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Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Lasha Dvali brings down Jamie Donley just over the halfway line and this is a chance to get the big men up.
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Nations League - Group B2
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia (19:45 BST)
Three changes for NI as Devenny, Galbraith and Kelly start
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Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Ethan Galbraith almost sells Tom Atcheson short but the defender stretches out a leg and manages to clear the danger when Zivzivadze was lurking.
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John O'Neill
Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC Radio UlsterGeorgia did not look too comfortable in their home game at the back against us and they do not look comfortable tonight either.
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Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Jonathan Bradley
BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Windsor ParkFar less roaming from Georgia's main man so far tonight than in Tbilisi.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has chalk on his boots from holding his position out left which will set up an interesting head-to-head with Trai Hume.
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Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
The visitors are having a spell of possession as they knock it around the back.
There's a crossed whipped in by Kakabadze but Charles is out well to gather it.
The small smattering of Georgian support are trying to get behind their team in the far corner of the ground.
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Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is getting the 'boo' treatment from the home support when he touches the ball.
It's a sign of respect, I suppose, for the PSG winger.
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Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Jamie Donley almost plays in Justin Devenny down the left but it's well cut out.
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Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Georgia try to clip the ball long towards Kvaratskhelia, but it's watched out of play by Trai Hume.
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Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Stephen Craigan
Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC One NITonight is just another fixture for those young players, they are calm, collected and really assured. Hopefully it shows in their performance.
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Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
John O'Neill
Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC Radio UlsterThe lads who have been left out of the starting XI have done nothing wrong. Kieran Morrison did really well and could come on later if we need him.
Georgia were not impressive in the last game.
KICK-OFFpublished at 19:46 BST
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Off we go in Belfast.
Just 90 minutes left of this quadruple header. Can Northern Ireland round it out in style.
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Northern Ireland v Georgia (19:45 BST)
There's another blast of Green and White Army as the teams peel away for the final photos and team talks.
The referee is Sebastian Gishamer from Austria. VAR is Manuel Schuettengruber.
I'm going to have a tough enough night with the Georgian names, so let's hope I don't have to mention him too much.
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It's time for the anthems.
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Northern Ireland v Georgia (19:45 BST)
Here come the teams in Belfast as the Nations League anthem is drowned out by Green and White Army.
This obviously isn't the biggest competition in the world but the home support know what's potentially on the line if Northern Ireland can get the three points tonight.
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Northern Ireland v Georgia (19:45 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesThere's no place like home. Literally, for Northern Ireland.
Michael O'Neill's side have won seven and drawn to of their last 10 games at Windsor Park in all competitions.
Germany were the only team to get the better of the hosts, and even that wasn't comfortable for the European heavyweights.
In that time, they have scored 16 goals while only conceding two.
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David Healy
Northern Ireland's record men's goalscorer on BBC One NI and iPlayerThe players have set the bar with their performance in Ukraine, can they go match that now or do better?
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Northern Ireland v Georgia (19:45 BST)
Image source, Press EyeGeorgia have played at Windsor Park once before, way back in March 2008 when Northern Ireland fan out 4-1 winners in a friendly.
Kyle Lafferty slotted in from a Steven Davis pass before David Healy's deflected shot made it 2-0.
Lafferty headed in his second on 36 minutes but Georgia pulled one back through Healy's own-goal after Maik Taylor pushed a penalty onto a post.
Linfield forward Peter Thompson scored his first NI goal with a close-range finish three minutes from time.
Northern Ireland have scored more goals in just one of their 73 home matches since then, when they put five past Bulgaria two years ago.
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Stuart Dallas
Former Leeds midfielder on BBC One NIIt's pretty much what we expected. Michael has freshened it up again and hopefully the boys coming in can justify their selections.
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Ciaron Brown started his bid for the next Ballon d'Or with his first two international goals against Ukraine.
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This campaign is an incredible watch for a NI fan who's seen it all from winning the Home internationals, beating Spain in '82, to the 13-match goal drought and being 129th in the FIFA rankings. Michael O'Neill is building something very special here for the second time & I'm here for it!
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Northern Ireland have earned seven points from their first three games in the 2026-27 Nations Leauge
ByJonathan Bradley
BBC Sport NI senior journalist
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill is confident his side can deal with growing expectations.
The team will conclude their first international window back in the second tier of the Uefa Nations League against Georgia at Windsor Park on Monday night, having already taken seven points from the first three games.
Friday night's 3-0 victory over Ukraine in Slovakia kept them top of Group B2 at the halfway point, raising hopes of not just playing in League A for the first time, but also securing their place among the second pot of seeds for the Euro 2028 qualifying draw to be held in Belfast on 6 December.
That the average age of the starting XI who won so convincingly in Trnava was just 22 years old only adds to the growing belief around a team currently playing without two established Premier League talents in Conor Bradley and Daniel Ballard.
"It's good for the team to have expectations, the worst thing is to have no expectation," said O'Neill.
"The team will handle that well. They're going to have bumps along the road, we know that, but if we get to our end goal, whatever that may be, it will be worth it."
Northern Ireland v Georgia
Uefa Nations League
Monday, 5 October 19:45 BST
Windsor Park, Belfast
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When O'Neill moved Tottenham Hotspur 21-year-old Jamie Donley from number 10 into a central striker role last year, it appeared that a favoured starting XI had emerged some two years into the manager's second stint in charge.
