Northern Ireland vs Ukraine
UEFA Nations League - League B • 2026/2027 • Round 5 • League B
Northern Ireland14 November 2026
Ukraine
Match information
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League - League B
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Round
- 5
- Stage
- League B
- Date
- 14 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Windsor Park
Prediction
Northern Ireland win71%
Draw29%
Ukraine win1%
Clubs
Northern Ireland
- Founded
- 1880
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Stadium
- Windsor Park
- City
- Belfast
- Capacity
- 18 614
- Surface
- grass
Ukraine
- Founded
- 1991
- Country
- Ukraine
- Stadium
- NSK Olimpijs'kyj
- City
- Kiev
- Capacity
- 70 050
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
Northern IrelandLWDWD
UkraineLWDLL
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 4 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 |  Hungary | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 |  Georgia | 4 | -2 | 2 |
Head-to-head
- 2 October 2026 • UEFA Nations League • Ukraine 0 : 3 Northern Ireland (Half-time 0 : 2)
1X2 odds
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WilliamHill | 2.30 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| bet365 | 2.30 | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Marathon | 2.38 | 3.22 | 3.20 |
| Betfair | 2.30 | 3.10 | 3.10 |
| BetVictor | 2.30 | 3.10 | 3.00 |
| Pncl | 2.35 | 3.14 | 3.30 |
| Sbo | 2.21 | 2.80 | 2.69 |
| 1xBet | 2.41 | 3.26 | 3.24 |
| Betano | 2.42 | 3.20 | 3.10 |
| Dafabet | 2.38 | 3.25 | 3.10 |
Best odds: 1 - 2.42 | X - 3.26 | 2 - 3.30
Double Chance
- 1X
- 1.39
- X2
- 1.61
- 12
- 1.37
Both Teams To Score
- Yes
- 2.00
- No
- 1.83
Over / Under
- Over 0.5
- 1.10
- Under 0.5
- 9.00
- Over 1.5
- 1.45
- Under 1.5
- 2.88
- Over 2.5
- 2.32
- Under 2.5
- 1.69
- Over 3.5
- 4.60
- Under 3.5
- 1.23
- Over 4.5
- 10.00
- Under 4.5
- 1.08
- Over 5.5
- 21.00
- Under 5.5
- 1.03
Asian Handicap
| Handicap | Northern Ireland | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 11.60 | 1.03 |
| -2 / +2 | 10.20 | 1.02 |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 4.80 | 1.19 |
| -1 / +1 | 3.89 | 1.26 |
| 0 / 0 | 1.70 | 2.30 |
| +1 / -1 | 1.13 | 6.03 |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 1.10 | 7.00 |
Match result probability
Northern Ireland win71%
Draw29%
Ukraine win1%
Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.
Double chance
- 1X
- 100%
- X2
- 29%
- 12
- 71%
Total goals
- Over 1.5
- 36%
- Under 1.5
- 64%
- Over 2.5
- 13%
- Under 2.5
- 87%
- Over 3.5
- 4%
- Under 3.5
- 96%
Both teams to score
- Yes
- 0%
- No
- 100%
Asian handicap
| Handicap | Northern Ireland | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 / -4.5 | 100% | 0% |
| +3.5 / -3.5 | 100% | 0% |
| +2.5 / -2.5 | 100% | 0% |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 100% | 0% |
| +0.5 / -0.5 | 100% | 0% |
| -0.5 / +0.5 | 71% | 29% |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 36% | 64% |
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 13% | 87% |
| -3.5 / +3.5 | 4% | 96% |
| -4.5 / +4.5 | 1% | 99% |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Northern Ireland
- Michael O'Neill
- Ukraine
- Andrea Maldera
Missing players
Northern Ireland
- 4Daniel Ballard - injured
- 16Ali McCann - injured
Ukraine
- 8Ruslan Malinovskyi - injured
- 11Artem Dovbyk - injured
Squad - Northern Ireland
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 |  Josh Clarke | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 |  Pierce Charles | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 |  Conor Hazard | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 |
| 23 |  Bailey Peacock-Farrell | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 23 |  Luke Southwood | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 4 |  Daniel Ballard injured | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.26 |
| 4 |  Tom Atcheson | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 |  Trai Hume | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.12 |
| 13 |  Michael Forbes | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 |  Ruairi McConville | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.23 |
| 17 |  Paddy McNair | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 |
| 20 |  Brodie Spencer | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 |
| 22 |  Ciaron Brown | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.70 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 2 |  Terry Devlin | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 3 |  Justin Devenny | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.38 |
| 6 |  Jordan Thompson | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 |  Ethan Galbraith | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.92 |
| 7 |  Kieran Morrison | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 |  Isaac Price | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.98 |
| 16 |  Ali McCann injured | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.77 |
| 19 |  Shea Charles | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.47 |
| 20 |  Jamie McDonnell | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 8 |  Callum Marshall | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 |
| 8 | Ceadach O'Neill | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 |  Dion Charles | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 |
| 10 |  Jamie Donley | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 11 |  Paul Smyth | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.70 |
| 16 |  Patrick Kelly | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 18 |  Braiden Graham | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 |  Jamie Reid | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.56 |
| 21 |  Josh Magennis | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.40 |
Squad - Ukraine
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 |  Georgiy Yermakov | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 |  Ruslan Neshcheret | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 |  Anatoliy Trubin | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 |
| 23 |  Dmytro Riznyk | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 |  Bogdan Mykhaylichenko | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.56 |
| 2 |  Ilya Krupskyi | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 |  Eduard Sarapiy | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 |  Taras Mykhavko | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.30 |
| 5 |  Oleksandr Drambayev | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 |  Valeriy Bondar | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 13 |  Ilya Zabarnyi | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 |
