Portugal 1-1 Northern Ireland - October 16, 2012 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2014
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POR
30' - Goal
Niall McGinn
POR
46' - Substitution
Miguel Lopesis substituted by Ruben Amorim46
57' - Substitution
Ruben Micaelis substituted by Varela57
74' - Substitution
Joao Pereirais substituted by Eder74
79' - Goal
Hélder Postiga79
NI
NI
Team line-ups
Portugal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Rui Patricio | 24 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pepe | 29 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bruno Alves | 30 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joao Pereira | 74 | 28 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Miguel Lopes | 46 | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Miguel Veloso | 26 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ruben Micael | 57 | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
João Moutinho | 26 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Nani | 25 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 27 | 100 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Hélder Postiga | 79 | 30 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
43
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Roy Carroll | 35 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jonny Evans | 24 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aaron Hughes | 32 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Craig Cathcart | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ryan McGivern | 22 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Baird | 30 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Oliver Norwood | 21 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Corry Evans | 22 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steven Davis | 27 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Niall McGinn | 30 | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Kyle Lafferty | 25 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26 years
Average number of matches played for the team
33
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Ruben Amorim | 46 | 27 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Varela | 57 | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Eder | 74 | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Miguel Lopes
IN
Fábio Coentrão
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Niall McGinn
IN
Chris Brunt
OUT
Oliver Norwood
IN
Dean Shiels
OUT
Craig Cathcart
IN
Gareth McAuley
OUT
Corry Evans
IN
Shane Ferguson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
43
26
Success rate in this team:
58 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
60 %
Paulo Bento vs Northern Ireland
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Paulo Bento vs O'Neill
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
43
6
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
48 %
O'Neill vs Portugal
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
O'Neill vs Paulo Bento
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Thorsten Kinhöfer
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Portugal1 match | General total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Portugal1 match | Season total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 16, 2012 | Latest figure on October 16, 2012 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Portugal keeps its 7 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Northern Ireland in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 28/03/1973). It's a record streak. The first of history
Portugal keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Northern Ireland running (since 11/10/1997). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 28/03/1973-19/11/1980 time period (3 matches).
End of streak for Northern Ireland after 5 matches lost with a difference of 0 goals away from home (since 26/05/2006). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 11/06/1994 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VPortugal 5-3 Iceland07/10/2011 | VPortugal 6-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina15/11/2011 | DPortugal 0-0 North Macedonia26/05/2012 | LPortugal 1-3 Turkey02/06/2012 | VPortugal 2-0 Panama15/08/2012 | VPortugal 3-0 Azerbaijan11/09/2012 |
| Overall | VCzech Republic 0-1 Portugal21/06/2012 | DPortugal 0-0 Spain27/06/2012 | VPortugal 2-0 Panama15/08/2012 | VLuxembourg 1-2 Portugal07/09/2012 | VPortugal 3-0 Azerbaijan11/09/2012 | LRussia 1-0 Portugal12/10/2012 |
Current form
| Away | LSerbia 2-1 Northern Ireland25/03/2011 | LIreland 5-0 Northern Ireland24/05/2011 | LEstonia 4-1 Northern Ireland06/09/2011 | LItaly 3-0 Northern Ireland11/10/2011 | LNetherlands 6-0 Northern Ireland02/06/2012 | LRussia 2-0 Northern Ireland07/09/2012 |
| Overall | LItaly 3-0 Northern Ireland11/10/2011 | LNorthern Ireland 0-3 Norway29/02/2012 | LNetherlands 6-0 Northern Ireland02/06/2012 | DNorthern Ireland 3-3 Finland15/08/2012 | LRussia 2-0 Northern Ireland07/09/2012 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Luxembourg11/09/2012 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 6 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 7 | 9 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 7 | 9 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
Bookings
|
4 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
6 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Hélder Postiga | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Dean Shiels |  |
| Hélder Postiga | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | João Moutinho | 3 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Jonny Evans |  |
| Hélder Postiga | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Hélder Postiga | 2 goals, 1 assist during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Dean Shiels | |
Historical head to head
Home
5 gf
3 ga
Away
3 gf
6 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
1 ga
Total
9 gf
10 ga
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
3 ga
Away
3 gf
5 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
1 ga
Total
10 gf
9 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
October 11, 1997 |
| Home | 1 - 0 |
October 11, 1997 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
May 01, 1957 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
November 15, 2005 - Rencontres amicales 2005
October 11, 1997 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
March 29, 1997 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
September 03, 1995 - Eliminatoires Euro 1996
September 07, 1994 - Eliminatoires Euro 1996
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
 |
Domingos | 2 goals | 1994 - 1995 |
 |
Jordão | 2 goals | 1973 - 1980 |
 |
Eusebio | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
 |
Antonio Manuel Vasques | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Rui Costa | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Sergio Conceiçao | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
Best historical scorers against Portugal
 |
Gerry Armstrong | 1 goal | 1981 - 1981 |
 |
James Quinn | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
|
Thomas Casey | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Jimmy McIlroy | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Warren Feeney | 1 goal | 2005 - 2005 |
 |
Martin O'Neill | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
 |
Nené | 4 matches | 1973 - 1981 |
 |
Luis Figo | 4 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
 |
Paulinho Santos | 4 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
 |
Paulo Sousa | 4 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
|
Rui Costa | 3 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
|
Jordão | 3 matches | 1973 - 1981 |
Players with most games played vs Portugal
 |
Jim Magilton | 4 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
|
Martin O'Neill | 4 matches | 1973 - 1981 |
 |
Steve Lomas | 4 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
|
Keith Gillespie | 4 matches | 1994 - 2005 |
 |
Steve Morrow | 4 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
 |
Gerry Taggart | 3 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 07, 2012
September 11, 2012
October 12, 2012
October 16, 2012
November 14, 2012
March 22, 2013
March 26, 2013
June 07, 2013
August 14, 2013
September 06, 2013
September 07, 2013
September 10, 2013
October 11, 2013
October 15, 2013
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