Northern Ireland vs Hungary: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Northern Ireland host Hungary in UEFA Nations League on Monday, 28 September 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 18:45 UTC. The fixture is listed as "Group B2" in UEFA Nations League.

The match is scheduled to be played at Windsor Park in Belfast. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Northern Ireland in 2nd place (3 points from 1 match) and Hungary in 4th place (0 points from 1 match). Northern Ireland hold a 3 points advantage over Hungary in the standings.

Northern Ireland have scored 1 goal and conceded 0 goals in the league, a goal difference of +1. Hungary have scored 0 goals and conceded 1 goal in the league, a goal difference of -1.

Recent form

Northern Ireland: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-D-W-L-W), scoring 4 goals and conceding 6 goals.

Hungary: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-D-W-W-L), scoring 6 goals and conceding 3 goals.

Hungary arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 7 for Northern Ireland.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Northern Ireland averaged 0.8 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game, while Hungary averaged 1.2 scored and 0.6 conceded.

Hungary have the sharper recent attack, averaging 1.2 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Hungary have been harder to score against, conceding 0.6 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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