| 16 |  Vitali Mykolenko | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.30 |
| 22 |  Mykola Matvienko | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.12 |
 Oleksandr Romanchuk | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 6 |  Volodymyr Brazhko | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 |  Georgiy Sudakov | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 |
| 8 |  Ruslan Malinovskyi injured | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.90 |
| 10 |  Mykola Shaparenko | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.48 |
| 17 |  Artem Bondarenko | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.90 |
| 17 |  Oleksandr Pikhalyonok | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 |  Oleg Ocheretko | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.98 |
| 19 |  Danylo Ignatenko | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 |  Yegor Nazaryna | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 |  Andriy Yarmolenko | 36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 |  Roman Yaremchuk | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 10 |  Gennadiy Synchuk | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 |  Artem Dovbyk injured | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 |
| 11 |  Matviy Ponomarenko | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 |  Vladyslav Vanat | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 |
| 14 |  Danylo Sikan | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 |  Viktor Tsygankov | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 16 |  Vladyslav Veleten | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 17 |  Oleksandr Nazarenko | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 20 |  Oleksandr Zubkov | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 21 |  Igor Krasnopir | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 |  Maksym Khlan | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
Head-to-head
Last 1 meetings
Northern Ireland wins1
Draws0
Ukraine wins0
- Goals: Northern Ireland
- 3 (3.0)
- Goals: Ukraine
- 0 (0.0)
- Goals per match
- 3.0
- Both teams scored
- 0 / 1
- Over 2.5 goals
- 1 / 1
Results
- 2 October 2026 • UEFA Nations League • Ukraine 0 : 3 Northern Ireland (Half-time 0 : 2)
Form: last 10 matches
| Northern Ireland | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 4-3-3 | 4-1-5 |
| Scored (per match) | 8 (0.8) | 9 (0.9) |
| Conceded (per match) | 7 (0.7) | 14 (1.4) |
| Clean sheets | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 2 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 2 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
Recent form - Northern Ireland
- D5 October 2026 • UEFA Nations League • Northern Ireland 0 : 0 Georgia (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W2 October 2026 • UEFA Nations League • Ukraine 0 : 3 Northern Ireland (Half-time 0 : 2)
- D28 September 2026 • UEFA Nations League • Northern Ireland 0 : 0 Hungary (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W25 September 2026 • UEFA Nations League • Georgia 0 : 1 Northern Ireland (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L8 June 2026 • Friendlies • France 3 : 1 Northern Ireland (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W4 June 2026 • Friendlies • Northern Ireland 1 : 0 Guinea (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D31 March 2026 • Friendlies • Wales 1 : 1 Northern Ireland (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L26 March 2026 • UEFA World Cup Qualifiers • Italy 2 : 0 Northern Ireland (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W17 November 2025 • UEFA World Cup Qualifiers • Northern Ireland 1 : 0 Luxembourg (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L14 November 2025 • UEFA World Cup Qualifiers • Slovakia 1 : 0 Northern Ireland (Half-time 0 : 0)
Recent form - Ukraine
- L5 October 2026 • UEFA Nations League • Ukraine 1 : 2 Hungary (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L2 October 2026 • UEFA Nations League • Ukraine 0 : 3 Northern Ireland (Half-time 0 : 2)
- D28 September 2026 • UEFA Nations League • Georgia 0 : 0 Ukraine (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W25 September 2026 • UEFA Nations League • Hungary 0 : 1 Ukraine (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L7 June 2026 • Friendlies • Denmark 2 : 1 Ukraine (Half-time 2 : 1)
- W31 May 2026 • Friendlies • Poland 0 : 2 Ukraine (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W31 March 2026 • Friendlies • Ukraine 1 : 0 Albania (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L26 March 2026 • UEFA World Cup Qualifiers • Ukraine 1 : 3 Sweden (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W16 November 2025 • UEFA World Cup Qualifiers • Ukraine 2 : 0 Iceland (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L13 November 2025 • UEFA World Cup Qualifiers • France 4 : 0 Ukraine (Half-time 0 : 0)
Standings - Group 2
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Northern Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 5 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 11 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
Top scorers
| # | Player | Team | Goals | Pen. | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Kane | England | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Troy Parrott | Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | L. Walta | Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Viktor Gyökeres | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Michael Olise | France | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Yamal Lamine | Spain | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Orri Oskarsson | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | J. Pohjanpalo | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Rasmus Hojlund | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Kristjan Asllani | Albania | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Goncalo Ramos | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Zeki Mohamed | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Robert Lewandowski | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Mikel Merino | Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Felix Joao | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Anthony Gordon | England | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Erling Haaland | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Dodi Lukebakio | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | T. Teuma | Malta | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Artem Kontsevoy | Belarus | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Ciaron Brown | Northern Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | D. Sikan | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 |