Northern Ireland — Georgia 0:0: match report and statistics

• 1.91 Expected goals (xG) 0.33
• 38% Possession 62%
• 15 Total shots 7
• 5 Shots on target 2
• 2 Big Chances 0
• 8 Corners 4
• 79 (253/319)Assists(474/540) 88
• 0 Yellow cards 4
• 1.51 xG on target (xGOT) 1.18
• 9 Shots off target 2
• 1 Shots blocked 3
• 13 Shots from inside the penalty area 5
• 2 Shots from outside the penalty area 2
• 0 Hit the woodwork 0
• 41 Touches in opposition box 17
• 0 Accurate through passes 0
• 2 Offsides 0
• 14 Free kicks 9
• 52 (22/42)Long Balls(20/51) 39
• 58 (56/96)Passes in final third(47/65) 72
• 22 (5/23)Crosses(2/10) 20
• 0.67 Expected assists (xA) 0.52
• 25 Throw-ins 23
• 9 Fouls 14
• 60 (15/25)Tackles(10/12) 83
• 73 Duels won 42
• 20 Clearances 50
• 7 Steals 6
• 0 Errors leading to shot 1
• 0 Errors leading to goal 0
• 2 Saves 5
• 1.18 xGOT faced 1.51
• 1.18 Goals prevented 1.51
• 3 Goal kicks 7
• 0 Posts and crossbars 0

1. 90:00 +5:58That's the end of the match.
2. 90:00 +5:55The attendance for today's match is 18140.
3. 90:00 +5:40The actual number of corner kicks in this match – 8:4. The fouls committed statistics – 9:14.
4. 90:00 +5:26The resulting corner from Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia) only finds one of the defenders, who heads it out of danger.
5. 90:00 +4:49Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) launches an inaccurate corner kick into the penalty area.
6. 90:00 +3:48Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) strikes a shot towards goal from the edge of the penalty box, but it flies just wide of the left post.
7. 90:00 +2:17Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) sends in the corner, but fails to find the head of any of his teammates, allowing the defence to clear.
8. 90:00The fourth official shows 5 min. of added time.
9. 88:50The referee is firm and issues Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Georgia) a deserved yellow card.
10. 87:22Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) puts a dangerous cross into the box, but the corner is cleared by the first man.
11. 85:53Isaac Price comes off the pitch to be replaced by Callum Marshall (Northern Ireland).
12. 85:46Michael O'Neill decides to make a substitution. Tom Atcheson will be replaced by Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland).
13. 85:42Here comes a substitution. Budu Zivzivadze is given a rest as he is replaced by Georges Mikautadze (Georgia).
14. 85:17Irakli Yegoian (Georgia) receives a yellow card for talking out of turn to the referee.
15. 83:53Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) has a great chance to score from the penalty. He shoots to the bottom left corner, but Giorgi Mamardashvili leaps out to thwart his attempt.

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Top scorers

Top assists

Best rated

Tournament

UEFA Nations League

Season

2026/2027

Attendance

18,140

Referee

Sebastian Gishamer

Group 1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Switzerland	4	4	0	0	11:1	+10	12	WWW
2	Slovenia	4	2	1	1	5:3	+2	7	WLWD
3	Scotland	4	1	1	2	3:5	-2	4	LWLD
4	Republic of North Macedonia	4	0	0	4	0:10	-10	0	LLL

Group 2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Northern Ireland	4	2	2	0	4:0	+4	8	DWDW
2	Hungary	4	2	1	1	3:2	+1	7	WWDL
3	Ukraine	4	1	1	2	2:5	-3	4	LLDW
4	Georgia	4	0	2	2	0:2	-2	2	DLDL

Group 3

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Austria	4	2	2	0	9:5	+4	8	DDWW
2	Kosovo	4	1	2	1	3:4	-1	5	DDLW
3	Republic of Ireland	4	1	2	1	6:4	+2	5	DDWL
4	Israel	4	0	2	2	2:7	-5	2	DDLL

Group 4

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Sweden	4	3	1	0	7:3	+4	10	WDWW
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	2	2	0	6:3	+3	8	WDWD
3	Poland	4	1	1	2	7:4	+3	4	LWLD
4	Romania	4	0	0	4	3:13	-10	0	LLLL

• Promotion - UEFA Nations League (League A)
• Promotion - UEFA Nations League (League A/B - Relegation)
• UEFA Nations League (League B/C - Relegation)

Based on text commentary events (attacks, shots, corners, goals), not tracking data. Up — home team, down — away team.