Injuries that ruled the likes of goalkeeper Pierce Charles and wing-back Bradley out of multiple windows have meant that preferred version of the side has still yet to take the field together.
In the time since, competition for places has increased, most especially in the centre and right side of defence.
Such was the surplus in those areas, even in the absence of Ballard and Bradley, that Sunderland full-back Trai Hume captained the side from central midfield against Ukraine.
"I don't look at it as if they're playing out of position; I look at it as them being given an opportunity to play a position that will help me and help the team," said O'Neill.
"Terry Devlin did a great job on the left-hand side which is a position where we don't have a lot of options, so that was brilliant he could give us that.
"For me, Jamie Donley has had his best games for us as a nine, so while other people may not see him as that, I do, which is the most important thing."
Defenders Brodie Spencer and Tom Atcheson sat out Sunday's training session before Georgia, although O'Neill said it was "precautionary" in both cases.
Ethan Galbraith and Callum Marshall are both available to face the side who replaced manager Willy Sagnol with under-21 boss Ramaz Svanadze after a 1-0 defeat in the reverse fixture on 25 September.
"In the middle of a window, if you're going to make a change, the natural thing would be to promote someone from within the association," said O'Neill.
"He's probably had a number of those players at under-21 level so he knows the players extremely well.
"We've studied both subsequent games and how the team has been set out, the changes that have been made, and I think we're well prepared for what style of play or tactics Georgia will use."
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UEFA Nations League Scores & Fixtures
Monday 5th October
UEFA Nations League Table
On Monday 5th October
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Match Participants:
League A - Group 1
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
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| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 1 |
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League A - Group 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
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| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
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League A - Group 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 3 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
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League A - Group 4
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
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| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 3 |
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League B - Group 1
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
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- Northern Ireland, Position 1, Points 8
- Georgia, Position 4, Points 2
League B - Group 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
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League B - Group 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
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4 Israel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
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League B - Group 4
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
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| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 1 |
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League C - Group 1
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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3 Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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4 San Marino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 0 |
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League C - Group 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Montenegro | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
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2 Cyprus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
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3 Armenia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
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4 Latvia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
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League C - Group 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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2 Moldova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
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3 Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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4 Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
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League C - Group 4
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
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2 Estonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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3 Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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4 Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
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League D - Group 1
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Malta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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2 Gibraltar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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3 Andorra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
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League D - Group 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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2 Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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3 Liechtenstein | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2: Quarter-finals
- Position 3: Possible Relegation Play-off
- Position 4: Possible Relegation
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Team Lineups
home team,Northern Ireland
Manager:Michael O'Neill
Formation:3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Northern Ireland
away team,Georgia
Manager:Ramaz Svanadze
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Georgia
home team,Northern Ireland
Manager:Michael O'Neill
Formation:3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
away team,Georgia
Manager:Ramaz Svanadze
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Sebastian Gishamer
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Manuel Schüttengruber
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Roland Riedel
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Santino Schreiner
- Fourth Official:
- Walter Altmann
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Harald Lechner
Match Stats
Key, N. Ireland v GeorgiaBasic Stats
Overall possession
Northern Ireland 44.8%Georgia 55.2%
Shots
Northern Ireland 0Georgia 0Shots on target
Northern Ireland 0Georgia 0Goalkeeper saves
Northern Ireland 0Georgia 0Aerial duels won
Northern Ireland 0Georgia 1Fouls committed
Northern Ireland 0Georgia 2Corners
Northern Ireland 0Georgia 0In-depth match stats
Attack
Total offsides
Northern Ireland 1Georgia 0Distribution
Total passes
Northern Ireland 56Georgia 68Pass accuracy %
Northern Ireland 85.7Georgia 89.7Backward passes
Northern Ireland 11Georgia 8Forward passes
Northern Ireland 14Georgia 15Total long balls
Northern Ireland 8Georgia 6Successful final third passes
Northern Ireland 1Georgia 6Total crosses
Northern Ireland 0Georgia 1Defence
Total tackles
Northern Ireland 1Georgia 0Won tackle %
Northern Ireland 100Georgia 0Fouls committed
Northern Ireland 0Georgia 2Total clearances
Northern Ireland 1Georgia 2Season so far
UEFA Nations League
Key, N. Ireland v Georgia
Form guide
All competitions
Northern Ireland won
v Ukraine
0
3
UEFA Nations League
Georgia lose
v Hungary
1
0
UEFA Nations League
Northern Ireland draw
v Hungary
0
0
UEFA Nations League
Georgia draw
v Ukraine
0
0
UEFA Nations League
Northern Ireland won
v Georgia
0
1
UEFA Nations League
Georgia lose
v Northern Ireland
0
1
UEFA Nations League
Northern Ireland lose
v France
3
1
Friendlies
Georgia won
v Bahrain
2
0
Friendlies
Northern Ireland won
v Guinea
1
0
Friendlies
Georgia draw
v Romania
1
1
Friendlies
Previous scores
All competitions
UEFA Nations League
Georgia 0 , Northern Ireland 1 on the 25th of September 2026
Georgia
Northern Ireland
25th of September 2026
Friendlies
Northern Ireland 4 , Georgia 1 on the 26th of March 2008
Northern Ireland
Georgia
26th of March 2008
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