Opta facts

• Northern Ireland have lost 11 of their 17 previous clashes with Germany in all competitions (P17 W2 D4 L11), including each of the last seven in a row by an aggregate score of 20-3.
• Germany have only ever suffered one defeat away from home against Northern Ireland (P8 W6 D1 L1), a 0-1 defeat in November 1982 thanks to an Ian Stewart goal at Windsor Park.
• This will be the second time Northern Ireland will host Germany under Michael O’Neil’s stewardship, with the last meeting ending in a 3-1 win for the Germans back in October 2017 – Sebastian Rudy, Sandro Wagner and Joshua Kimmich the scorers.
• Northern Ireland have won each of their last five international matches across all competitions; they’ve never won six in a row in the country’s footballing history.
• Germany’s 2-4 defeat to Netherlands was their first loss in seven matches in all competitions (W4 D2) – they last lost consecutive games in October 2018 (vs Netherlands and France).
• Having lost just two of Michael O’Neil’s first 14 competitive meetings at home (P14 W8 D4 L2), Northern Ireland have suffered four defeats in their last six such games (P6 W2 D0 L4), though they have won each their last two.
• No player in the current German squad has more caps (93) or more international goals (15) than Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos.
• Should Steven Davis (112) feature for Northern Ireland in this match against Germany, he will earn his 113th cap for his country – only one other player in the country’s history has ever made more appearances for the Green and White Army (Pat Jennings, 119).