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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 Atletico 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Northern Ireland to score. At the same time, Germany does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Joachim Low will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Germany needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Germany international Jerome Boateng has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Mario Gomez doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Stuart Dallas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Northern Ireland.
  • 40' The travelling Germany supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Sami Khedira, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Northern Ireland that had 145 games and scored 12 goals.
  • 55' Fresh legs for Germany! Andre Schurrle comes on to replace Mario Gotze.
  • 59' Conor Washington makes way for Kyle Lafferty at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Northern Ireland.
  • 64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Northern Ireland and Germany are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 69' A tactical swap from Germany — Bastian Schweinsteiger on, Sami Khedira off on 69 minutes.
  • 70' Josh Magennis is replacing Jamie Ward for the Northern Ireland side.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 76' The Germany manager makes a substitution. Jerome Boateng departs to be replaced by Benedikt Howedes.
  • 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Northern Ireland. Corry Evans is replaced by Niall McGinn.
  • 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Germany take all three points.

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.