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Ukraine v Northern Ireland : UEFA Nations League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 2nd Oct, 19:45 BST, Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava

Michael O'Neill leads his Northern Ireland side to the Štadión Antona Malatinského in the UEFA Nations League on Friday evening, with 's Ukraine their rivals. This preview has odds for seventeen different betting markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you go between markets. Our predictions run off 20-game form, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall records can be found, while you'll also find head-to-head history a little further down the page.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ukraine
47%
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Draw
27%
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N Ireland
26%
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Ukraine 1-0
13%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Draw 0-0
10%
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Ukraine 2-0
9%
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N Ireland 1-0
9%
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Ukraine 2-1
9%
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N Ireland 2-1
6%
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Ukraine 3-0
4%
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N Ireland 2-0
4%
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Draw 2-2
4%
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Ukraine 3-1
4%
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Ukraine 3-2
2%
--
N Ireland 3-1
2%
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Ukraine 4-0
2%
--
Ukraine 4-1
1%
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Over 2.5 Goals
42%
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Under 2.5 Goals
58%
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Home 1st Goal
52%
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Away 1st Goal
42%
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No 1st Goal
6%
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BTTS - Yes
46%
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BTTS - No
54%
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BTTS - Home Win
18%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
10%
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Home/draw
74%
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Away/draw
53%
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Home/away
73%
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Over 1.5 Goals
68%
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Under 1.5 Goals
32%
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Over 3.5 Goals
21%
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Under 3.5 Goals
79%
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Over 4.5 Goals
9%
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Under 4.5 Goals
91%
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Over 5.5 Goals
3%
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Under 5.5 Goals
97%
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Over 0.5 Goals
90%
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Under 0.5 Goals
10%
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Home DNB
66%
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Away DNB
45%
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Ukraine win to nil
29%
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N Ireland win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win form
Ukraine 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ukraine1 - 0Albania
Ukraine1 - 3Sweden
Ukraine2 - 0Iceland
Ukraine2 - 1Azerbaijan
Ukraine0 - 2France
Ukraine3 - 1Belgium
Ukraine1 - 1Czech Rep
Ukraine1 - 0Georgia
Ukraine1 - 2Albania
Ukraine0 - 0Belgium
Ukraine2 - 1Iceland
Ukraine0 - 0Italy
Ukraine2 - 0Macedonia
Ukraine1 - 1England
Ukraine1 - 0Malta
Ukraine0 - 0Scotland
Ukraine1 - 1Ireland
Ukraine3 - 0Armenia
Ukraine1 - 1Bulgaria
Ukraine1 - 1Bosnia
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AUkraine1 - 0Hungary
AUkraine2 - 0Poland
HUkraine1 - 0Albania
HUkraine1 - 3Sweden
HUkraine2 - 0Iceland
AUkraine0 - 4France
HUkraine2 - 1Azerbaijan
AUkraine5 - 3Iceland
AUkraine1 - 1Azerbaijan
HUkraine0 - 2France
AUkraine2 - 1New Zealand
AUkraine2 - 4Canada
AUkraine0 - 3Belgium
HUkraine3 - 1Belgium
AUkraine2 - 1Albania
AUkraine1 - 1Georgia
HUkraine1 - 1Czech Rep
HUkraine1 - 0Georgia
AUkraine2 - 3Czech Rep
HUkraine1 - 2Albania
N Ireland 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Georgia0 - 1N Ireland
France3 - 1N Ireland
Wales1 - 1N Ireland
Italy2 - 0N Ireland
Slovakia1 - 0N Ireland
Germany3 - 1N Ireland
Luxembourg1 - 3N Ireland
Denmark2 - 1N Ireland
Sweden5 - 1N Ireland
Luxembourg2 - 2N Ireland
Belarus0 - 0N Ireland
Bulgaria1 - 0N Ireland
Spain5 - 1N Ireland
Scotland0 - 1N Ireland
Romania1 - 1N Ireland
Finland4 - 0N Ireland
Kazakhstan1 - 0N Ireland
Slovenia4 - 2N Ireland
Denmark1 - 0N Ireland
San Marino0 - 2N Ireland
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AN Ireland1 - 0Georgia
AN Ireland1 - 3France
HN Ireland1 - 0Guinea
AN Ireland1 - 1Wales
AN Ireland0 - 2Italy
HN Ireland1 - 0Luxembourg
AN Ireland0 - 1Slovakia
HN Ireland0 - 1Germany
HN Ireland2 - 0Slovakia
AN Ireland1 - 3Germany
AN Ireland3 - 1Luxembourg
HN Ireland1 - 0Iceland
AN Ireland1 - 2Denmark
AN Ireland1 - 5Sweden
HN Ireland1 - 1Switzerland
AN Ireland2 - 2Luxembourg
HN Ireland2 - 0Belarus
HN Ireland5 - 0Bulgaria
AN Ireland0 - 0Belarus
AN Ireland0 - 1Bulgaria
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Northern Ireland of late. It has been 7 UEFA Nations League matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Friday evening against Ukraine.

