Denmark vs Northern Ireland Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 1–12 – 1
Gustav Isaksen 45+2′Christian Eriksen 67′
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 6′ (og)
Player of the matchGustav IsaksenDEN · 1 goal · 1 assist · 89′ · 6 dribbles · 8 duels won · 4 shots (3 on target)
8.6- Possession
- 73%27%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 17 (7)2 (0)
- Corners
- 120
Friendly InternationalFriendliesParken
This meeting
Events
DEN 2–1 NIR · 0–1 yellow- Full time 2–1
- Anders Dreyerfor Gustav Isaksen
- Callum Marshallfor Justin Devenny
- Matt O'Rileyfor Christian Eriksen
- Morten Hjulmandfor Christian Nørgaard
- Brodie Gilmore Spencerfor Conor Bradley
- Paul Patrick Smythfor Dion Elie Raymond Charles
- Christian Eriksen2–1Goal · assist Gustav Isaksen
- Jannik Vestergaardfor Joachim Andersen
- Mathias Kvistgaardenfor Mikkel Damsgaard
- Mika Bierethfor Rasmus Højlund
- George Alan Savillefor Alistair Edward McCann
- Jamie Paul Donleyfor Ethan Galbraith
- Trai HumeYellow card
- Pierce Joseph Charlesfor Conor William Hazard
- Half-time 1–1
- Gustav Isaksen1–1Goal · assist Mikkel Damsgaard
- Pierre-Emile Højbjerg0–1Own goal
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 226.4Filip Jørgensen
- 137.0Rasmus Kristensen
- 27.1Joachim Andersen↓66′
- 46.1Lucas Høgsberg
- 56.0Joakim Maehle
- 157.2Christian Nørgaard↓80′
- 237.1Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
- 88.6Gustav IsaksenG A ↓89′
- 107.8Christian EriksenG ↓80′
- 147.4Mikkel DamsgaardA ↓65′
- 96.2Rasmus Højlund↓65′
- 16.2Conor William Hazard↓46′
- 56.8Trai HumeYC
- 47.1Dan Ballard
- 36.5Ruairi McConville
- 156.3Justin Devenny↓83′
- 196.7Shea Emmanuel Charles
- 166.6Alistair Edward McCann↓61′
- 27.3Conor Bradley↓72′
- 146.6Isaac Jude Price
- 76.3Ethan Galbraith↓61′
- 96.3Dion Elie Raymond Charles↓72′
- 3Jannik VestergaardDF · ↑66′
- 7Matt O'RileyMF · ↑80′
- 11Mika BierethFW · ↑65′
- 19Anders DreyerFW · ↑89′
- 20Mathias KvistgaardenFW · ↑65′
- 21Morten HjulmandMF · ↑80′
- 1Kasper SchmeichelGK
- 6Victor FroholdtMF
- 12Kasper DolbergFW
- 16Oliver ChristensenGK
- 17Patrick DorguDF
- 18Anton GaaeiDF
- 24Carlo HolseFW
SubstitutesCoaches: Brian Riemer (1.87 PPG) · Michael O'Neill (1.27 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 6George Alan SavilleMF · ↑61′
- 8Callum MarshallFW · ↑83′
- 10Jamie Paul DonleyMF · ↑61′
- 11Paul Patrick SmythFW · ↑72′
- 20Brodie Gilmore SpencerDF · ↑72′
- 23Pierce Joseph CharlesGK · ↑46′
- 12Luke Kevin SouthwoodGK
- 13Brad Joseph LyonsMF
- 18Caolan Stephen Boyd-MunceMF
- 21Ronan Aiden Connolly Shea Chapman HaleFW
- 22Terry DevlinMF
- 24Lee BonisFW
- 25Aaron DonnellyDF
- 26Dale TaylorFW
Head-to-head
2 meetings on record since 20231-0-1Denmark W-D-L · goals 1:2
1 DEN0 draws1 NIR- Goals per meeting
- 1.5
- Northern Ireland2–0DenmarkEuro Qualification
- Denmark1–0Northern IrelandEuro Qualification
What stands out
- 1–1half-time
The match stood at 1–1 at half-time before 1–0 after the break (2–1 full time).
- 17–2shots
Denmark recorded 17 shots (7 on target) against 2 (0 on target) for Northern Ireland.
