Republic of Ireland Shots on Target Stats 2026

Republic of Ireland Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Republic of Ireland are averaging 4.2 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 7.7 total SOT on average. That puts them 27th of 54 for team SOT per match among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Austria, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Republic of Ireland players hit the most shots on target?

Troy Parrott leads with 15 shots on target across 9 qualifying appearances (1.67/g, 89% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Republic of Ireland player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Republic of Ireland's SOT profile look this season?

Republic of Ireland are averaging 4.2 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 3.5 for a match-total of 7.7. That ranks 27th of 54 for team SOT among UEFA Nations League teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They take 12.5 shots per game and create 8.6 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Austria, the page weights each Republic of Ireland attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Republic of Ireland take 12.5 shots per game and put 4.2 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

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

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Republic of Ireland are currently converting 43% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Republic of Ireland player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Johnny Kenny	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Mason Melia	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Mark McGuinness	defender	1	1	1	100%
Andrew Moran	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Troy Parrott	attacker	9	15	1.67	89%
Adam Idah	attacker	6	3	0.5	50%
Jack Moylan	midfielder	6	7	1.17	50%
Tom Cannon	attacker	2	4	2	50%
Chiedozie Ogbene	attacker	8	2	0.25	25%
Finn Azaz	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Nathan Collins	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Conor Coventry	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
James Abankwah	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Dara O'Shea	defender	8	1	0.13	13%
Jayson Molumby	midfielder	9	1	0.11	11%
Caoimhín Kelleher	goalkeeper	8	0	0	0%
Liam Scales	defender	7	0	0	0%
Jake O'Brien	defender	7	0	0	0%
Séamus Coleman	defender	5	0	0	0%
Ryan Manning	defender	5	0	0	0%
Jason Knight	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
John Egan	defender	3	0	0	0%
Jimmy Dunne	defender	2	0	0	0%
Jamie McGrath	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Mark Travers	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%

Republic of Ireland shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
4 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Israel	Home	1-1	4	2	6	Troy Parrott (2)
1 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Austria	Home	2-2	3	7	10	Troy Parrott (2)
27 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Israel	Away	0-3	3	4	7	Troy Parrott (1)
24 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Kosovo	Away	1-0	1	8	9	Troy Parrott (1)
5 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Canada	Away	1-1	3	2	5	Troy Parrott (1)
28 May 2026	Friendly International	Qatar	Home	1-0	3	1	4	Jayson Molumby (1)
16 May 2026	Friendly International	Grenada	Home	5-0	14	0	14	Jack Moylan (5)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	North Macedonia	Home	0-0	3	1	4	Troy Parrott (2)
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Czech Republic	Away	2-2	3	3	6	Troy Parrott (2)
16 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Hungary	Away	2-3	5	7	12	Troy Parrott (4)

Republic of Ireland shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 4.2
Shots on target against per game: 3.5
Match total shots on target per game: 7.7
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 42 of 54

Republic of Ireland Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	5.4	100%	40%	20%	20%	20%
Away	5	3	80%	20%	20%	0%	0%
Overall	10	4.2	90%	30%	20%	10%	10%

Republic of Ireland Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	2.2	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Away	5	4.8	80%	60%	40%	40%	40%
Overall	10	3.5	50%	40%	30%	30%	30%

Republic of Ireland Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	5	7.6	40%	40%	40%	40%	20%
Away	5	7.8	60%	40%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	10	7.7	50%	40%	40%	30%	20%

Republic of Ireland Team shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	4.2	5.4	3
Total shots / match	12.5	17.6	7.4
Share of shots on target	34%	31%	41%
Goals per shot on target	43%	33%	60%
Shots on target per goal	2.3	3	1.7
Shots on target over 2.5	90%	100%	80%
Shots on target over 3.5	30%	40%	20%
Shots on target over 4.5	20%	20%	20%
Shots on target over 5.5	10%	20%	0%
Shots on target over 6.5	10%	20%	0%

Republic of Ireland Shots on target against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	3.5	2.2	4.8
Shots on target against over 2.5	50%	20%	80%
Shots on target against over 3.5	40%	20%	60%
Shots on target against over 4.5	30%	20%	40%
Shots on target against over 5.5	30%	20%	40%
Shots on target against over 6.5	30%	20%	40%

Republic of Ireland Match shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	7.7	7.6	7.8
Match shots on target over 6.5	50%	40%	60%
Match shots on target over 7.5	40%	40%	40%
Match shots on target over 8.5	40%	40%	40%
Match shots on target over 9.5	30%	40%	20%
Match shots on target over 10.5	20%	20%	20%

Republic of Ireland 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	3.33	67%	67%	33%
Away	3	1.33	67%	0%	0%
Overall	6	2.33	67%	33%	17%

Republic of Ireland 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	0.33	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	1.67	33%	33%	0%
Overall	6	1	17%	17%	0%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	3	3.67	67%	33%	33%	33%
Away	3	3	67%	33%	33%	0%
Overall	6	3.33	67%	33%	33%	17%

Republic of Ireland shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
4 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Israel (H)	1-1	4	2	6	-
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Austria (H)	2-2	3	7	10	-
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Israel (A)	0-3	3	4	7	-
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Kosovo (A)	1-0	1	8	9	-
5 Jun	Friendly International	Canada (A)	1-1	3	2	5	1
28 May	Friendly International	Qatar (H)	1-0	3	1	4	3
16 May	Friendly International	Grenada (H)	5-0	14	0	14	6
31 Mar	Friendly International	North Macedonia (H)	0-0	3	1	4	2
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Czech Republic (A)	2-2	3	3	6	3
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Hungary (A)	2-3	5	7	12	5

