Northern Ireland 1-0 Portugal - April 29, 1981 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1982
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NI
POR
POR
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 35 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Nicholl | 34 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John O'Neill | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 24 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 32 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 26 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin O'Neill | 29 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David McCreery | 23 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Terry Cochrane | 28 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gerry Armstrong | 74 | 26 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Billy Hamilton | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
35
Portugal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Bento | 32 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Humberto Coelho | 31 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Minervino Pietra | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Carlos Simões | 29 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gabriel Mendes | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Han Shéu | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
João Alves | 28 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
José Alberto Costa | 27 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Carlos Manuel | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
António Oliveira | 61 | 28 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jordão | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
20
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Nené | 61 | 31 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Martin O'Neill
IN
John McClelland
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
José Alberto Costa
IN
António Sousa
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
49
30
Success rate in this team:
43 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Bingham vs Portugal
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Bingham vs Juca
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
52
21
Success rate in this team:
43 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Juca vs Northern Ireland
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Juca vs Bingham
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Svein Inge Thime
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | General total | Portugal1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | Portugal1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on April 29, 1981 | Latest figure on April 29, 1981 |
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Portugal after 4 consecutive matches without a loss away from home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone (since 05/12/1976). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 10/05/1972 (2 matches)
It's the first time Gerry Armstrong scores a goal in his professional career with since the 21/11/1979 (with vs )
Northern Ireland keeps its 3 matches without conceding any goal at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 16/11/1977). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 21/09/1977 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
Home | LNorthern Ireland 0-2 England19/05/1979 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Wales26/05/1979 | LNorthern Ireland 1-5 England17/10/1979 | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Ireland21/11/1979 | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Scotland16/05/1980 | VNorthern Ireland 3-0 Sweden15/10/1980 |
Overall | VAustralia 1-2 Northern Ireland11/06/1980 | DAustralia 1-1 Northern Ireland15/06/1980 | VAustralia 1-2 Northern Ireland18/06/1980 | VNorthern Ireland 3-0 Sweden15/10/1980 | LPortugal 1-0 Northern Ireland19/11/1980 | DScotland 1-1 Northern Ireland25/03/1981 |
Current form
Away | VNorway 0-1 Portugal09/05/1979 | DSpain 1-1 Portugal26/09/1979 | LBelgium 2-0 Portugal17/10/1979 | LScotland 4-1 Portugal26/03/1980 | LItaly 3-1 Portugal24/09/1980 | DScotland 0-0 Portugal15/10/1980 |
Overall | LItaly 3-1 Portugal24/09/1980 | DPortugal 1-1 United States07/10/1980 | DScotland 0-0 Portugal15/10/1980 | VPortugal 1-0 Northern Ireland19/11/1980 | VPortugal 3-0 Israel17/12/1980 | DPortugal 1-1 Bulgaria15/04/1981 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 3 | 0 |
Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 3 | 1 |
Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
Drawless streak | 4 | 0 |
Scoring streak | 5 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
Invincibility streak | 3 | 0 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 5 |
Winless streak | 5 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 0 | 3 |
Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
4 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
4 |
3 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
3-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
Sammy McIlroy | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Humberto Coelho | ||
Sammy McIlroy | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | |||
Billy Hamilton | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | Humberto Coelho |
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
0 ga
Away
2 gf
3 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
1 ga
Total
6 gf
4 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
2 ga
Away
0 gf
3 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
1 ga
Total
4 gf
6 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 0 |
May 01, 1957 |
Home | 3 - 0 |
May 01, 1957 |
Largest victory
Overall | 1 - 0 |
November 19, 1980 |
Away | No success yet |
Latest head to head
November 19, 1980 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
November 14, 1973 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
March 28, 1973 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
May 01, 1957 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1958
January 16, 1957 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1958
Best historical scorers against Portugal
Thomas Casey | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 | |
Jimmy McIlroy | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 | |
Martin O'Neill | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 | |
Liam O'Kane | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 | |
Billy Bingham | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 | |
Billy Simpson | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
Jordão | 2 goals | 1973 - 1980 | |
Antonio Manuel Vasques | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 | |
Eusebio | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
Players with most games played vs Portugal
Martin O'Neill | 3 matches | 1973 - 1980 | |
Harry Gregg | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 | |
Alfred McMichael | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 | |
Liam O'Kane | 2 matches | 1973 - 1973 | |
Billy Bingham | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 | |
Dave Clements | 2 matches | 1973 - 1973 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
Nené | 3 matches | 1973 - 1980 | |
Minervino Pietra | 2 matches | 1973 - 1980 | |
Dinis | 2 matches | 1973 - 1973 | |
Antonio Carlos Gomes | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 | |
Artur Correia | 2 matches | 1973 - 1973 | |
Ferreira de Silva Hernani | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
Competition info
The other matches
March 26, 1980
June 18, 1980
September 10, 1980
October 15, 1980
November 12, 1980
November 19, 1980
December 17, 1980
February 25, 1981
March 25, 1981
April 28, 1981
June 03, 1981
June 24, 1981
September 09, 1981
October 14, 1981
October 28, 1981
November 18, 1981
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