Northern Ireland vs Ukraine

Northern Ireland face Ukraine in the UEFA Nations League (League B - 5) on Saturday 14 November 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC at Windsor Park, Belfast.

Northern Ireland are 1st with 11 points from 5 games, while Ukraine are 3rd with 4. That leaves Northern Ireland 7 points ahead.

At home this season Northern Ireland average 0.3 goals scored and 0.0 conceded per game; on the road Ukraine average 0.3 scored and 0.3 conceded. Northern Ireland have kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times; Ukraine have 2 clean sheets and 3 blanks.

Northern Ireland have scored 4 and conceded 0 in their last 4 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 0. Ukraine have scored 2 and conceded 5 in their last 4 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1.

Northern Ireland come into this fixture with a recent record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats, while Ukraine have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the same window. Northern Ireland currently sit 1st on 11 points, with Ukraine placed 3rd on 4 points. Across the last 3 head-to-head meetings, 6 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 0 of them. Recent head-to-head meetings average 2 goals, which supports the Under 2.5 line. The Under 2.5 Goals selection (Under 2.5) is assigned a 69.44% probability at odds of 1.44.

• Northern Ireland have the better recent form (11 pts vs 4 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Northern Ireland have scored 5 goals this season compared with 2 for Ukraine.
• Defensively, Northern Ireland have conceded 0 and Ukraine have conceded 6.
• League positions: Northern Ireland 1st, Ukraine 3rd.
• Northern Ireland have won 1 of 3 home matches in this competition.
• Ukraine have won 1 of 3 away matches in this competition.

• Northern Ireland matches average 1.0 total goals this season and Ukraine matches 1.6.
• 1 of Northern Ireland's last 4 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• 2 of Ukraine's last 4 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• The last 3 head-to-head meetings averaged 2.0 goals.

In the last 3 meetings, Northern Ireland have won 2, Ukraine have won 1 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 2 October 2026, finished Ukraine 0-3 Northern Ireland.