Wales U19 vs Northern Ireland U19 Prediction & Betting Tips

A season of goals at both ends

Wales have won just 6 of their last 20 matches, scoring 24 and conceding 50 across a run that's included some heavy defeats to stronger youth sides alongside a few decent home wins.

Wales U19: 20 completed matches; Northern Ireland U19: 11 completed matches.

Wales U19

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

50

Difference

-26

Northern Ireland U19

11 matches

Win

36.4% 4 / 11

Draw

18.2% 2 / 11

Loss

45.4% 5 / 11

Scored

7

Conceded

18

Difference

-11

Northern Ireland's sample is smaller, 11 matches with 4 wins, but the pattern is similar in shape: only 7 goals scored against 18 conceded, so they've found goals harder to come by even when results have gone their way.

Both squads have shipped more than they've scored over their recent matches, which points to defensive uncertainty rather than a settled shape.

Comparative Team Statistics: Wales U19 vs Northern Ireland U19

What kind of game this could be

Given how open both sides have been defensively, a low-scoring stalemate feels unlikely on the balance of their recent matches. Wales have been on the wrong end of some big scorelines, including 0-4 and 0-7 defeats, but they've also scored freely against weaker opposition.

Northern Ireland have shown they can grind out 1-0 wins, as they did against Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, but they've also been picked apart by Czech Republic 0-4. That mix suggests this friendly could go either way in terms of how many goals we see.