| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7/15 | 3-7 |
| Israel | 15 | L1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1/15 | 4-10 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-09-11
Israel had gone 6 games without a win. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Northern Ireland against 1/15 for Israel.
The match was played at Windsor Park in Belfast (capacity 24,734). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Northern Ireland led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
