Northern Ireland 1–0 Luxembourg: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Northern Ireland beat Luxembourg 1–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe.

DimaScore · published 17 Nov 2025

Northern Ireland edged Luxembourg 1–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe. Northern Ireland: J. Donley (44' pen). Northern Ireland kept a clean sheet.

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group A

Northern Ireland

J. Donley 44' (P)

1 – 0

FT

(HT 1-0)

3-4-3·M. O'Neill

J. Strasser·4-2-3-1

Substitutes

1J. ClarkeGK
23L. SouthwoodGK
4E. ToalDEF
5R. JohnsonDEF
6T. DevlinMID
8C. MarshallFWD
9D. CharlesFWD
11P. SmythFWD
15J. DevennyMID
18R. McCauslandMID
19P. KellyMID
21J. MagennisFWD

23L. FoxGK
3A. EmbaloFWD
4M. MustaficMID
5A. CurciFWD
6T. de SousaMID
9K. Avdusinovic
11E. MuratovicFWD
14E. VeigaDEF
17V. SelimovicDEF
20E. DzogovicDEF
21S. ThillMID
12T. Pereira CardosoGK

Events

VAR — Penalty confirmed

41'

43'

A. Moris

J. Donley (pen.) (—)

44'

HT

C. Bradley Out: T. Devlin

46'

B. Lyons Out: P. Smyth

52'

56'

S. Korač

J. Donley Out: C. Marshall

67'

Jamie Carson McDonnell Out: J. Magennis

67'

67'

M. Olesen Out: J. de Sousa Moreira Cruz

67'

Aiman Dardari Out: K. Avdusinovic

80'

Olivier Thill Out: E. Muratović

Ruairi McConville

81'

J. Lewis Out: Patrick Kelly

82'

P. Smyth

85'

85'

D. Sinani

87'

Marvin Martins Out: E. Džogović

C. Hazard

90+1'

90+3'

J. de Sousa Moreira Cruz

P. McNair

90+3'

90+6'

L. Jans

90+7'

L. Barreiro

Statistics

11Fouls18

1Offsides1

69%Passes %78%

9Total Shots12

5Corner Kicks2

316Total passes489

4Yellow Cards6

2Blocked Shots4

3Shots on Goal3

4Shots off Goal5

1.34expected_goals0.55

40%Ball Possession60%

217Passes accurate382

6Shots insidebox3

3Goalkeeper Saves2

3Shots outsidebox9

Ratings

Northern Ireland

C. Brown

DEF90'

7.7

Ruairi McConville

DEF90'

7.5

P. McNair

DEF90'

7.3

J. Donley

FWD67'

7.2

E. Galbraith

FWD90'

7.2

C. Hazard

GK90'

7.0

J. Lewis

MID82'

7.0

Patrick Kelly

MID8'

7.0

I. Price

FWD90'

6.9

C. Marshall

FWD23'

6.9

Luxembourg

D. Carlson

DEF90'

7.5

D. Sinani

FWD90'

7.3

L. Jans(C)

DEF90'

6.9

S. Korač

DEF90'

6.9

Marvin Martins

DEF87'

6.7

K. Avdusinovic

FWD23'

6.7

A. Moris

GK90'

6.7

Olivier Thill

MID80'

6.6

M. Olesen

MID67'

6.6

E. Muratović

FWD10'

6.3

Head-to-head

Over the last 1 meetings, Northern Ireland lead 1–0 (0 draws) against Luxembourg.

4 Sept 2025Luxembourg 3–1 Northern Ireland

FAQ

What was the score of Northern Ireland vs Luxembourg?: Northern Ireland 1–0 Luxembourg.
Who scored?: Northern Ireland : J. Donley (44' pen)

Match Info

Competition

World Cup - Qualification Europe

Date

Kick-off

Referee

K. Tohver

Round

Group A

Standings — top 5

1Germany15

2Slovakia12

3Northern Ireland9

4Luxembourg0

1Switzerland14

Northern Ireland 1–0 Luxembourg: recap, goals & stats