Northern Ireland are averaging 1 goals per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 2.2 total goals on average. Below you'll find player goal-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Georgia, and a full match-by-match log.
Jamie Paul Donley leads with 2 goals across 5 qualifying appearances (0.4/g, 40% hit rate). The goal-rate table below ranks every Northern Ireland player by goals per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes) and six-game form.
Northern Ireland are averaging 1 goals per game over 10 games and concede 1.2 for a match-total of 2.2. They're generating 8.6 shots/g from 5.5 key passes/g.
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Goals matchup blends our attackers' scoring rate (50%) with the opposition's goals conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Georgia, the page weights each Northern Ireland attacker against the opposition's last-season goals-conceded rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Northern Ireland fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027.
Northern Ireland are currently finishing at 33% — that's the share of their shots on target that beat the keeper. Above-average finishing without a matching xG signal usually regresses; pair this with shots/g and key passes/g to read whether the goals trend is sustainable.
| Player | Position | Apps | Goals | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Atcheson | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Patrick Kelly | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Jamie Paul Donley | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| James Tyrrell Reid | attacker | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Shea Emmanuel Charles | midfielder | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Trai Hume | defender | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Justin Devenny | midfielder | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Isaac Price | midfielder | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Ethan Galbraith | midfielder | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Patrick James Coleman McNair | defender | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Alistair Edward McCann | midfielder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Conor Bradley | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ruairi McConville | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Brodie Gilmore Spencer | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Callum Marshall | attacker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ciaron Maurice Brown | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Pierce Joseph Charles | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Eoin Toal | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Terry Devlin | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Paul Patrick Smyth | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Brad Joseph Lyons | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dan Ballard | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dion Elie Raymond Charles | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Conor William Hazard | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team goals | Opposition goals | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2026 | France | Away | 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Patrick Kelly (1) |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Guinea | Home | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Tom Atcheson (1) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Wales | Away | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jamie Paul Donley (1) |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Italy | Away | 2-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Luxembourg | Home | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamie Paul Donley (1) |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Slovakia | Away | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Germany | Home | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Slovakia | Home | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Trai Hume (1) |
| 7 Sep 2025 | Germany | Away | 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Isaac Price (1) |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Luxembourg | Away | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | James Tyrrell Reid (1) |