Ukraine 1st N Ireland 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Ukraine will score no more than 1 goal
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of N Ireland scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-22
Ukraine have scored 22% fewer goals at home than predicted
-25
N Ireland have scored 25% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
Ukraine
PG (predicted goals)
N Ireland
1.4
1
Attack rating
14%
better
UKR
NIR
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Games scored16
14
Failed to score3
5
Scored first11
11
Goals scored29
23
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
UKR
NIR
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
12
Clean sheets4
7
Conceded first8
7
Goals conceded31
23
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
0.9
KickOff rating
+21%

The line-ups for the UEFA Nations League match between Ukraine v N Ireland will show here when available.

Ukraine UEFA Nations League squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
90371511
A YarmolenkoA YarmolenkoA YarmolenkoV Mykolenko
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Yarmolenko FWD993715
6
-
M Matvienko DEF852
8
-
R Yaremchuk FWD68186
7
-
V Tsygankov FWD67138
2
-
I Zabarnyi  DEF593
5
-
V Mykolenko DEF5414
10
1
M Shaparenko  MID5223
6
-
O Zubkov FWD4534
2
-
H Sudakov MID3646
1
-
A Trubin GLK28
1
-
V Vanat FWD182
2
-
B Mykhaylichenko DEF143
1
-
O Pikhalyonok MID131
-
V. Brazhko MID10
1
-
V Bondar DEF9
1
-
O Ocheretko MID81
1
-
Y Nazaryna MID8
1
-
D Sikan FWD82
-
O Nazarenko FWD6
1
-
D Riznyk GLK5
-
M. Ponomarenko FWD31
-
E Sarapiy DEF2
-
T. Mykhavko DEF1
1
-
O Drambaev DEF1
-
I Krupskyi DEF1
1
-
I. Krasnopir FWD1
-
V Veleten FWD1
-
N Ireland UEFA Nations League squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7112612
P McNairJ MagennisS CharlesP McNair
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Magennis FWD85122
8
-
P McNair DEF8374
12
-
B Peacock-Farrell GLK53
3
-
J Thompson MID392
6
-
S Charles MID3626
4
-
D Ballard DEF345
6
-
I Price MID33102
3
-
T Hume DEF3211
6
-
C Brown DEF31
5
-
P Smyth FWD2522
3
-
B Spencer DEF242
1
1
E Galbraith MID17
3
-
C Marshall FWD161
1
-
J Devenny MID1511
2
-
P Charles GLK13
-
R. McConville DEF13
1
-
C Hazard GLK11
2
-
J. Donley MID112
-
T Devlin DEF6
-
P Kelly MID51
-
T. Atcheson DEF31
1
C. O’Neill FWD3
-
K. Morrison FWD1
-
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