Ukraine vs Northern Ireland - prediction, team news, lineups

Both boasting 4 points from their opening 2 games of the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, Ukraine and Northern Ireland volition fastener horns successful Trnava, Slovakia connected Friday night.

Northern Ireland volition participate the lucifer disconnected the backmost of a goalless gully with Hungary, portion Ukraine played retired a goalless gully with Georgia successful their past match.

Match preview

Ukraine opened their 2026-27 Nations League run with a 1-0 triumph implicit Hungary connected September 25, earlier drafting 0-0 with Georgia 3 days later.

Andrea Maldera's broadside are 2nd successful Group 2 of League B, and this is their 3rd consecutive Nations League successful League B, having antecedently been successful League A successful 2020-21.

The Blue and Yellows person won 12, drawn 5 and mislaid 9 of their erstwhile 26 matches successful the Nations League, and different triumph connected Friday would spot them successful a beardown presumption successful the conception up of their last crippled successful this planetary play against Hungary connected October 5.

Ukraine person faced Northern Ireland connected six erstwhile occasions, boasting a grounds of 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 decision against Friday's opponents.

The past gathering betwixt the 2 teams came successful a affable backmost successful June 2021, with Ukraine signaling a 1-0 triumph implicit the Green and Whites.

Northern Ireland's lone triumph implicit Ukraine really came successful the past competitory gathering betwixt the 2 sides - a 2-0 triumph successful the radical signifier of Euro 2016.

The visitors opened their 2026-27 Nations League run with a 1-0 triumph implicit Georgia, earlier playing retired a goalless gully with Hungary past clip out.

Four points from 2 matches person near Michael O'Neill's broadside apical of Group 2 of League B, and they person 2 much games during this planetary period, pursuing the clash with Ukraine with a location fixture against Georgia connected October 5.

Northern Ireland person won five, drawn 7 and mislaid 12 of their 24 matches successful the Nations League, and this is their 3rd run successful League B.

The Green and Whites were successful League C successful 2022-23 and 2024-25 earlier earning promotion, and they person made an awesome commencement to their existent tournament.

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Team News

Ukraine person a fully-fit squad for this match, with nary wounded issues being reported, nor are determination immoderate suspension concerns for the Blue and Yellows.

Roman Yaremchuk has scored 18 times for his state and is erstwhile again expected to diagnostic successful the last 3rd of the tract successful this Nations League fixture.

There should besides beryllium a commencement for Danylo Sikan successful the beforehand two, portion determination should beryllium a presumption successful the mediate of midfield for Yehor Nazaryna.

As for Northern Ireland, Dan Ballard is retired of the lucifer owed to an wounded that helium sustained during past week's clash with Georgia.

There is simply a beardown accidental that the distant broadside volition beryllium unchanged from their past lucifer against Hungary, including a spot successful cardinal midfield for Shea Charles.

Jamie Donley has scored doubly successful 12 caps for Northern Ireland, and the 21-year-old is erstwhile again expected to pb the enactment for the Green and Whites.

Ukraine imaginable starting lineup:

Trubin; Bondar, Sarapii, Mykhavko; Zubkov, Pikhalionok, Nazaryna, Khlan, Mykhailichenko; Sikan, Yaremchuk

Northern Ireland imaginable starting lineup:

P Charles; Atcheson, McConville, Brown; Hume, Galbraith, S Charles, Devenny; Price, Donley, Kelly

We say: Ukraine 1-1 Northern Ireland

We are expecting Friday's lucifer to beryllium choky successful presumption of the scoreline; some person been awesome successful the 2026-27 Nations League, and we tin spot a low-scoring gully occurring here.

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