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Matchday

Int. Friendly Games 2026 · 31 Mar 2026

Ireland 0–0 North Macedonia

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.4 – 0.1
Goals
0 – 0

Footybot made Ireland favourites at 56%.

Ireland deserved more from the draw, creating 1.4 xG to 0.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Imran Fetai, 83.4 in 66′.

Well above their usual level: Imran Fetai +36.6, Stole Dimitrievski +11.9.

Well below it: Liam Scales −13.2, Séamus Coleman −11.7, Daniel Musovski −11.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Ireland

26 Mar 2026D 2–2at Czechia World Cup Qualification UEFA
16 Nov 2025W 3–2at Hungary World Cup Qualification UEFA
13 Nov 2025W 2–0v Portugal World Cup Qualification UEFA
14 Oct 2025W 1–0v Armenia World Cup Qualification UEFA
11 Oct 2025L 0–1at Portugal World Cup Qualification UEFA

North Macedonia

26 Mar 2026L 0–4at Denmark World Cup Qualification UEFA
18 Nov 2025L 1–7at Wales World Cup Qualification UEFA
13 Nov 2025D 0–0v Latvia International Friendlies
13 Oct 2025D 1–1v Kazakhstan World Cup Qualification UEFA
10 Oct 2025D 0–0at Belgium World Cup Qualification UEFA

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Ireland

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Harvey Vale Midfielder2900–55.6–
James Abankwah Defender2200–54.5–
Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper6100–53.3+3.5
Finn Azaz Midfielder61000.1449.4+7.4
Nathan Collins Defender9000–48.7−2.9
Dara O'Shea Defender9000–48.4+2.2
Mark Travers Goalkeeper2900–47.8–
Troy Parrott Forward72000.5945.7−6.9
Jason Knight Midfielder90000.0445.2+8.0
Johnny Kenny Forward14000.2044.1–
Jayson Molumby Midfielder6100–42.9+1.5
Chiedozie Ogbene Forward84000.0940.4−3.1
Adam Idah Forward18000.2440.3–
John Egan Defender7200–39.0−0.8
Liam Scales Defender90000.0637.1−13.2
Séamus Coleman Midfielder6100–33.6−11.7
Alan Browne Midfielder1500–25.2–
Bosun Lawal Defender2900–23.5–
Jake O'Brien Defender1800–21.4–

North Macedonia

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Imran Fetai Defender6600–83.4+36.6
Luka Stankovski Midfielder3000–63.5–
Sebastian Herrera Defender9000–63.3–
Stole Dimitrievski Goalkeeper9000–60.0+11.9
Boban Nikolov Midfielder3000–59.0–
Visar Musliu Defender2400–59.0–
Eljif Elmas Midfielder6000–57.1+7.9
Gjoko Zajkov Defender9000–54.0+7.0
Reshat Ramadani Midfielder1100–53.5–
Tihomir Kostadinov Midfielder6000–47.1−0.6
Darko Velkovski Defender4500–44.9−7.7
Isnik Alimi Midfielder6000–44.0+0.3
Milan Ristovski Forward45000.0443.6−3.2
Enis Bardhi Midfielder45000.0942.9−2.2
Elmin Rastoder Forward4500–38.6−7.4
Nikola Serafimov Defender4500–38.0–
Daniel Musovski Forward4500–37.0−11.4
Darko Churlinov Midfielder6000–36.8−1.0
Egzon Bejtulai Defender1900–36.3–
Ljupche Doriev Midfielder3000–33.0–