H)	1-0	9	12	21	8
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (A)	1-0	9	16	25	13

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

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	Italy	8	14.63	15.63	30.25	88%
2	Belgium	14	16.14	13.5	29.64	71%
3	Turkey	11	17.36	11.91	29.27	91%
4	Wales	8	12.88	15.63	28.5	88%
5	Germany	12	19.33	8.58	27.92	92%
6	Serbia	8	9	18.63	27.63	63%
7	Faroe Islands	3	11.67	15.67	27.33	100%
8	England	15	17	10.13	27.13	80%
9	France	16	17.06	9.44	26.5	75%
10	Romania	8	11	15.38	26.38	50%
11	Scotland	10	13.3	13	26.3	80%
12	Hungary	8	16.25	10	26.25	75%
13	Portugal	13	14.46	11.54	26	77%
14	Netherlands	12	15.17	10.58	25.75	67%
15	Denmark	7	16	9.71	25.71	71%
16	Greece	8	11.75	13.63	25.38	63%
17	Norway	14	11.64	13.57	25.21	79%
18	Poland	8	16	9	25	75%
19	Finland	7	11.86	12.86	24.71	71%
20	Kazakhstan	6	10.17	14.5	24.67	67%
21	Northern Ireland	8	9.75	14.5	24.25	75%
22	Czech Republic	9	8.89	15.33	24.22	56%
23	Slovakia	7	15.29	8.86	24.14	57%
24	Albania	7	13	11	24	57%
25	Republic of Ireland	9	12.78	11.22	24	56%
26	Malta	8	12	11.88	23.88	75%
27	Sweden	12	11	12.83	23.83	58%
28	Croatia	11	11	12.64	23.64	55%
29	Slovenia	7	10.14	13.43	23.57	43%
30	North Macedonia	7	4.86	18.71	23.57	71%
31	Switzerland	13	13.69	9.85	23.54	54%
32	Latvia	6	10.83	12.67	23.5	50%
33	Luxembourg	7	9.57	13.57	23.14	57%
34	Cyprus	8	12	11.13	23.13	50%
35	San Marino	5	8.6	14.4	23	60%
36	Azerbaijan	7	13.86	9	22.86	57%
37	Belarus	5	10.6	12	22.6	40%
38	Kosovo	8	11.88	10.63	22.5	63%
39	Spain	15	16.6	5.87	22.47	47%
40	Ukraine	7	11.43	10.86	22.29	29%
41	Israel	6	8.5	13.67	22.17	50%
42	Montenegro	8	11.63	10.13	21.75	25%
43	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12	11	10.67	21.67	50%
44	Moldova	7	9.71	11.71	21.43	43%
45	Georgia	8	10.63	10.75	21.38	25%
46	Iceland	8	8.63	12.75	21.38	38%
47	Austria	11	10.55	10.73	21.27	45%
48	Bulgaria	7	12.29	8.14	20.43	43%
49	Gibraltar	7	10.43	9.71	20.14	29%
50	Armenia	7	12.14	7.57	19.71	14%
51	Andorra	8	9.25	9.75	19	38%
52	Liechtenstein	7	4.14	14.86	19	14%
53	Lithuania	6	11.67	7.17	18.83	17%
54	Estonia	5	7.4	11.4	18.8	40%

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

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	10	11.5	8	19.5	20%
Vs top half	10	11.5	8	19.5	20%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Northern Ireland shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	4	11.75	10.5	22.25	50%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	7	9	11.86	20.86	43%
Friendly International	2026	3	7.67	18.33	26	100%
Friendly International	2025	4	9.5	12.25	21.75	50%

Northern Ireland next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 14 Nov 19:45	Ukraine (home)	24	11.25	12.75	24	8.5	15.5
Tue 17 Nov 19:45	Hungary (away)	27.25	16	11.25	29.5	20.5	9

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Isaac Price	midfielder	7	8	88%
2	Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	7	8	88%
3	Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	4	8	50%
4	Trai Hume	defender	4	8	50%
5	Ciaron Maurice Brown	defender	3	7	43%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Isaac Price	midfielder	4	8	50%
2	Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	4	8	50%
3	Patrick Kelly	midfielder	2	7	29%
4	Ruairi McConville	defender	2	7	29%
5	Eoin Toal	defender	1	1	100%

Northern Ireland players with the most games of 3+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	3	8	38%
2	Isaac Price	midfielder	2	8	25%
3	Tom Atcheson	defender	1	6	17%
4	Ruairi McConville	defender	1	7	14%
5	Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	1	8	13%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Hungary (H)	1-2	17	10	27	-
2 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Northern Ireland (H)	0-3	11	10	21	-
28 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Georgia (A)	0-0	7	14	21	-
25 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Hungary (A)	0-1	10	17	27	-
31 May	Friendly International	Poland (A)	0-2	6	12	18	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Albania (H)	1-0	19	3	22	-
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Sweden (H)	1-3	10	10	20	5
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Iceland (H)	2-0	13	10	23	11
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	France (A)	4-0	1	25	26	9