Northern Ireland Shots Stats 2026/2027

Northern Ireland Shots Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Northern Ireland are averaging 8.6 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 22.4 total shots on average. That puts them 27th of 54 for team shots per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player shot-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 take the most shots?

Isaac Price leads with 18 shots across 10 qualifying appearances (1.8/g, 80% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Northern Ireland player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

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

Northern Ireland are averaging 8.6 shots per game over 10 games and concede 13.8 for a match-total of 22.4. That ranks 27th of 54 for team shots in their primary competition.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

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

Where do these shot 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.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

Northern Ireland player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Eoin Toal	defender	3	4	1.33	100%
Joshua Brendan David Magennis	attacker	2	2	1	100%
Patrick Kelly	midfielder	2	3	1.5	100%
Jamal Piaras Lewis	defender	1	1	1	100%
Tom Atcheson	defender	1	1	1	100%
Ceadach O'Neill	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Isaac Price	midfielder	10	18	1.8	80%
Jamie Paul Donley	midfielder	5	8	1.6	80%
Shea Emmanuel Charles	midfielder	8	7	0.88	63%
James Tyrrell Reid	attacker	7	5	0.71	57%
Ethan Galbraith	midfielder	8	5	0.63	50%
Callum Marshall	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Dion Elie Raymond Charles	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
George Alan Saville	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Justin Devenny	midfielder	9	6	0.67	44%
Conor Bradley	defender	5	3	0.6	40%
Ruairi McConville	defender	5	3	0.6	40%
Brodie Gilmore Spencer	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Trai Hume	defender	9	3	0.33	33%
Alistair Edward McCann	midfielder	6	2	0.33	33%
Terry Devlin	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Brad Joseph Lyons	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Dan Ballard	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Ciaron Maurice Brown	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Patrick James Coleman McNair	defender	7	1	0.14	14%

Northern Ireland shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
8 Jun 2026	Friendly International	France	Away	3-1	4	27	31	Patrick Kelly (2)
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Guinea	Home	1-0	9	15	24	Jamie Paul Donley (3)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Wales	Away	1-1	10	13	23	Jamie Paul Donley (3)
26 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Europe	Italy	Away	2-0	8	19	27	Ruairi McConville (2)
17 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg	Home	1-0	9	12	21	Isaac Price (3)
14 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia	Away	1-0	9	16	25	Isaac Price (5)
13 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Germany	Home	0-1	12	11	23	Ethan Galbraith (2)
10 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia	Home	2-0	11	7	18	Shea Emmanuel Charles (3)
7 Sep 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Germany	Away	3-1	3	11	14	Eoin Toal (1)
4 Sep 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg	Away	1-3	11	7	18	Isaac Price (3)

Northern Ireland shots 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 8.6
Shots against per game: 13.8
Match total shots per game: 22.4
Games: 10

Northern Ireland Shots for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	10.25	100%	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	7.5	50%	17%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	8.6	70%	30%	0%	0%	0%

Northern Ireland Shots against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	11.25	75%	75%	25%	25%	0%
Away	6	15.5	83%	83%	67%	50%	33%
Overall	10	13.8	80%	80%	50%	40%	20%

Northern Ireland Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	21.5	75%	75%	50%	0%	0%
Away	6	23	67%	67%	67%	50%	33%
Overall	10	22.4	70%	70%	60%	30%	20%

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

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	8.6	10.25	7.5
Shots on target / match	3	3.5	2.67
Shots off target / match	5.6	6.75	4.83
Shot conversion	12%	10%	13%
Shots per goal	8.6	10.3	7.5
Shots on target per goal	3	3.5	2.7
Shots over 8.5	70%	100%	50%
Shots over 10.5	30%	50%	17%
Shots over 12.5	0%	0%	0%
Shots over 14.5	0%	0%	0%
Shots over 16.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	13.8	11.25	15.5
Shots against over 8.5	80%	75%	83%
Shots against over 10.5	80%	75%	83%
Shots against over 12.5	50%	25%	67%
Shots against over 14.5	40%	25%	50%
Shots against over 16.5	20%	0%	33%

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

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	22.4	21.5	23
Match shots over 18.5	70%	75%	67%
Match shots over 20.5	70%	75%	67%
Match shots over 22.5	60%	50%	67%
Match shots over 24.5	30%	0%	50%
Match shots over 26.5	20%	0%	33%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	3	4.33	100%	0%	0%
Away	5	3.8	60%	20%	0%
Overall	8	4	75%	13%	0%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	3	4.33	67%	33%	33%
Away	5	6.8	80%	60%	60%
Overall	8	5.88	75%	50%	50%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	3	8.67	67%	33%	33%	0%
Away	5	10.6	80%	80%	40%	20%
Overall	8	9.88	75%	63%	38%	13%

Northern Ireland shots match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
8 Jun	Friendly International	France (A)	3-1	4	27	31	11
4 Jun	Friendly International	Guinea (H)	1-0	9	15	24	13
31 Mar	Friendly International	Wales (A)	1-1	10	13	23	11
26 Mar	WC Qualification Europe	Italy (A)	2-0	8	19	27	15
17 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg (H)	1-0	9	12	21	8
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (A)	1-0	9	16	25	13
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Germany (H)	0-1	12	11	23	-
10 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (H)	2-0	11	7	18	5
7 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Germany (A)	3-1	3	11	14	-
4 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Luxembourg (A)	1-3	11	7	18	3

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

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	6	11.33	6.33	17.67	0%
Vs top half	6	11.33	6.33	17.67	0%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Northern Ireland shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
WC Qualification Europe	2026	7	9	11.86	20.86	43%
Friendly International	2026	3	7.67	18.33	26	100%
Friendly International	2025	4	9.5	12.25	21.75	50%

Northern Ireland next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Fri 25 Sep 16:00	Georgia (away)	20.1	11.1	9	19	11.83	7.17
Mon 28 Sep 18:45	Hungary (home)	25.9	14.2	11.7	29.67	13.33	16.33
Fri 2 Oct 18:45	Ukraine (away)	22.22	11.44	10.78	23.8	14.4	9.4

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
5 Jun	Friendly International	Bahrain (H)	2-0	12	3	15	6
2 Jun	Friendly International	Romania (H)	1-1	14	5	19	-
29 Mar	Friendly International	Lithuania (A)	0-2	10	10	20	9
26 Mar	Friendly International	Israel (H)	2-2	9	10	19	7
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Bulgaria (A)	2-1	17	3	20	8
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Spain (H)	0-4	6	14	20	7
14 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey (A)	4-1	12	10	22	-
11 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Spain (A)	2-0	1	24	25	-
7 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Bulgaria (H)	3-0	15	5	20	4
4 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey (H)	2-3	15	6	21	-