N. Ireland
0 - 0
Switzerland

Smith (24'), Lewis (49'), Brown (90+3')

Frei (16'), Zakaria (53')

Preview

Data Analysis

Ian Baraclough proud of how young Northern Ireland side matched Switzerland

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Northern Ireland and Switzerland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Switzerland win with a probability of 44.17%. A draw had a probability of 28.4% and a win for Northern Ireland had a probability of 27.39%.

The most likely scoreline for a Switzerland win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.87%) and 1-2 (8.36%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.07%), while for a Northern Ireland win it was 1-0 (10.22%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood.

Result
Northern Ireland	Draw	Switzerland
27.39%	28.43%	44.17%

Both teams to score 44.03%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

38.28%

61.71%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

18.47%

81.52%

Northern Ireland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.02%

38.97%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.3%

75.7%

Switzerland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.15%

27.84%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.55%

63.44%

Score Analysis

Northern Ireland 27.39%

Switzerland 44.16%

Draw 28.43%

Northern Ireland	Draw	Switzerland
1-0 @ 10.22% 2-1 @ 6.16% 2-0 @ 4.82% 3-1 @ 1.94% 3-0 @ 1.51% 3-2 @ 1.24% Other @ 1.51% Total : 27.39%	1-1 @ 13.07% 0-0 @ 10.85% 2-2 @ 3.94% Other @ 0.57% Total : 28.43%	0-1 @ 13.87% 0-2 @ 8.87% 1-2 @ 8.36% 0-3 @ 3.78% 1-3 @ 3.56% 2-3 @ 1.68% 0-4 @ 1.21% 1-4 @ 1.14% Other @ 1.7% Total : 44.16%