Italy vs Northern Ireland match stats & report
2–0 Full time
Italy stats & fixtures · Northern Ireland stats & fixtures
Italy beat Northern Ireland 2–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 1) on 25 March 2021. Italy had 66% of the ball.
Italy vs Northern Ireland match statistics
- 66% Ball possession 34%
- 12 Total shots 8
- 5 Shots on target 3
- 7 Shots off target 3
- 0 Blocked shots 2
- 9 Shots inside the box 4
- 0 Corners 5
- 8 Fouls 12
- 5 Offsides 0
- 0 Yellow cards 2
- 736 Passes 360
- 88% Pass accuracy 74%
- 3 Goalkeeper saves 3
Goals and cards
- 14' Goal D. Berardi (assist A. Florenzi) Italy
- 38' Goal C. Immobile (assist L. Insigne) Italy
- 47' Yellow card G. Saville Northern Ireland
- 90+3' Yellow card J. Thompson Northern Ireland
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Italy
Bench N. Barella , F. Chiesa , L. Spinazzola , Vincenzo Grifo , M. Pessina , A. Belotti , G. Mancini , F. Acerbi , F. Bernardeschi , Alessio Cragno , S. Sirigu , G. Di Lorenzo
Northern Ireland
Bench G. Saville , S. Lavery , J. Thompson , Kyle Lafferty , C. Hazard , D. Ballard , M. Kennedy , Niall McGinn , S. Ferguson , Liam John Hughes , Connor McLaughlin , C. Brown
Form guide
Italy at home
3–0–2 in 5 matches
- Scored
- 1.8 per game
- Conceded
- 1.4 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 5
- Corners
- 5.8 per game
- Shots on target
- 6.0 per game
33% 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.