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Romania national football team
Friendlies 1
Mar 22, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Arena Nationala
Northern Ireland national football team

Romania
1 - 1
N. Ireland

Man (23')
Burca (21'), Puscas (76'), Sorescu (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Reid (7')
O'Neill (22'), Hazard (44'), McNair (81')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's friendly clash between Romania and Northern Ireland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Romania 1-0 Switzerland
Tuesday, November 21 at 7.45pm in Euro Champ Qualifying
Current Group I Standings P GD PTS
1Romania101122
2Switzerland101117
3Israel10015
4Belarus10-512
5Kosovo10011
6Andorra10-172
All competitions
Last Game: N. Ireland 2-0 Denmark
Monday, November 20 at 7.45pm in Euro Champ Qualifying

We said: Romania 3-1 Northern Ireland

With both teams expected to name their strongest sides for this contest, this could prove to be a tough ask for the visitors. While we envisage them having their moments and potentially getting on the scoresheet, it would be a surprise if Romania did not come through with a convincing win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Romania win with a probability of 58.84%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Northern Ireland had a probability of 17.19%.

The most likely scoreline for a Romania win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.04%) and 2-1 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.19%), while for a Northern Ireland win it was 0-1 (6.66%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood.

Result
RomaniaDrawNorthern Ireland
58.84% (-0.286 -0.29) 23.98% (0.131 0.13) 17.19% (0.161 0.16)
Both teams to score 44.13% (-0.064 -0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.65% (-0.248 -0.25)55.35% (0.255 0.26)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.44% (-0.203 -0.2)76.56% (0.208 0.21)
Romania Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.38% (-0.196 -0.2)18.62% (0.203 0.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.08% (-0.33799999999999 -0.34)49.92% (0.345 0.34)
Northern Ireland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.23% (0.055999999999997 0.06)45.77% (-0.050000000000004 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.46% (0.043999999999997 0.04)81.54% (-0.037999999999997 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Romania 58.83%
    Northern Ireland 17.19%
    Draw 23.97%
RomaniaDrawNorthern Ireland
1-0 @ 14.32% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
2-0 @ 12.04% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
2-1 @ 9.41% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-0 @ 6.75% (-0.065 -0.06)
3-1 @ 5.27% (-0.043 -0.04)
4-0 @ 2.84% (-0.046 -0.05)
4-1 @ 2.22% (-0.033 -0.03)
3-2 @ 2.06% (-0.014 -0.01)
5-0 @ 0.95% (-0.022 -0.02)
Other @ 2.98%
Total : 58.83%
1-1 @ 11.19% (0.049999999999999 0.05)
0-0 @ 8.52% (0.083 0.08)
2-2 @ 3.68% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.58%
Total : 23.97%
0-1 @ 6.66% (0.074 0.07)
1-2 @ 4.38% (0.027 0.03)
0-2 @ 2.6% (0.033 0.03)
1-3 @ 1.14% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
2-3 @ 0.96% (0.001 0)
Other @ 1.45%
Total : 17.19%

How you voted: Romania vs N. Ireland

Romania
87.0%
Draw
9.3%
Northern Ireland
3.7%
54
Head to Head
Nov 18, 2020 7.45pm
Sep 4, 2020 7.45pm
League B
Romania
1-1
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Puscas (25')
Hagi (42'), Nistor (78')
Whyte (86')
Magennis (13'), Evans (33')
Magennis (39')
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