Friendly

Northern Ireland 1–0 Switzerland

Wednesday 22 Apr 1998 · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland1–0Switzerland

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Northern Ireland: 1570 → 1579
Switzerland: 1649 → 1640

Expected score for Northern Ireland: 53% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 9, 1964–2025.

Northern Ireland wins: 2
Draws: 4
Switzerland wins: 3

Form either side

Northern Ireland

Before

0–0 v Thailand 21 May 1997 · Friendly
1–3 v Germany 20 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–1 v Albania 10 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–1 v Portugal 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Slovakia 25 Mar 1998 · Friendly

After

1–4 v Spain 3 Jun 1998 · Friendly
0–3 v Turkey 5 Sep 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
1–0 v Finland 10 Oct 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
2–2 v Moldova 18 Nov 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
0–3 v Germany 27 Mar 1999 · UEFA Euro qualification 1999

Switzerland

Before

1–1 v Hungary 20 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–2 v Finland 6 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–5 v Norway 10 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
5–0 v Azerbaijan 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v England 25 Mar 1998 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Serbia 6 Jun 1998 · Friendly
1–1 v Serbia 2 Sep 1998 · Friendly
0–2 v Italy 10 Oct 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
1–1 v Denmark 14 Oct 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
0–2 v Hungary 18 Nov 1998 · Friendly

Every Northern Ireland v Switzerland match9

From Northern Ireland's side.


21 Mar 2025	Switzerland	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
9 Oct 2021	Switzerland	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
8 Sep 2021	Switzerland	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
12 Nov 2017	Switzerland	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
9 Nov 2017	Switzerland	0–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
18 Aug 2004	Switzerland	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
22 Apr 1998	Switzerland	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
14 Nov 1964	Switzerland	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1964	—
14 Oct 1964	Switzerland	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1964	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none