Northern Ireland Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Northern Ireland Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Northern Ireland are averaging 3 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 7 total SOT on average. That puts them 21st of 54 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Georgia, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Northern Ireland players hit the most shots on target?

Isaac Price leads with 5 shots on target across 10 qualifying appearances (0.5/g, 50% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Northern Ireland player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Northern Ireland's SOT profile look this season?

Northern Ireland are averaging 3 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 4 for a match-total of 7. That ranks 21st of 54 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 8.6 shots per game and create 5.5 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Georgia, the page weights each Northern Ireland attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Northern Ireland take 8.6 shots per game and put 3 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Northern Ireland fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Northern Ireland are currently converting 33% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Northern Ireland player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Tom Atcheson	defender	1	1	1	100%
Ceadach O'Neill	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Eoin Toal	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	5	4	0.8	60%
Isaac Price	midfielder	10	5	0.5	50%
Dion Elie Raymond Charles	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Joshua Brendan David Magennis	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Patrick Kelly	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
James Tyrrell Reid	attacker	7	3	0.43	43%
Justin Devenny	midfielder	9	4	0.44	33%
Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	8	2	0.25	25%
Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	8	2	0.25	25%
Callum Marshall	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Brodie Gilmore Spencer	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Alistair Edward McCann	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Trai Hume	defender	9	1	0.11	11%
Patrick James Coleman McNair	defender	7	0	0	0%
Bailey Peacock-Farrell	goalkeeper	5	0	0	0%
Conor Bradley	defender	5	0	0	0%
Ruairi McConville	defender	5	0	0	0%
Ciaron Maurice Brown	defender	4	0	0	0%
Pierce Joseph Charles	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Terry Devlin	defender	3	0	0	0%
Paul Patrick Smyth	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Brad Joseph Lyons	midfielder	3	0	0	0%

Northern Ireland shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
8 Jun 2026	Friendly International	France	Away	3-1	2	5	7	Patrick Kelly (1)
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Guinea	Home	1-0	4	6	10	Tom Atcheson (1)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Wales	Away	1-1	4	3	7	Jamie Paul Donley (2)
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Italy	Away	2-0	1	8	9	Ethan Galbraith (1)
17 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg	Home	1-0	3	3	6	Jamie Paul Donley (1)
14 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia	Away	1-0	2	2	4	Dion Elie Raymond Charles (1)
13 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Germany	Home	0-1	3	2	5	Ethan Galbraith (1)
10 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia	Home	2-0	4	2	6	Justin Devenny (2)
7 Sep 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Germany	Away	3-1	1	6	7	Isaac Price (1)
4 Sep 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg	Away	1-3	6	3	9	Eoin Toal (1)

Northern Ireland shots on target 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 3
Shots on target against per game: 4
Match total shots on target per game: 7
Games: 10

Northern Ireland Shots on target for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	3.5	100%	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	2.67	33%	33%	17%	17%	0%
Overall	10	3	60%	40%	10%	10%	0%

Northern Ireland Shots on target against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	3.25	50%	25%	25%	25%	0%
Away	6	4.5	83%	50%	50%	33%	17%
Overall	10	4	70%	40%	40%	30%	10%

Northern Ireland Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	4	6.75	25%	25%	25%	25%	0%
Away	6	7.17	83%	33%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	10	7	60%	30%	30%	10%	0%

Northern Ireland Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	3	3.5	2.67
Total shots / match	8.6	10.25	7.5
Share of shots on target	35%	34%	36%
Goals per shot on target	33%	29%	37%
Shots on target per goal	3	3.5	2.7
Shots on target over 2.5	60%	100%	33%
Shots on target over 3.5	40%	50%	33%
Shots on target over 4.5	10%	0%	17%
Shots on target over 5.5	10%	0%	17%
Shots on target over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Northern Ireland Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	4	3.25	4.5
Shots on target against over 2.5	70%	50%	83%
Shots on target against over 3.5	40%	25%	50%
Shots on target against over 4.5	40%	25%	50%
Shots on target against over 5.5	30%	25%	33%
Shots on target against over 6.5	10%	0%	17%

Northern Ireland Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	7	6.75	7.17
Match shots on target over 6.5	60%	25%	83%
Match shots on target over 7.5	30%	25%	33%
Match shots on target over 8.5	30%	25%	33%
Match shots on target over 9.5	10%	25%	0%
Match shots on target over 10.5	0%	0%	0%

Northern Ireland 1st-half shots on target for 2026/2027 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	1.67	67%	0%	0%
Away	5	1.8	60%	40%	0%
Overall	8	1.75	63%	25%	0%

Northern Ireland 1st-half shots on target against 2026/2027 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	1.67	67%	0%	0%
Away	5	1.2	40%	20%	0%
Overall	8	1.38	50%	13%	0%

Northern Ireland 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	3	3.33	100%	33%	0%	0%
Away	5	3	80%	20%	0%	0%
Overall	8	3.13	88%	25%	0%	0%

Northern Ireland shots on target match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
8 Jun	Friendly International	France (A)	3-1	2	5	7	3
4 Jun	Friendly International	Guinea (H)	1-0	4	6	10	3
31 Mar	Friendly International	Wales (A)	1-1	4	3	7	4
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Italy (A)	2-0	1	8	9	3
17 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg (H)	1-0	3	3	6	4
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (A)	1-0	2	2	4	2
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Germany (H)	0-1	3	2	5	-
10 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (H)	2-0	4	2	6	3
7 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Germany (A)	3-1	1	6	7	-
4 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg (A)	1-3	6	3	9	3

Northern Ireland shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	6	4.67	1.5	6.17	17%
Vs top half	6	4.67	1.5	6.17	17%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Northern Ireland shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
WC Qualification Europe	2026	7	2.86	3.71	6.57	29%
Friendly International	2026	3	3.33	4.67	8	33%
Friendly International	2025	4	2.25	4.5	6.75	25%

Northern Ireland next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Fri 25 Sep 16:00	Georgia (away)	7	3.5	3.5	6.5	3.83	2.67
Mon 28 Sep 18:45	Hungary (home)	8.8	4.6	4.2	11	5.33	5.67
Fri 2 Oct 18:45	Ukraine (away)	8.44	4.67	3.78	8.2	5.2	3

Georgia shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Jun	Friendly International	Bahrain (H)	2-0	5	0	5	3
2 Jun	Friendly International	Romania (H)	1-1	4	1	5	2
29 Mar	Friendly International	Lithuania (A)	0-2	5	3	8	3
26 Mar	Friendly International	Israel (H)	2-2	3	3	6	1
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Bulgaria (A)	2-1	3	3	6	3
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Spain (H)	0-4	2	7	9	4
14 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey (A)	4-1	3	6	9	-
11 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Spain (A)	2-0	1	7	8	-
7 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Bulgaria (H)	3-0	5	2	7	2
4 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey (H)	2-3	4	3	7	-