Germany vs Northern Ireland match stats & report

3–1 Full time

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 6 · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne · Ref E. Eskas

Germany stats & fixtures · Northern Ireland stats & fixtures

Germany beat Northern Ireland 3–1 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 6) on 7 September 2025. Expected goals finished 1.64–0.11. Germany had 80% of the ball.

Germany vs Northern Ireland match statistics

GermanyNorthern Ireland

80% Ball possession 20%
1.64 Expected goals (xG) 0.11
11 Total shots 3
6 Shots on target 1
3 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 0
7 Shots inside the box 3
3 Corners 5
9 Fouls 13
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 4
751 Passes 183
90% Pass accuracy 63%
0 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

7' Goal S. Gnabry (assist N. Woltemade) Germany
26' Yellow card A. Rüdiger Germany
34' Goal I. Price (assist J. Devenny) Northern Ireland
53' Yellow card E. Galbraith Northern Ireland
62' Yellow card J. Devenny Northern Ireland
63' Yellow card C. Bradley Northern Ireland
69' Goal N. Amiri (assist D. Raum) Germany
72' Goal F. Wirtz Germany
90' Yellow card G. Saville Northern Ireland

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Germany

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Julian Nagelsmann

1 O. Baumann

3 R. Koch 15 W. Anton 2 A. Rüdiger

22 D. Raum 5 P. Groß 6 J. Kimmich 7 J. Leweling

17 F. Wirtz 20 S. Gnabry

11 N. Woltemade

Bench A. Nübel , F. Dahmen , J. Tah , L. Goretzka , M. Beier , N. Amiri , N. Collins , K. Adeyemi , A. Stiller , M. Mittelstadt , P. Nebel , R. Andrich

Northern Ireland

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill

1 B. Peacock-Farrell

4 E. Toal 17 P. McNair 5 T. Hume

15 J. Devenny 16 A. McCann 19 S. Charles 2 C. Bradley

14 I. Price 7 E. Galbraith

11 J. Reid

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

Germany at home

7–0–1 in 8 matches

Scored: 3.4 per game
Conceded: 0.5 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 8
Corners: 8.8 per game
Shots on target: 8.5 per game

19% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 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.

Germany vs Northern Ireland head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
19 Nov 19	Germany v Northern Ireland	6–1
9 Sep 19	Northern Ireland v Germany	0–2
5 Oct 17	Northern Ireland v Germany	1–3
11 Oct 16	Germany v Northern Ireland	2–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Germany vs Northern Ireland head-to-head record