Northern Ireland are averaging 8.6 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 22.4 total shots on average. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Georgia, and a full match-by-match log.
Isaac Price leads with 18 shots across 10 qualifying appearances (1.8/g, 80% 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.
Northern Ireland are averaging 8.6 shots per game over 10 games and concede 13.8 for a match-total of 22.4.
Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Georgia, the page weights each Northern Ireland attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Northern Ireland fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
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.
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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eoin Toal | defender | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| Joshua Brendan David Magennis | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Patrick Kelly | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Jamal Piaras Lewis | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Tom Atcheson | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ceadach O'Neill | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Isaac Price | midfielder | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 80% |
| Jamie Paul Donley | midfielder | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 80% |
| Shea Emmanuel Charles | midfielder | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 63% |
| James Tyrrell Reid | attacker | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Ethan Galbraith | midfielder | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 50% |
| Callum Marshall | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Dion Elie Raymond Charles | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| George Alan Saville | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Justin Devenny | midfielder | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 44% |
| Conor Bradley | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Ruairi McConville | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Brodie Gilmore Spencer | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Trai Hume | defender | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Alistair Edward McCann | midfielder | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Terry Devlin | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Brad Joseph Lyons | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Dan Ballard | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Ciaron Maurice Brown | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Patrick James Coleman McNair | defender | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots | Opposition shots | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2026 | France | Away | 3-1 | 4 | 27 | 31 | Patrick Kelly (2) |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Guinea | Home | 1-0 | 9 | 15 | 24 | Jamie Paul Donley (3) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Wales | Away | 1-1 | 10 | 13 | 23 | Jamie Paul Donley (3) |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Italy | Away | 2-0 | 8 | 19 | 27 | Ruairi McConville (2) |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Luxembourg | Home | 1-0 | 9 | 12 | 21 | Isaac Price (3) |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Slovakia | Away | 1-0 | 9 | 16 | 25 | Isaac Price (5) |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Germany | Home | 0-1 | 12 | 11 | 23 | Ethan Galbraith (2) |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Slovakia | Home | 2-0 | 11 | 7 | 18 | Shea Emmanuel Charles (3) |
| 7 Sep 2025 | Germany | Away | 3-1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | Eoin Toal (1) |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Luxembourg | Away | 1-3 | 11 | 7 | 18 | Isaac Price (3) |