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Belgium 2-1 Ireland - November 15, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying 1998
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.World Cup Qualifying 1998 - Last Round
Luc Nilis
69'
58'
Ray Houghton
BEL
0
25' - Goal
Luis Oliveira25
HT
BEL
49
49' - Substitution
Alan McLoughlinis substituted by Ray Houghton
49' - Substitution
Alan McLoughlinis substituted by Ray Houghton58 58' - Goal
Ray Houghton
58' - Goal
Ray Houghton
63' - Substitution
Gordan Vidovicis substituted by Vital Borkelmans63
69' - Goal
Luc Nilis6974
74' - Substitution
Mark Kennedyis substituted by David Connolly
74' - Substitution
Mark Kennedyis substituted by David Connolly
76' - Substitution
Gert Claessensis substituted by Philippe Léonard7682 82' - Red card
David Connolly
82' - Red card
David Connolly86
86' - Substitution
Andy Townsendis substituted by David Kelly
86' - Substitution
Andy Townsendis substituted by David Kelly
89' - Substitution
Luc Nilisis substituted by Michaël Goossens89
FT
IRE
IRE
Team line-ups
Belgium
Van der Elst
Franky Van der Elst
Belgium
B.date30/04/1961
Age36 years
H1m84
positionDefensive Midfielder
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Filip De Wilde | 33 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordan Vidovic | 63 | 29 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Glen De Boeck | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mike Verstraeten | 30 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Deflandre | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Franky Van der Elst | 36 | 78 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gert Claessens | 76 | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Danny Boffin | 32 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Luc Nilis | 6989 | 30 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gert Verheyen | 27 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Luis Oliveira | 25 | 28 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
29.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
20
Ireland
Staunton
Steve Staunton
Republic of Ireland
B.date19/01/1969
Age28 years
H1m83
positionLeft central defender
Cunningham
Kenny Cunningham
Republic of Ireland
B.date28/06/1971
Age26 years
H1m83
positionCentral defender
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Shay Given | 21 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Staunton | 28 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Cunningham | 26 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Kennedy | 74 | 21 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ian Harte | 20 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jeff Kenna | 27 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Kelly | 23 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andy Townsend | 86 | 34 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Alan McLoughlin | 49 | 30 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Lee Carsley | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Cascarino | 35 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
33
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Philippe Léonard | 76 | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Vital Borkelmans | 63 | 34 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Michaël Goossens | 89 | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Ray Houghton | 5849 | 35 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Connolly | 7482 | 20 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Kelly | 86 | 31 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gert Verheyen
IN
Marc Wilmots
OUT
Eric Deflandre
IN
Régis Genaux
OUT
Glen De Boeck
IN
Eric Van Meir
OUT
Luis Oliveira
IN
Michaël Goossens
OUT
Gert Claessens
IN
Nico Van Kerckhoven
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jeff Kenna
IN
Denis Irwin
OUT
Alan McLoughlin
IN
Ray Houghton
OUT
Lee Carsley
IN
David Connolly
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
7
Success rate in this team:
71 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
45 %
Leekens vs Ireland
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on November 15, 1997
Leekens vs McCarthy
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on November 15, 1997
Manager
Age
Match num
38
21
Success rate in this team:
29 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
McCarthy vs Belgium
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on November 15, 1997
McCarthy vs Leekens
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on November 15, 1997
Referee
Günter Benkö
