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Northern Ireland vs Germany, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
Northern Ireland
0 – 1
Full Time
Germany
Tue 21 Jun 2016 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Northern Ireland vs Germany — European Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Slavko Vincic
  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Frederic Cano
  • Referee Fredy Fautrel
9 games this season 🟨 5.4/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Head-to-Head

4
1
2
Northern Ireland 7 games · Avg 1.6 goals Germany
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-21 Northern Ireland 0–1 Germany 2016-02-07 Germany 1–1 Northern Ireland 2015-12-25 Northern Ireland 1–0 Germany

Recent Form

Northern Ireland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Germany H 0–1 L
16 Jun Ukraine A 2–0 W
12 Jun Poland A 0–1 L
08 May AS Roma A 2–0 W
30 Apr FC Red Bull Salzburg H 3–1 W
23 Apr Club Atlético de Madrid A 0–2 L
Germany
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Northern Ireland A 1–0 W
16 Jun Poland H 0–0 D
12 Jun Ukraine H 2–0 W
08 May FC Porto H 0–5 L
30 Apr France A 0–1 L
23 Apr Juventus FC H 4–1 W

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Germany this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Germany
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Germany
Jamal Musiala 3 G
Kai Havertz 2 G 1 A
Niclas Fullkrug 2 G
Florian Wirtz 2 G
Ilkay Gundogan 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Northern Ireland and Germany are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' It’s high time Joachim Low made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Germany is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Germany started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Northern Ireland needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Assisted by Thomas Muller with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mario Gomez makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aaron Hughes, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Michael McGovern suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' The Germany manager makes a substitution. Mario Gotze departs to be replaced by Andre Schurrle.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Northern Ireland. Conor Washington is replaced by Kyle Lafferty.
  • 64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Germany team. Sami Khedira is replaced by Bastian Schweinsteiger on 69 minute.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Northern Ireland! Josh Magennis comes on to replace Jamie Ward.
  • 75' Germany international Sami Khedira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 76' Germany ring the changes. Jerome Boateng has done his job and it is now time for Benedikt Howedes to step up.
  • 81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael O'Neill will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 84' Northern Ireland ring the changes. Corry Evans has done his job and it is now time for Niall McGinn to step up.
  • 89' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • The points are shared — Northern Ireland 0-1 Germany. Honours even.

Lineups

Northern Ireland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Germany Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joachim Low

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.01 Northern Ireland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Germany xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Northern Ireland or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Northern Ireland36% Draw33% Germany31%
Actual: Germany win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Northern Ireland or Draw
69%
Draw or Germany
64%
Northern Ireland or Germany
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Northern Ireland23% Draw56% Germany21%
Actual: Germany win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
13.2%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
2.3%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Northern Ireland

Handicap Northern Ireland covers Push Germany covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Northern Ireland keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Germany keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.