Ukraine vs Northern Ireland Prediction & Betting Tips

How each side has been going

Ukraine's last six matches show four wins and two losses, with nine goals scored and seven conceded. That sample mixes Nations League action with a string of friendlies, so it's not a pure competitive read, but the goals have generally kept flowing at both ends.

Ukraine: 6 completed matches; Northern Ireland: 8 completed matches.

Ukraine

6 matches

Win

66.7% 4 / 6

Draw

0% 0 / 6

Loss

33.3% 2 / 6

Scored

9

Conceded

7

Difference

+2

Northern Ireland

8 matches

Win

37.5% 3 / 8

Draw

25% 2 / 8

Loss

37.5% 3 / 8

Scored

8

Conceded

12

Difference

-4

Northern Ireland's picture over eight games is a bit more uneven: three wins, two draws and three losses, with eight scored against twelve conceded. They've shipped more than they've scored across that run, and their most recent outing was a 1-0 loss away in Georgia in the same Nations League campaign.

Ukraine's numbers look a touch firmer on paper, though both samples blend different competitions.

Comparative Team Statistics: Ukraine vs Northern Ireland

Not much recent history to go on

These two have only met twice in the data here: a 1-0 Ukraine win in a 2021 friendly, and a 2-0 Ukraine loss at the 2016 Euros. That's a small, old sample spanning very different eras and settings for both teams.

Neither result tells us much about how either side is playing now, so it's more a curiosity than a guide for this one.

Squad notes

The available player data centres on Ukraine. H. Sudakov shows up as their top creator with an assist in the sample match, suggesting he's someone capable of setting up chances when involved.

Ukraine:

Best assist providers:

H. Sudakov - 1

Penalty cards:

O. Nazarenko x 1 x 1

V. Brazhko x 1

There are also two card entries for Ukraine, including one match where O. Nazarenko picked up both a yellow and a red, alongside a booking for V. Brazhko. It's just a snapshot rather than a full disciplinary record, but it's worth keeping an eye on given how thin the sample is.

What might shape the game

Both teams go into this off a narrow away defeat in the same Nations League block, which could add a bit of extra motivation to respond at home for Ukraine and away for Northern Ireland.

Goals have featured in both sides' recent matches, but so have goals conceded, so this doesn't look like a fixture where either team has a clearly settled defensive record right now.