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Belgium1 match | General total | Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Belgium1 match | Season total | Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on November 15, 1997 | Latest figure on November 15, 1997 | |||||||
Videos
November 08, 2017
Key figures
It's the first time Ray Houghton scores 1 goal vs Belgium in his professional career
It's the first time since the 15/08/1993 (Australia vs Canada ) that a game ends with 2-1 in World Cup Qualifying
Belgium keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a loss at home running (since 07/06/1997). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 22/04/1992-16/11/1994 time period (10 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LBelgium 0-2 France27/03/1996 | DBelgium 0-0 Russia24/04/1996 | VBelgium 2-1 Turkey31/08/1996 | LBelgium 0-3 Netherlands14/12/1996 | VBelgium 6-0 San Marino07/06/1997 | VBelgium 3-2 Wales11/10/1997 |
| Overall | VWales 1-2 Belgium29/03/1997 | VTurkey 1-3 Belgium30/04/1997 | VBelgium 6-0 San Marino07/06/1997 | LNetherlands 3-1 Belgium06/09/1997 | VBelgium 3-2 Wales11/10/1997 | DIreland 1-1 Belgium29/10/1997 |
Current form
| Away | VLiechtenstein 0-5 Ireland31/08/1996 | DWales 0-0 Ireland11/02/1997 | LNorth Macedonia 3-2 Ireland02/04/1997 | LRomania 1-0 Ireland30/04/1997 | VIceland 2-4 Ireland06/09/1997 | VLithuania 1-2 Ireland10/09/1997 |
| Overall | VIreland 5-0 Liechtenstein21/05/1997 | DIreland 0-0 Lithuania20/08/1997 | VIceland 2-4 Ireland06/09/1997 | VLithuania 1-2 Ireland10/09/1997 | DIreland 1-1 Romania11/10/1997 | DIreland 1-1 Belgium29/10/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 6 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 6 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
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
|
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Luc Nilis | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Denis Irwin |  |
| Luc Nilis | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Denis Irwin | |
Historical head to head
Home
6 matches
2 v
1 d
3 l
13 gf
13 ga
Away
7 matches
2 v
4 d
1 l
10 gf
10 ga
Total
13 matches
4 v
5 d
4 l
23 gf
23 ga
Historical head to head
Home
7 matches
1 v
4 d
2 l
10 gf
10 ga
Away
6 matches
3 v
1 d
2 l
13 gf
13 ga
Total
13 matches
4 v
5 d
4 l
23 gf
23 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
May 10, 1950 |
| Home | 5 - 1 |
May 10, 1950 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
April 20, 1929 |
| Away | 3 - 1 |
May 11, 1930 |
Latest head to head
October 29, 1997 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde 1998
April 29, 1987 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
September 10, 1986 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
March 25, 1981 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
October 15, 1980 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
Best historical scorers against Ireland
|
Joseph Mermans | 4 goals | 1949 - 1950 |
|
François Vanden Eynde | 2 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
 |
Jan Ceulemans | 1 goal | 1981 - 1981 |
 |
Nico Claesen | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
|
Albert de Hert | 1 goal | 1950 - 1950 |
|
Jean Capelle | 1 goal | 1934 - 1934 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 12/02/1928. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Belgium
|
John Joe Flood | 4 goals | 1929 - 1930 |
|
Patrick Moore | 4 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
|
Jimmy Dunne | 2 goals | 1930 - 1930 |
|
Noel Cantwell | 2 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
|
James White | 2 goals | 1928 - 1928 |
 |
Frank Stapleton | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 12/02/1928. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Ireland
|
Jan Ceulemans | 4 matches | 1980 - 1987 |
 |
Franky Vercauteren | 3 matches | 1981 - 1987 |
 |
Eric Gerets | 3 matches | 1980 - 1987 |
|
Pierre Braine | 3 matches | 1928 - 1930 |
 |
Jean-Marie Pfaff | 3 matches | 1980 - 1987 |
|
Nicolas Hoydonckx | 3 matches | 1928 - 1930 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 12/02/1928. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Belgium
 |
Kevin Moran | 4 matches | 1980 - 1987 |
|
Frank Stapleton | 4 matches | 1980 - 1987 |
 |
Liam Brady | 4 matches | 1980 - 1987 |
|
David Langan | 3 matches | 1980 - 1986 |
|
Ray Houghton | 3 matches | 1986 - 1997 |
 |
Chris Hughton | 3 matches | 1980 - 1986 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 12/02/1928. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
October 29, 1997
November 15, 1997
November 22, 1997
November 29, 1997
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