Italy vs Northern Ireland

Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in the Europe WC Qualification Europe on Thursday 26 March 2026, 0-0 at half-time. In their last 3 meetings, including this one, Italy won 2, Northern Ireland won 0 and 1 was drawn.

Europe WC Qualification Europe Thu 26 Mar 2026, 19:45 Save

Italy

HT 0-0

Northern Ireland

Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo Danny Desmond Makkelie

Italy vs Northern Ireland timeline

56' Sandro Tonali 1-0 Goal · Right foot shot, Italy
58' Alessandro Bastoni Yellow card · Foul, Italy
80' Moise Kean 2-0 Goal · Assist Sandro Tonali · Left foot shot, Italy

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Italy vs Northern Ireland stats

1st Half 2nd Half

ItalyNorthern Ireland

1.36 Expected goals (xG) 0.70

1.79 xG on target 0.11

63% Possession 37%

101 Attacks 94

57 Dang. Attacks 36

19 Shots 8

8 Shots On Target 1

3 Big Chances 0

12 Corners 3

84% Pass Accuracy 76%

1 Saves 5

11 Fouls 8

1 Yellow Cards 0

2 Offsides 0

1.36 Expected goals (xG) 0.70

1.79 xG on target 0.11

101 Attacks 94

57 Dang. Attacks 36

19 Shots 8

8 Shots On Target 1

6 Shots Off Target 4

5 Shots Blocked 3

14 Shots Inside Box 4

5 Shots Outside Box 4

13 Goal Attempts 3

3 Big Chances 0

2 Big Chances Missed 0

1 Hit Woodwork 0

12 Corners 3

1 Counter Attacks 0

16 Dribbles 11

3 Successful Dribbles 6

19% Dribble Success 55%

2 Offsides 0

Italy vs Northern Ireland lineups

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Italy 3-5-2

1 Gianluigi Donnarumma

23 Gianluca Mancini
21 Alessandro Bastoni
13 Riccardo Calafiori

7 Matteo Politano
18 Nicolò Barella
5 Manuel Locatelli
8 Sandro Tonali
3 Federico Dimarco

11 Moise Kean
9 Mateo Retegui

Substitutes

2 Marco Palestra 83'
4 Leonardo Spinazzola
6 Alessandro Buongiorno
10 Giacomo Raspadori 88'
12 Marco Carnesecchi
14 Niccolò Pisilli 83'
15 Pio Esposito 64'
16 Bryan Cristante
17 Davide Frattesi
19 Federico Gatti 63'
20 Giorgio Scalvini
22 Alex Meret

Northern Ireland 5-4-1

23 Pierce Joseph Charles

20 Brodie Gilmore Spencer
13 Ruairi McConville
17 Patrick James Coleman McNair
5 Trai Hume
2 Terry Devlin

14 Isaac Price
7 Ethan Galbraith
19 Shea Emmanuel Charles
15 Justin Devenny

10 Jamie Paul Donley

Substitutes

1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell
3 Eoin Toal
4 Tom Atcheson
6 George Alan Saville
8 Callum Marshall
9 Patrick Kelly
11 Paul Patrick Smyth 68'
12 Conor William Hazard
16 Brad Joseph Lyons
18 James Tyrrell Reid 79'
21 Joshua Brendan David Magennis 79'
22 Ciaron Maurice Brown

Italy and Northern Ireland player stats

Italy player stats

1 Gianluigi Donnarumma GK	90	0	0	0	0	32	0	0	0	32	0
13 Riccardo Calafiori DEF	90	0	0	2	1	68	0	2	1	68	0
23 Gianluca Mancini DEF	90	0	0	0	0	72	0	0	0	72	0
21 Alessandro Bastoni DEF	64	0	0	2	0	71	3	2	0	71	3
3 Federico Dimarco MID	90	0	0	1	1	39	0	1	1	39	0
5 Manuel Locatelli MID	90	0	0	0	0	68	3	0	0	68	3
18 Nicolò Barella MID	90	0	0	1	0	45	1	1	0	45	1
7 Matteo Politano MID	83	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	37	0
8 Sandro Tonali MID	83	1	1	4	1	32	0	4	1	32	0
11 Moise Kean FWD	88	1	0	6	3	8	0	6	3	8	0
9 Mateo Retegui FWD	63	0	0	2	1	8	2	2	1	8	2
19 Federico Gatti DEF Sub	26	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	15	0
2 Marco Palestra DEF Sub	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
14 Niccolò Pisilli MID Sub	7	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
15 Pio Esposito FWD Sub	27	0	0	1	1	4	0	1	1	4	0
10 Giacomo Raspadori FWD Sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2

