Wales vs Northern Ireland, European Championship 2016 ROUND OF 16
Overview
Match Preview
Wales vs Northern Ireland — European Championship .
- Wales 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
- Northern Ireland 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
Match Details
- Referee Craig Pawson
- Referee Stephen Child
- Referee Martin Atkinson
- Referee Michael Oliver
- Referee Felix Brych
- Referee Michael Mullarkey
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Wales and Northern Ireland has kicked off!
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 10' James Chester needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' Northern Ireland come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 20' Northern Ireland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' Chris Gunter is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wales so far.
- 30' Wales seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 35' 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.
- 40' A quiet spell here at . Northern Ireland seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 44' The referee calls foul for Stuart Dallas. He receives a Yellow card.
- 49' Northern Ireland fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 54' It is a cagey affair so far. Wales in their trying to find a way past Northern Ireland's compact .
- 55' Wales make a change. Sam Vokes trudges off to be replaced by Hal Robson-Kanu on 55 minutes.
- 58' Neil Taylor was booked on 58.
- 63' The Wales manager makes a substitution. Joe Ledley departs to be replaced by Jonny Williams.
- 67' Steven Davis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
- 69' A tactical swap from Northern Ireland — Conor Washington on, Jamie Ward off on 69 minutes.
- 74' It’s high time Chris Coleman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gareth McAuley makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Niall McGinn. He replaces Oliver Norwood on 79 minute.
- 84' A change in the Northern Ireland ranks — Gareth McAuley exits the field as Josh Magennis enters on 84.
- 89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wales and Northern Ireland are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 90' The referee calls foul for Aaron Ramsey. He receives a Yellow card.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Northern Ireland.
Lineups
Wales Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 10
- 1
-
18
Sam Vokes ↓ Hal Robson-Kanu 55'
- 6
- 7
- 4
-
16
Joe Ledley ↓ Jonny Williams 63'
- 5
- 3
- 11
Bench
- 22
- 14
- 21
- 8
-
20
Jonny Williams ↑ 63'
-
9
Hal Robson-Kanu ↑ 55'
- 15
- 23
- 13
- 19
- 17
- 12
Coach
Chris Coleman
Northern Ireland Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 20
- 8
- 1
-
16
Oliver Norwood ↓ Niall McGinn 79'
- 14
-
19
Jamie Ward ↓ Conor Washington 69'
- 13
- 18
-
4
Gareth McAuley ↓ Josh Magennis 84'
- 10
Bench
- 3
- 2
-
11
Conor Washington ↑ 69'
- 17
-
21
Josh Magennis ↑ 84'
- 9
-
7
Niall McGinn ↑ 79'
- 22
- 15
- 6
- 12
- 23
Coach
Michael O'Neill
H2H
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.14
Wales xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1
Northern Ireland xG
I would bet for:
Wales or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 64%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wales win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 2.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 3.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Wales or Draw
72%
Draw or Northern Ireland
57%
Wales or Northern Ireland
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
14.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.2%
Asian Handicap — Wales
| Handicap | Wales covers | Push | Northern Ireland covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 11% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 21% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 18% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 8% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Wales keeps clean sheet
38%
✗
Northern Ireland keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.