Portugal vs Rep. Of Ireland match stats & report

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World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 7 · Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon · Ref I. Kruzliak

Portugal stats & fixtures · Rep. Of Ireland stats & fixtures

Portugal beat Rep. Of Ireland 1–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 7) on 11 October 2025. Expected goals finished 3.74–0.10. Portugal had 70% of the ball.

Portugal vs Rep. Of Ireland match statistics

PortugalRep. Of Ireland

70% Ball possession 30%
3.74 Expected goals (xG) 0.10
30 Total shots 2
6 Shots on target 0
16 Shots off target 1
8 Blocked shots 1
17 Shots inside the box 1
9 Corners 0
30 Fouls 2
4 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 5
674 Passes 294
92% Pass accuracy 77%
0 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

18' Yellow card Festy Ebosele Rep. Of Ireland
68' Yellow card Bruno Fernandes Portugal
71' Yellow card C. Kelleher Rep. Of Ireland
76' Yellow card J. Molumby Rep. Of Ireland
84' Yellow card R. Manning Rep. Of Ireland
87' Yellow card J. Cullen Rep. Of Ireland
90' Goal Rúben Neves (assist Trincão) Portugal
90+6' Yellow card B. Silva Portugal

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Portugal

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Roberto Martínez Montoliú

1 Diogo Costa

19 N. Mendes 14 Gonçalo Inácio 3 Rúben Dias 5 Diogo Dalot

23 Vitinha 21 Rúben Neves

10 B. Silva 8 Bruno Fernandes 18 Pedro Neto

7 Cristiano Ronaldo

Bench José Sá , Rui Silva , Nélson Semedo , António Silva , João Palhinha , Gonçalo Ramos , Pote , Renato Veiga , M. Nunes , Trincão , R. Leao , Francisco Conceição

Rep. Of Ireland

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Heimir Hallgrímsson

1 C. Kelleher

4 D. O'Shea 22 N. Collins 5 J. O'Brien

3 R. Manning 8 J. Molumby 6 J. Cullen 2 Séamus Coleman

20 C. Ogbene 21 Festy Ebosele

9 E. Ferguson

Bench G. Bazunu , M. Travers , T. Parrott , A. Idah , F. Azaz , J. Dunne , W. Ferry , J. Taylor , J. Egan , K. McAteer , W. Smallbone , M. Johnston

Form guide

Portugal at home

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.6 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 6.4 per game

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

Rep. Of Ireland away

2–1–2 in 5 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 5
Corners: 1.2 per game
Shots on target: 1.8 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Portugal vs Rep. Of Ireland head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 Jun 24	Portugal v Rep. Of Ireland	3–0
11 Nov 21	Rep. Of Ireland v Portugal	0–0
1 Sep 21	Portugal v Rep. Of Ireland	2–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Portugal vs Rep. Of Ireland head-to-head record