Northern Ireland player stats

23 Pierce Joseph Charles GK	90	0	0	29	0	0	0	29	0
5 Trai Hume DEF	90	1	0	45	0	1	0	45	0
13 Ruairi McConville DEF	90	2	0	17	1	2	0	17	1
17 Patrick James Coleman McNair DEF	90	0	0	30	0	0	0	30	0
20 Brodie Gilmore Spencer DEF	79	0	0	23	1	0	0	23	1
2 Terry Devlin DEF	68	1	0	22	0	1	0	22	0
7 Ethan Galbraith MID	90	1	1	46	3	1	1	46	3
14 Isaac Price MID	90	1	0	19	0	1	0	19	0
15 Justin Devenny MID	90	0	0	13	1	0	0	13	1
19 Shea Emmanuel Charles MID	90	0	0	46	1	0	0	46	1
10 Jamie Paul Donley FWD	79	1	0	11	1	1	0	11	1
11 Paul Patrick Smyth FWD Sub	22	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0
18 James Tyrrell Reid FWD Sub	11	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
21 Joshua Brendan David Magennis FWD Sub	11	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Italy vs Northern Ireland team news

Italy were without 1 player and Northern Ireland were without 1 player.

Italy 1 out

Nicolò Rovella Broken Collarbone · Missed 9 games Injured

Northern Ireland 1 out

Jamal Lewis Knee Injury · Missed 31 games Injured

Italy vs Northern Ireland form

Italy All venues

4 W · 0 D · 1 L

Points per game: 2.40
Scored per game: 2.8
Conceded per game: 1.8
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Northern Ireland All venues

2 W · 0 D · 3 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 0.8
Conceded per game: 1.0
Both teams scored: 20%
Over 2.5 goals: 20%

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Italy vs Northern Ireland head to head

2 Italy wins 1 draws 0 Northern Ireland wins

1.3 goals per game 0% both teams scored 0% over 2.5 goals

Pre-match probabilities

71%Italy 19%Draw 10%Northern Ireland

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Italy
Draw
Northern Ireland

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Italy or draw 90%
Northern Ireland or draw 29%
Italy or Northern Ireland 82%

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Venue: Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo Capacity 23,439 · Grass
Weather: 10°C, light rain Wind 14 km/h · Humidity 46%
Managers: Gennaro Gattuso Italy Michael O'Neill Northern Ireland
Officials: Referee Danny Desmond Makkelie 1st Assistant H. Steegstra 2nd Assistant J. de Vries 4th Official J. Gil Manzano

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Italy vs Northern Ireland stats

Italy vs Northern Ireland lineups

Italy 3-5-2

Northern Ireland 5-4-1

Italy and Northern Ireland player stats

Italy vs Northern Ireland team news

Italy 1 out

Northern Ireland 1 out

Italy vs Northern Ireland form

Italy vs Northern Ireland head to head

Pre-match probabilities

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Double chance

Half-time / full-time Pro

Both teams to score

First to score Pro

Goals 1.5

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Goals 4.5 Pro

First-half goal Pro

Italy goals 0.5 Pro

Italy goals 1.5 Pro

Italy goals 2.5 Pro

Italy goals 3.5 Pro

Northern Ireland goals 0.5 Pro

Northern Ireland goals 1.5 Pro

Northern Ireland goals 2.5 Pro

Northern Ireland goals 3.5 Pro

Corners 4 Pro

Corners 5 Pro

Corners 6 Pro

Corners 7 Pro

Corners 8 Pro

Corners 9 Pro

Corners 10 Pro

Corners 11 Pro

Corners 10.5 Pro

Most likely scores Pro