Northern Ireland vs Switzerland

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 8 Sep 2021, 18:45
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Switzerland
Switzerland
🏟 Windsor Park (Belfast) 👤 H. Lechner Round 6

Match report

Northern Ireland played out a goalless draw with Switzerland in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 8 September 2021.

Northern Ireland failed to register a single shot on target, while Switzerland dominated possession with 75% of the ball.

Switzerland had 8 shots to Northern Ireland's 4.

The match was played at Windsor Park (Belfast), with H. Lechner in charge.

Possession 25% - 75% Shots 4 - 8 On target 0 - 3 Corners 1 - 4 Fouls 11 - 11 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
Northern Ireland · 3 saves
8 Craig Cathcart captained the side
7 Daniel Ballard captained the side
7 Ciaron Brown captained the side
7 Jamal Lewis captained the side
First half vs second half
Switzerland came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–2 2–6
Shots On Goal 0–1 0–2
Ball Possession 23–77 —
Corners 0–2 1–2
Attacks 33–58 38–61
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
4 Substitution 5
71 Attacks 119
39 Dangerous Attacks 62
0 On Target 3
4 Off Target 5
4 Shots Total 8
0 Shots On Goal 3
1 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 1
3 Shots Inside Box 4
1 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 11
1 Corners 4
1 Offsides 1
25% Ball Possession 75%
3 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 0
222 Passes Total 698
134 Passes Accurate 605
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-3-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Northern Ireland · 5-3-2
1 B. Peacock-Farrell
19 M. Smith 4 D. Ballard 20 C. Cathcart 22 C. Brown 3 J. Lewis
16 A. McCann 8 S. Davis 15 J. Thompson
17 S. Lavery 9 C. Washington
Switzerland · 4-3-2-1
1 Y. Sommer
3 S. Widmer 5 M. Akanji 4 N. Elvedi 13 R. Rodríguez
8 R. Freuler 10 F. Frei 6 D. Zakaria
16 C. Fassnacht 18 R. Vargas
9 H. Seferovic
Northern Ireland
Coach
I. Baraclough
Substitutes
  • 23 Conor Hazard
  • 12 Trevor Carson
  • 5 Tom Flanagan
  • 2 Conor Bradley
  • 11 Shane Ferguson
  • 14 Jordan Jones
  • 18 Gavin Whyte
  • 6 George Saville
  • 21 Alfie McCalmont
  • 7 Niall McGinn
  • 10 Kyle Lafferty
  • 13 Dion Charles
Switzerland
Coach
M. Yakin
Substitutes
  • 12 Yvon Mvogo
  • 21 Gregor Kobel
  • 19 Jordan Lotomba
  • 2 Ulisses Garcia
  • 22 Fabian Schär
  • 23 Cedric Zesiger
  • 14 Steven Zuber
  • 11 Renato Steffen
  • 15 Djibril Sow
  • 20 Michel Aebischer
  • 17 Sandro Lauper
  • 7 Andi Zeqiri
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ S. Zuber ↓ C. Fassnacht Switzerland
  • 60' ↑ R. Steffen ↓ F. Frei Switzerland
  • 68' ↑ D. Charles ↓ C. Washington Northern Ireland
  • 68' ↑ C. Bradley ↓ M. Smith Northern Ireland
  • 74' ↑ G. Saville ↓ J. Thompson Northern Ireland
  • 77' ↑ A. Zeqiri ↓ H. Seferović Switzerland
  • 86' ↑ Jordan Jones ↓ S. Lavery Northern Ireland
  • 86' ↑ M. Aebischer ↓ D. Zakaria Switzerland
  • 87' ↑ J. Lotomba ↓ S. Widmer Switzerland
Cards
  • 16' F. Frei Switzerland
  • 24' M. Smith Northern Ireland
  • 48' J. Lewis Northern Ireland
  • 53' D. Zakaria Switzerland
  • 90+2' C. Brown Northern Ireland
Head-to-head
Northern Ireland 0 2 draws 1 Switzerland
2025-03-21 Northern Ireland vs Switzerland 1 - 1
2021-10-09 Switzerland vs Northern Ireland 2 - 0
2021-09-08 Northern Ireland vs Switzerland 0 - 0
Recent form
Northern Ireland W D W W W
Switzerland D D W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Northern Ireland vs Switzerland?
Northern Ireland drew 0-0 against Switzerland on 8 September 2021.
Who won Northern Ireland vs Switzerland?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Northern Ireland vs Switzerland played?
The match was played at Windsor Park (Belfast).
Who had more possession in Northern Ireland vs Switzerland?
Switzerland had 75% of possession, compared to 25% for the other side.