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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
18 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 5 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Northern Ireland launch into their encounter with Germany.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Northern Ireland side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Bastian Schweinsteiger is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Northern Ireland so far.
  • 15' Mario Gomez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Germany have won 50 goals from 166 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Germany fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Against the run of play, Mario Gomez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Northern Ireland and Germany are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jerome Boateng made 540 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Northern Ireland must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Germany ring the changes. Mario Gotze has done his job and it is now time for Andre Schurrle to step up.
  • 59' Kyle Lafferty gets the nod from Northern Ireland. He replaces Conor Washington and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Bastian Schweinsteiger. He replaces Sami Khedira on 69 minute.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Northern Ireland — Josh Magennis on, Jamie Ward off on 70 minutes.
  • 75' It’s high time Joachim Low made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Germany team. Jerome Boateng is replaced by Benedikt Howedes on 76 minute.
  • 81' It looks like no one’s ball. Northern Ireland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Northern Ireland. Corry Evans is replaced by Niall McGinn.
  • 89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • With this win, Germany is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.