This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of
Ireland 0-0 Belgium - April 29, 1987 / Euro Qualifying 1988
. 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.Euro Qualifying 1988 - Group 7
IRE
0
HT
IRE
66
66' - Substitution
Philippe Albertis substituted by Pier Janssen
66' - Substitution
Philippe Albertis substituted by Pier Janssen
77' - Substitution
Liam Bradyis substituted by John Byrne77
FT
BEL
BEL
Team line-ups
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Bonner | 26 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevin Moran | 30 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul McGrath | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick McCarthy | 28 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Anderson | 27 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ronnie Whelan | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Houghton | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 77 | 31 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
John Aldridge | 28 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Galvin | 30 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 30 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
24
Belgium
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jean-Marie Pfaff | 33 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Philippe Albert | 66 | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Georges Grün | 25 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Leo Clijsters | 30 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Gerets | 32 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Patrick Vervoort | 22 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Philippe Desmet | 28 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Franky Vercauteren | 30 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Enzo Scifo | 21 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jan Ceulemans | 30 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Nico Claesen | 24 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
35
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
John Byrne | 77 | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Pier Janssen | 66 | 30 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ray Houghton
IN
Chris Hughton
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Philippe Albert
IN
Stéphane Demol
OUT
Eric Gerets
IN
Franky Van der Elst
OUT
Jan Ceulemans
IN
Erwin Vandenbergh
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
51
9
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Charlton vs Belgium
0 victory
2 draws
0 loss
Latest figure on April 29, 1987
Charlton vs Thys
0 victory
2 draws
0 loss
Latest figure on April 29, 1987
Manager
Age
Match num
64
85
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
45 %
Thys vs Ireland
1 victory
3 draws
0 loss
Latest figure on April 29, 1987
Thys vs Charlton
0 victory
2 draws
0 loss
Latest figure on April 29, 1987
Referee
Heinz Holzmann
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | General total | Belgium2 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | Season total | Belgium1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on April 29, 1987 | Latest figure on March 26, 1988 | |||||||
Videos
March 22, 2013
Key figures
End of streak for Belgium after 14 matches with at least one goal scored in Euro Qualifying (since 12/09/1979). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 26/05/1971 (10 matches)
End of streak for Belgium after 5 matches with at least one goal scored away from home in Euro Qualifying (since 12/09/1979). It's a record streak. The first of history
Belgium keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a loss in Euro Qualifying running (since 10/09/1986). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 20/09/1978-12/10/1983 time period (13 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DIreland 0-0 Spain26/05/1985 | VIreland 3-0 Switzerland02/06/1985 | LIreland 1-4 Denmark13/11/1985 | LIreland 0-1 Wales26/03/1986 | DIreland 1-1 Uruguay23/04/1986 | DIreland 0-0 Scotland15/10/1986 |
| Overall | VIreland 1-0 Czechoslovakia27/05/1986 | DBelgium 2-2 Ireland10/09/1986 | DIreland 0-0 Scotland15/10/1986 | LPoland 1-0 Ireland12/11/1986 | VScotland 0-1 Ireland18/02/1987 | LBulgaria 2-1 Ireland01/04/1987 |
Current form
| Away | DPoland 0-0 Belgium11/09/1985 | LNetherlands 2-1 Belgium20/11/1985 | LSpain 3-0 Belgium19/02/1986 | LBelgium 1-2 Mexico03/06/1986 | VLuxembourg 0-6 Belgium14/10/1986 | LPortugal 1-0 Belgium04/02/1987 |
| Overall | LFrance 4-2 Belgium28/06/1986 | DBelgium 2-2 Ireland10/09/1986 | VLuxembourg 0-6 Belgium14/10/1986 | DBelgium 1-1 Bulgaria19/11/1986 | LPortugal 1-0 Belgium04/02/1987 | VBelgium 4-1 Scotland01/04/1987 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
4 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
13 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3.25 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
6-0 |
Bookings
|
7 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Frank Stapleton | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 7 goals | Nico Claesen |  |
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Nico Claesen | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Nico Claesen | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Nico Claesen | |
||
| Frank Stapleton | 2 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 7 goals during the last 4 matches | Nico Claesen | |
Historical head to head
Home
5 matches
1 v
2 d
2 l
9 gf
9 ga
Away
6 matches
3 v
1 d
2 l
13 gf
13 ga
Total
11 matches
4 v
3 d
4 l
22 gf
22 ga
Historical head to head
Home
6 matches
2 v
1 d
3 l
13 gf
13 ga
Away
5 matches
2 v
2 d
1 l
9 gf
9 ga
Total
11 matches
4 v
3 d
4 l
22 gf
22 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
April 20, 1929 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
April 20, 1929 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
May 10, 1950 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
March 24, 1965 |
Latest head to head
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
May 25, 1966 - Rencontres amicales 1966
March 24, 1965 - Rencontres amicales 1965
Best historical scorers against Belgium
|
Patrick Moore | 4 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
|
John Joe Flood | 4 goals | 1929 - 1930 |
|
James White | 2 goals | 1928 - 1928 |
|
Jimmy Dunne | 2 goals | 1930 - 1930 |
|
Noel Cantwell | 2 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
|
David Byrne | 1 goal | 1929 - 1929 |
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 Ireland
|
Joseph Mermans | 4 goals | 1949 - 1950 |
|
François Vanden Eynde | 2 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
|
Albert Cluytens | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
|
Désiré Bastin | 1 goal | 1930 - 1930 |
 |
Enzo Scifo | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
|
Victor Lemberechts | 1 goal | 1949 - 1949 |
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
 |
Chris Hughton | 3 matches | 1980 - 1986 |
|
Liam Brady | 3 matches | 1980 - 1986 |
|
David Langan | 3 matches | 1980 - 1986 |
 |
Kevin Moran | 3 matches | 1980 - 1986 |
|
Frank Stapleton | 3 matches | 1980 - 1986 |
|
Mark Lawrenson | 2 matches | 1980 - 1986 |
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Players with most games played vs Ireland
 |
Jan Ceulemans | 3 matches | 1980 - 1986 |
|
Nicolas Hoydonckx | 3 matches | 1928 - 1930 |
|
Pierre Braine | 3 matches | 1928 - 1930 |
 |
Walter Meeuws | 2 matches | 1980 - 1981 |
|
Louis Versyp | 2 matches | 1930 - 1934 |
|
Georges Heylens | 2 matches | 1965 - 1966 |
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Competition info
The other matches
September 10, 1986
October 14, 1986
October 15, 1986
November 12, 1986
November 19, 1986
February 18, 1987
April 01, 1987
April 30, 1987
May 20, 1987
May 28, 1987
September 09, 1987
September 23, 1987
October 14, 1987
November 11, 1987
December 02, 1987
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