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

UEFA Nations League, Friday, 2 October 2026: Ukraine vs Northern Ireland. Standings, recent form, head-to-head record and TV listings.

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

Key facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Group B2
Date
Friday, 2 October 2026
Kick-off (UTC)
18:45
Venue
City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava

Match overview

On Friday, 2 October 2026, Ukraine welcome Northern Ireland for a UEFA Nations League fixture set to start at 18:45 UTC. Our data lists this game as "Group B2".

The venue for the game is City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava. 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

In the latest standings Ukraine are 2nd with 4 points from 2 matches, while Northern Ireland are 1st with 4 points from 2 matches. The two sides are level on 4 points in the standings.

Ukraine have scored 1 goal and conceded 0 goals in the league, a goal difference of +1. Northern Ireland are top of the table. Northern Ireland have scored 1 goal and conceded 0 goals in the league, a goal difference of +1.

Where the teams stand
#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1Northern Ireland211010+14
2Ukraine211010+14
3Georgia201101-11
4Hungary201101-11

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Ukraine have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They scored 5 goals and let in 2 goals (W-W-L-W-D).

Over their last 5 games Northern Ireland have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They scored 4 goals and let in 4 goals (D-W-L-W-D).

Ukraine arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 8 for Northern Ireland.

Recent form
TeamDateOpponentH/AScoreResult
Ukraine28 SeptGeorgiaA0-0D
Ukraine25 SeptHungaryA1-0W
Ukraine7 JunDenmarkA1-2L
Ukraine31 MayPolandA2-0W
Ukraine31 MarAlbaniaH1-0W
Northern Ireland28 SeptHungaryH0-0D
Northern Ireland25 SeptGeorgiaA1-0W
Northern Ireland8 JunFranceA1-3L
Northern Ireland4 JunGuineaH1-0W
Northern Ireland31 MarWalesA1-1D

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Ukraine averaged 1 goals scored and 0.4 conceded per game, while Northern Ireland averaged 0.8 scored and 0.8 conceded.

Ukraine have been harder to score against, conceding 0.4 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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