Irlande du Nord 2-0 Albanie - December 14, 1996 / Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
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12'
21'
IN
12' - Goal
Iain Dowie12 21' - Goal
Iain Dowie21 34' - Substitution
Nevil Dedeis substituted by Afrim Tole
36' - Substitution
Altin Haxhiis substituted by Bajram Fraholli
IN
70' - Substitution
Steve Morrowis substituted by Gerry McMahon70
89' - Substitution
Iain Dowieis substituted by James Quinn89
ALB
ALB
Team line-ups
Irlande du Nord
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Tommy Wright | 33 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Morrow | 70 | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ian Nolan | 26 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Barry Hunter | 28 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gerry Taggart | 26 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Hill | 33 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Horlock | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Hughes | 25 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Neil Lennon | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Lomas | 22 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Iain Dowie | 122189 | 31 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
20
Albanie
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Blendi Nallbani | 25 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nevil Dede | 34 | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Rudi Vata | 27 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Saimir Malko | 26 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ilir Shulku | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ervin Fakaj | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Altin Haxhi | 36 | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Bledar Kola | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Fatmir Vata | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Altin Rraklli | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Viktor Paço | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
11
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Gerry McMahon | 70 | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
James Quinn | 89 | 21 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Afrim Tole | 34 | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Bajram Fraholli | 36 | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Nevil Dede
IN
Arian Xhumba
OUT
Ilir Shulku
IN
Artan Vila
OUT
Ervin Fakaj
IN
Bajram Fraholli
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
49
22
Success rate in this team:
32 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Hamilton vs Albanie
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Hamilton vs Hafizi
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
43
2
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
56 %
Hafizi vs Irlande du Nord
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Hafizi vs Hamilton
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Andreas Georgiou
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Irlande du Nord1 match | General total | Albanie2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Irlande du Nord1 match | Season total | Albanie1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on December 14, 1996 | Latest figure on August 19, 1998 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Iain Dowie scores at least 2 goals during the same game in Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe
Irlande du Nord keeps its 4 consecutive wins vs Albanie running (since 27/04/1983). It's a record streak. The first of history
Albanie keeps its 7 matches with at least one goal conceded in Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe running (since 26/05/1993). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 27/02/1985-26/05/1992 time period (11 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VIrlande du Nord 5-3 Austria15/11/1995 | LIrlande du Nord 0-2 Norway27/03/1996 | LIrlande du Nord 1-2 Sweden24/04/1996 | DIrlande du Nord 1-1 Germany29/05/1996 | LIrlande du Nord 0-1 Ukraine31/08/1996 | DIrlande du Nord 1-1 Armenia05/10/1996 |
| Overall | LIrlande du Nord 0-2 Norway27/03/1996 | LIrlande du Nord 1-2 Sweden24/04/1996 | DIrlande du Nord 1-1 Germany29/05/1996 | LIrlande du Nord 0-1 Ukraine31/08/1996 | DIrlande du Nord 1-1 Armenia05/10/1996 | DGermany 1-1 Irlande du Nord09/11/1996 |
Current form
| Away | LGeorgia 2-0 Albanie26/04/1995 | VMoldova 2-3 Albanie07/06/1995 | LMalta 2-1 Albanie16/08/1995 | LBulgaria 3-0 Albanie07/10/1995 | DBosnia and Herzegovina 0-0 Albanie24/04/1996 | LGreece 2-1 Albanie14/08/1996 |
| Overall | DAlbanie 1-1 Wales15/11/1995 | VAlbanie 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina30/11/1995 | DBosnia and Herzegovina 0-0 Albanie24/04/1996 | LGreece 2-1 Albanie14/08/1996 | LAlbanie 0-3 Portugal09/10/1996 | DAlbanie 1-1 Armenia09/11/1996 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 10 | 7 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
4 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
4 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Gerry Taggart | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Bajram Fraholli | |
 | Neil Lennon | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Gerry Taggart | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Bajram Fraholli | |
Historical head to head
Home
8 gf
1 ga
Away
3 gf
2 ga
Total
11 gf
3 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
3 ga
Away
1 gf
8 ga
Total
3 gf
11 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
September 09, 1992 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
September 09, 1992 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
February 17, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
September 09, 1992 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
April 27, 1983 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
December 15, 1982 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
November 24, 1965 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1966
Best historical scorers against Albanie
|
Johnny Crossan | 3 goals | 1965 - 1965 |
 |
Jim Magilton | 2 goals | 1992 - 1993 |
|
Ian Stewart | 1 goal | 1983 - 1983 |
 |
George Best | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
 |
Kevin Wilson | 1 goal | 1992 - 1992 |
 |
Colin Clarke | 1 goal | 1992 - 1992 |
Best historical scorers against Irlande du Nord
|
Altin Rraklli | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
|
Medin Zhega | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
|
Robert Jashari | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Albanie
|
Mal Donaghy | 4 matches | 1982 - 1993 |
 |
Pat Jennings | 3 matches | 1965 - 1983 |
 |
Martin O'Neill | 2 matches | 1982 - 1983 |
|
Terry Neill | 2 matches | 1965 - 1965 |
|
Jimmy Magill | 2 matches | 1965 - 1965 |
|
Iain Dowie | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
Players with most games played vs Irlande du Nord
 |
Ali Mema | 2 matches | 1965 - 1965 |
 |
Rudi Vata | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
|
Altin Rraklli | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
|
Fatmir Frashëri | 2 matches | 1965 - 1965 |
 |
Shkëlqim Muça | 2 matches | 1982 - 1983 |
|
Mikel Janku | 2 matches | 1965 - 1965 |
Competition info
The other matches
August 31, 1996
October 05, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 09, 1996
December 14, 1996
March 29, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
May 07, 1997
June 07, 1997
August 20, 1997
September 06, 1997
September 10, 1997
October 11, 1997
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