Ukraine host Northern Ireland at Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava on 2 October 2026 at 19:45 in the UEFA Nations League. Ukraine's last five results: W L W W W (4 wins and 1 loss). Northern Ireland's last five: L D W L W (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses).
Ukraine vs Northern Ireland kicks off at 19:45 UK time on Friday 2 October 2026 in the UEFA Nations League, at Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava.
Ukraine vs Northern Ireland is being played at Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava, the home ground of Ukraine.
Ukraine's last five results read W L W W W (oldest to newest): 4 wins and 1 loss.
Northern Ireland's last five results read L D W L W (oldest to newest): 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Oleksiy Gutsulyak leads Ukraine with 4 goals across their last 10 games.
Ethan Galbraith leads Northern Ireland with 3 yellow cards across their last 10 games.
Predicted lineups for Ukraine vs Northern Ireland appear on the Lineups tab of this page once the team news is in, usually the day before the game.
Statz's projection model makes Ukraine the favourite with a 44% chance of winning, against 28% for Northern Ireland and 28% for the draw. Projected goals are Ukraine 1.3 - 1.0 Northern Ireland.
The most likely scoreline is 1-0, a Ukraine win, at 13%. Both teams to score is 45% likely and over 2.5 goals 40%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz AI projects goals, shots, fouls, cards and more for every player and both teams in the Projections tab, and the Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365.
Statz's projection model expects Ukraine 1.3 - 1.0 Northern Ireland in goals. It gives Ukraine a 44% chance of winning, the draw 28% and Northern Ireland 28%. Both teams to score is 45% likely, over 1.5 goals 66% and over 2.5 goals 40%. The most likely scorelines are 1-0 (13%), 1-1 (13%), 0-0 (10%), 0-1 (10%), 2-0 (9%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1-0 | Ukraine win | 13% |
| 1-1 | Draw | 13% |
| 0-0 | Draw | 10% |
| 0-1 | Northern Ireland win | 10% |
| 2-0 | Ukraine win | 9% |
| # | Ukraine | Fouls committed | Northern Ireland | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Zinchenko | 1 | C. O'Neill | 2 |
| 2 | J. Lewis | 1 |
| # | Ukraine | Shots | Northern Ireland | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Zinchenko | 1 | J. Lewis | 1 |
| 2 | C. O'Neill | 1 |
| # | Ukraine | Shots on target | Northern Ireland | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Zubkov | 5 | C. O'Neill | 1 |
| 2 | R. Malinovskyi | 5 | ||
| 3 | O. Gutsulyak | 4 | ||
| 4 | V. Vanat | 3 | ||
| 5 | N. Voloshyn | 3 |
| # | Ukraine | Goals | Northern Ireland | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Gutsulyak | 4 | J. Donley | 2 |
| 2 | R. Malinovskyi | 3 | I. Price | 1 |
| 3 | O. Zubkov | 1 | T. Hume | 1 |
| 4 | G. Sudakov | 1 | S. Charles | 1 |
| 5 | O. Ocheretko | 1 | P. Kelly | 1 |
| # | Ukraine | Yellow cards | Northern Ireland | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Zinchenko | 1 | E. Galbraith | 3 |
| 2 | D. Ballard | 3 | ||
| 3 | C. Bradley | 2 | ||
| 4 | G. Saville | 2 | ||
| 5 | J. Devenny | 2 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1 | 24 of 54 |
| Goals against | 0 | 12 of 54 |
| Shots | 10 | 36 of 54 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 36 of 54 |
| Fouls | 19 | 3 of 54 |
| Tackles | 20 | 8 of 54 |
| Passes | 400 | 39 of 54 |
| Corners | 2 | 41 of 54 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1 | 30 of 54 |
| Goals against | 0 | 13 of 54 |
| Shots | 12 | 29 of 54 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 17 of 54 |
| Fouls | 14 | 18 of 54 |
| Tackles | 18 | 14 of 54 |
| Passes | 355 | 46 of 54 |
| Corners | 1 | 48 of 54 |