Luxembourg vs Northern Ireland match stats & report
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Luxembourg lost to Northern Ireland 1–3 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 5) on 4 September 2025. Expected goals finished 0.97–1.67. Northern Ireland had 51% of the ball.
Luxembourg vs Northern Ireland match statistics
- 49% Ball possession 51%
- 0.97 Expected goals (xG) 1.67
- 7 Total shots 11
- 3 Shots on target 6
- 3 Shots off target 3
- 1 Blocked shots 2
- 4 Shots inside the box 7
- 2 Corners 5
- 12 Fouls 9
- 1 Offsides 0
- 4 Yellow cards 1
- 1 Red cards 0
- 393 Passes 416
- 86% Pass accuracy 85%
- 3 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 6' Yellow card S. Korač Luxembourg
- 7' Goal J. Reid Northern Ireland
- 18' Yellow card A. McCann Northern Ireland
- 30' Goal Aiman Dardari (assist D. Sinani) Luxembourg
- 34' Yellow card F. Bohnert Luxembourg
- 45+1' Yellow card D. Sinani Luxembourg
- 46' Goal S. Charles Northern Ireland
- 66' Yellow card S. Korač Luxembourg
- 66' Red card S. Korač Luxembourg
- 69' Goal J. Devenny Northern Ireland
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Luxembourg
Bench T. Pereira Cardoso , L. Fox , Alessio Curci , Yvandro Borges Sanches , E. de Pina Duarte dos Santos , E. Muratović , E. Veiga , Olivier Thill , Mica Pinto , E. Džogović , Vahid Selimović , M. Martins
Northern Ireland
Bench L. Southwood , S. McMullan , Ruairi McConville , G. Saville , C. Marshall , D. Charles , J. Donley , R. Johnson , T. Devlin , J. McDonnell , Ronan Hale , D. Taylor
Form guide
Luxembourg at home
1–0–4 in 5 matches
- Scored
- 0.6 per game
- Conceded
- 1.6 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 5
- Corners
- 3.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.2 per game
0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Northern Ireland away
2–1–3 in 6 matches
- Scored
- 1.0 per game
- Conceded
- 1.2 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 6
- Corners
- 1.7 per game
- Shots on target
- 2.8 per game
17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Luxembourg vs Northern Ireland head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg v Northern Ireland | 2–2 | |
| Northern Ireland v Luxembourg | 2–0 | |
| Luxembourg v Northern Ireland | 1–3 | |
| Northern Ireland v Luxembourg | 1–0 |
Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.