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Portugal 1-0 Northern Ireland - October 11, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
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POR
0
18' - Goal
Sergio Conceiçao18
HT
POR
63' - Substitution
Pauletais substituted by Jorge Paulo Cadete6374
74' - Substitution
Colin Hillis substituted by Gerry McMahon
74' - Substitution
Neil Lennonis substituted by Jon McCarthy
74' - Substitution
Colin Hillis substituted by Gerry McMahon 74' - Substitution
Neil Lennonis substituted by Jon McCarthy
79' - Substitution
Sergio Conceiçaois substituted by Dani79
FT
NI
NI
Team line-ups
Portugal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Silvino | 38 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Hélder | 26 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Fernando Couto | 28 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Oceano | 35 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dimas | 28 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sergio Conceiçao | 1879 | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paulinho Santos | 26 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paulo Sousa | 27 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Luis Figo | 24 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
João Pinto | 26 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Pauleta | 63 | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
30
Northern Ireland
Lennon74
Neil Lennon
Northern Ireland
B.date25/06/1971
Age26 years
H1m76
positionRight central midfielder
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alan Fettis | 26 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Hill | 74 | 33 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ian Nolan | 27 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Morrow | 27 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gerry Taggart | 26 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Horlock | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Neil Lennon | 74 | 26 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Steve Lomas | 23 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Hughes | 26 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jim Magilton | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Iain Dowie | 32 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
27
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Jorge Paulo Cadete | 63 | 29 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dani | 79 | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Gerry McMahon | 74 | 23 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jon McCarthy | 74 | 27 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Fernando Couto
IN
Beto
OUT
Sergio Conceiçao
IN
Pedro Barbosa
OUT
Pauleta
IN
Rui Costa
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ian Nolan
IN
Danny Griffin
OUT
Alan Fettis
IN
Tommy Wright
OUT
Steve Morrow
IN
Keith Rowland
OUT
Gerry Taggart
IN
Pat McGibbon
OUT
Michael Hughes
IN
Keith Gillespie
OUT
Jim Magilton
IN
James Quinn
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
51
20
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
56 %
Artur Jorge vs Northern Ireland
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on October 11, 1997
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Referee
Peter Mikkelsen
2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Portugal2 matches | General total | Northern Ireland2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Portugal1 match | Season total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 11, 1997 | Latest figure on October 11, 1997 | |||||||
Videos
May 01, 2012
Key figures
Northern Ireland keeps its 3 matches without scoring any goal away from home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 26/09/1973). It's a record streak. The first of history
Portugal keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a loss vs Northern Ireland at home running (since 07/09/1994). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 19/11/1980 (3 matches)
The last time Portugal has ended with the score 1-0 at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone, It was on the 25/04/1965 (vs )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VPortugal 1-0 Greece27/03/1996 | VPortugal 1-0 Ukraine09/11/1996 | DPortugal 0-0 Germany14/12/1996 | LPortugal 0-2 France22/01/1997 | VPortugal 2-0 Albania07/06/1997 | VPortugal 3-1 Armenia20/08/1997 |
| Overall | LPortugal 0-2 France22/01/1997 | DGreece 0-0 Portugal19/02/1997 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Portugal29/03/1997 | VPortugal 2-0 Albania07/06/1997 | VPortugal 3-1 Armenia20/08/1997 | DGermany 1-1 Portugal06/09/1997 |
Current form
| Away | VLiechtenstein 0-4 Northern Ireland11/10/1995 | DGermany 1-1 Northern Ireland09/11/1996 | LItaly 2-0 Northern Ireland22/01/1997 | LUkraine 2-1 Northern Ireland02/04/1997 | DArmenia 0-0 Northern Ireland30/04/1997 | DThailand 0-0 Northern Ireland21/05/1997 |
| Overall | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Portugal29/03/1997 | LUkraine 2-1 Northern Ireland02/04/1997 | DArmenia 0-0 Northern Ireland30/04/1997 | DThailand 0-0 Northern Ireland21/05/1997 | LNorthern Ireland 1-3 Germany20/08/1997 | LAlbania 1-0 Northern Ireland10/09/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 5 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
9 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
9 |
|
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
Draws (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
11 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
6 |
|
6 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
9 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1.22 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.67 |
|
0.44 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
13 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
8 |
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Luis Figo | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Iain Dowie | |
| Luis Figo | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Gerry Taggart |  |
 | Pedro Barbosa | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Michael Hughes | |
Historical head to head
Home
4 matches
1 v
3 d
0 l
4 gf
3 ga
Away
4 matches
1 v
1 d
2 l
2 gf
5 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
1 d
0 l
1 gf
1 ga
Total
9 matches
2 v
5 d
2 l
7 gf
9 ga
Historical head to head
Home
4 matches
2 v
1 d
1 l
5 gf
2 ga
Away
4 matches
0 v
3 d
1 l
3 gf
4 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
1 d
0 l
1 gf
1 ga
Total
9 matches
2 v
5 d
2 l
9 gf
7 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
September 07, 1994 |
| Home | 1 - 0 |
November 19, 1980 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
May 01, 1957 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
March 29, 1997 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
September 03, 1995 - Eliminatoires Euro 1996
September 07, 1994 - Eliminatoires Euro 1996
April 29, 1981 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
November 19, 1980 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
 |
Domingos | 2 goals | 1994 - 1995 |
 |
Jordão | 2 goals | 1973 - 1980 |
|
Antonio Manuel Vasques | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Rui Costa | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Eusebio | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 16/01/1957. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Portugal
 |
James Quinn | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
|
Thomas Casey | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Jimmy McIlroy | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Martin O'Neill | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
|
Liam O'Kane | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
|
Michael Hughes | 1 goal | 1995 - 1995 |
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Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
 |
Nené | 4 matches | 1973 - 1981 |
|
Rui Costa | 3 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
|
Luis Figo | 3 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
|
Jordão | 3 matches | 1973 - 1981 |
 |
Paulinho Santos | 3 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
 |
Vitor Baia | 3 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
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Players with most games played vs Portugal
|
Martin O'Neill | 4 matches | 1973 - 1981 |
|
Keith Gillespie | 3 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
 |
Pat Jennings | 3 matches | 1973 - 1981 |
 |
Steve Lomas | 3 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
 |
Jim Magilton | 3 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
 |
Steve Morrow | 3 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
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Competition info
The other matches
August 31, 1996
October 05, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 09, 1996
December 14, 1996
March 29, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
May 07, 1997
June 07, 1997
August 20, 1997
September 06, 1997
September 10, 1997
October 11, 1997
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