Top ratings
XI avg 6.97 v 6.60
Gustav IsaksenDEN8.6
Christian EriksenDEN7.8
Mikkel DamsgaardDEN7.4
Conor BradleyNIR7.3
Christian NørgaardDEN7.2
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 0-0D25 Jun
- 0-2L29 Jun
- 2-0W5 Sep
- 2-0W8 Sep
- 0-1L12 Oct
- 2-2D15 Oct
- 1-2L15 Nov
- 0-0D18 Nov
- 1-0W20 Mar
- 2-5L23 Mar
3-3-4goals 10:121.20pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 1-5L8 Jun
- 2-0W11 Jun
- 2-0W5 Sep
- 0-1L8 Sep
- 0-0D12 Oct
- 5-0W15 Oct
- 2-0W15 Nov
- 2-2D18 Nov
- 1-1D21 Mar
- 1-5L25 Mar
4-3-3goals 16:141.50pts/game
- A
Portugal2–5 - H
Portugal1–0 - A
Serbia0–0 - H
Spain1–2 - A
Switzerland2–2
latest 5
- A
Sweden1–5 - H
Switzerland1–1 - A
Luxembourg2–2 - H
Belarus2–0 - H
Bulgaria5–0
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 2.33Goals per game (both sides)2.67
- 73%Over 1.573%
- 33%Over 2.533%
- 20%Over 3.533%
- 47%Both teams scored33%
- 40%Clean sheets47%
- 27%Failed to score27%
- Denmark at home v Northern Ireland away
- 9Played8
- 6Won1
- 2Drawn3
- 1Lost4
- 14-5Goals (for-against)6-18
- 2.22Points per game0.75
- 33%Over 2.550%
- 56%Clean sheets25%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
- 8-61st-half goals (for-against)12-11
- 11-102nd-half goals (for-against)8-9
- 58%Goals after half-time40%
- 60%Goal before half-time80%
- 4-8-3Half-time W-D-L5-5-5
Match info
- Competition
- Friendly International
- Season
- 2025
- Stage
- Friendlies
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Parken, København
- Capacity
- 38,065 · grass
- DEN coach
- Brian Riemer (1.87 PPG)
- NIR coach
- Michael O'Neill (1.27 PPG)
Match summary
Denmark beat Northern Ireland 2-1 in the Friendly International, Friendlies.
Across 2 previous meetings on record, Denmark won 1 and Northern Ireland won 1, with 0 draws (1.5 goals per game).
Goals came from Gustav Isaksen (45') and Christian Eriksen (67') for Denmark and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6' og) for Northern Ireland.
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Team stats
39 figures- 73%Possession27%
- 17Shots2
- 7Shots on target0
- 3Big chances1
- 12Corners0
- 653Passes244
- 10Fouls9
- 0Yellow cards1
All 39 stats
- Attack
- 7Accurate crosses0
- 144Attacks55
- 2Big chances missed1
- 32Crosses1
- 76Dangerous attacks10
- 19Dribble attempts16
- 2Offsides0
- 41%Shot accuracy0%
- 8Shots blocked0
- 11Shots inside box1
- 2Shots off target2
- 6Shots outside box1
- 11Successful dribbles7
- Passing
- 21Accurate long passes16
- 572Accurate passes163
- 83%Forward passes %83%
- 10Key passes1
- 54%Long pass accuracy33%
- 39Long passes48
- 88%Pass accuracy67%
- 84Passes in final third34
- Defence
- 50Ball recoveries46
- 40Duels won44
- 6Goal kicks8
- 8Interceptions11
- 0Saves3
- 12Tackles18
- Discipline
- 9Free kicks10
- Other
- 144Possession lost120
- 6Substitutions6
- 24Throw-ins19
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Gustav IsaksenDEN4 (3)
- Christian EriksenDEN3 (1)
- Joachim AndersenDEN2 (1)
Big chances created
Passes
- Pierre-Emile HøjbjergDEN91/98
- Joachim AndersenDEN71/82
- Lucas HøgsbergDEN65/76
Progressive passes
- Pierre-Emile HøjbjergDEN82 (84%)
- Joachim AndersenDEN77 (94%)
- Lucas HøgsbergDEN74 (97%)
Final-third passes
- Joachim AndersenDEN19
- Lucas HøgsbergDEN13
- Pierre-Emile HøjbjergDEN12
Key passes
Ball recoveries
- Pierre-Emile HøjbjergDEN10
- Joakim MaehleDEN8
- Rasmus KristensenDEN6
Duels won
- Conor BradleyNIR12/17
- Gustav IsaksenDEN8/11
- Mikkel DamsgaardDEN6/8
Dribbles
- Gustav IsaksenDEN6/6
- Mikkel DamsgaardDEN2/2
- Rasmus KristensenDEN2/2
Tackles
- Conor BradleyNIR7
- Christian NørgaardDEN4
- Joachim AndersenDEN2
Clearances
- Dan BallardNIR10
- Trai HumeNIR10
- Conor BradleyNIR6
Saves
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