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

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Belgium	14	6	4.43	10.43	79%
2	Serbia	8	3.63	6.63	10.25	75%
3	Bulgaria	7	6	4.14	10.14	43%
4	Sweden	12	4.83	5	9.83	58%
5	Denmark	7	5.43	4.14	9.57	57%
6	Italy	8	4.88	4.63	9.5	75%
7	France	16	6.56	2.88	9.44	63%
8	Norway	14	4.36	5.07	9.43	71%
9	England	15	6.4	3	9.4	53%
10	Netherlands	12	5.67	3.67	9.33	58%
11	Turkey	11	4.45	4.82	9.27	64%
12	Germany	12	6.5	2.67	9.17	58%
13	Slovakia	7	5.86	3.29	9.14	71%
14	Switzerland	13	5.62	3.46	9.08	69%
15	Poland	8	5.63	3.38	9	50%
16	Czech Republic	9	3	5.78	8.78	56%
17	Luxembourg	7	3.43	5.29	8.71	57%
18	Scotland	10	4.8	3.9	8.7	60%
19	Malta	8	4.5	4.13	8.63	63%
20	Iceland	8	3.38	5.25	8.63	50%
21	Kosovo	8	4.38	4.13	8.5	50%
22	Wales	8	3.63	4.88	8.5	25%
23	Romania	8	3.13	5.38	8.5	50%
24	Croatia	11	3.45	5	8.45	55%
25	Portugal	13	4.92	3.46	8.38	46%
26	Slovenia	7	3.57	4.71	8.29	57%
27	Finland	7	4.29	3.86	8.14	43%
28	Spain	15	6.4	1.73	8.13	53%
29	Kazakhstan	6	2.67	5.33	8	33%
30	San Marino	6	2.33	5.67	8	50%
31	Azerbaijan	7	5.14	2.71	7.86	43%
32	Belarus	6	4.83	3	7.83	33%
33	Austria	11	4.18	3.55	7.73	36%
34	Montenegro	8	4.75	2.88	7.63	13%
35	North Macedonia	7	0.71	6.86	7.57	57%
36	Moldova	7	3.71	3.71	7.43	29%
37	Estonia	5	3.6	3.8	7.4	40%
38	Cyprus	8	4.5	2.88	7.38	38%
39	Northern Ireland	8	3.38	4	7.38	38%
40	Lithuania	6	4	3.33	7.33	17%
41	Greece	8	3.25	4	7.25	38%
42	Republic of Ireland	9	4.11	3.11	7.22	33%
43	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12	3.75	3.42	7.17	25%
44	Albania	7	3.71	3.43	7.14	29%
45	Gibraltar	7	4.14	2.86	7	29%
46	Georgia	8	3.88	3.13	7	25%
47	Andorra	8	2.5	4.38	6.88	25%
48	Armenia	7	3.86	3	6.86	14%
49	Hungary	8	4	2.75	6.75	13%
50	Faroe Islands	4	4	2.75	6.75	25%
51	Israel	6	2.67	3.83	6.5	17%
52	Ukraine	7	3.29	3.14	6.43	0%
53	Latvia	6	1.83	4.17	6	0%
54	Liechtenstein	7	0.57	4.29	4.86	0%

Republic of Ireland shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	12	3.08	5.08	8.17	42%
Vs top half	12	3.08	5.08	8.17	42%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Republic of Ireland shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	4	2.75	5.25	8	50%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	7	4.29	5.14	9.43	43%
Friendly International	2026	4	5.75	1	6.75	25%
Friendly International	2025	2	2.5	4	6.5	0%

Republic of Ireland next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 14 Nov 19:45	Austria (away)	9	6.5	2.5	8.5	7.5	1
Tue 17 Nov 19:45	Kosovo (home)	8	4.5	3.5	7	2.5	4.5

Republic of Ireland players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Troy Parrott	attacker	7	8	88%
2	Jack Moylan	midfielder	3	6	50%
3	Adam Idah	attacker	3	7	43%
4	Chiedozie Ogbene	attacker	2	8	25%
5	Andrew Moran	midfielder	1	1	100%

Republic of Ireland players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Troy Parrott	attacker	4	8	50%
2	Tom Cannon	attacker	1	3	33%
3	Jack Moylan	midfielder	1	6	17%

Republic of Ireland players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Tom Cannon	attacker	1	3	33%
2	Jack Moylan	midfielder	1	6	17%

Austria shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
4 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Kosovo (A)	1-1	4	5	9	-
1 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Republic of Ireland (A)	2-2	7	3	10	-
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Kosovo (H)	3-1	6	1	7	-
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Israel (H)	3-1	9	1	10	-
2 Jul	World Cup	Spain (A)	3-0	0	10	10	6
28 Jun	World Cup	Algeria (A)	3-3	3	5	8	3
22 Jun	World Cup	Argentina (A)	2-0	1	5	6	2
17 Jun	World Cup	Jordan (H)	3-1	4	4	8	4
1 Jun	Friendly International	Tunisia (H)	1-0	4	2	6	2