Ukraine vs Northern Ireland: result 0-3 and analysis
UEFA Nations LeagueLeague B - 3Kick-off on October 2, 2026 at 06:45 PM (UTC)CITY ARENA – Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava
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What was the result of Ukraine vs Northern Ireland?
Northern Ireland won 0-3 on October 2, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 9′C. BrownNorthern Ireland
- 22′I. PriceNorthern Ireland
- 61′C. BrownNorthern Ireland
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Ukraine win at 50%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-0. Actual score: 0-3.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Ukraine vs Northern Ireland
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Ukraine
4-1-4-1- 9R. Yaremchuk
- 8H. Sudakov
- 15V. Tsygankov
- 18O. Ocheretko
- 7A. Yarmolenko
- 6V. Brazhko
- 22M. Matvienko
- 3E. Sarapiy
- 13I. Zabarnyi
- 5V. Bondar
- 23D. Riznyk
Northern Ireland
5-4-1- 10J. Donley
- 14I. Price
- 19S. Charles
- 5T. Hume
- 7K. Morrison
- 2T. Devlin
- 22C. Brown
- 15Ruairi McConville
- 4Tom Atcheson
- 20B. Spencer
- 1P. Charles
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Ukraine have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Northern Ireland have 6, 2 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Georgia(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Hungary(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Jun 7, 2026 | Denmark(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| May 31, 2026 | Poland(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Albania(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Hungary(home) | 0-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Georgia(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Jun 8, 2026 | France(away) | 1-3 | Friendlies |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Guinea(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Wales(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Ukraine win, 0 draws, 1 Northern Ireland win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2021 | Ukraine 1-0 Northern Ireland | Friendlies |
| Jun 16, 2016 | Ukraine 0-2 Northern Ireland | Euro Championship |
Last archived meeting: Ukraine vs Northern Ireland on Jun 3, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Ukraine score 1.3 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Northern Ireland score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 1.3 | 1.6 | 5 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Northern Ireland | 0.9 | 1.3 | 6 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Ukraine sit 3rd in UEFA Nations League (4 points from 4 matches) and Northern Ireland sit 1st (8 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy