{"id":1518063,"date":"2026-11-13T13:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T13:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1518063"},"modified":"2026-11-13T14:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T14:00:09","slug":"northern-ireland-vs-ukraine-predictions-betting-tips-14-11-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/previews\/northern-ireland-vs-ukraine-predictions-betting-tips-14-11-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland vs Ukraine predictions and betting tips: O’Neill’s men to grind out a Windsor Park win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Northern Ireland<\/a> welcome Ukraine<\/a> to Windsor Park on Saturday 14 November, a 7.45pm kick-off in the Nations League, with Michael O’Neill’s group leaders out to complete a double over opponents they thumped 3-0 only last month.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Ireland sit top of League B, Group 2 after that commanding win in Trnava and a disciplined goalless draw with Georgia<\/a>, and another home win here would go a long way towards securing promotion. Ukraine, second in the section and rebuilding under new head coach Andrea Maldera<\/a>, must respond quickly after that chastening defeat. We have worked through the Northern Ireland vs Ukraine odds for our best bets, two premium picks and a score prediction below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Premium Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Eadson expects a tight, low-scoring affair at Windsor Park, where Northern Ireland have the defensive platform to keep a dangerous but transitional Ukraine side quiet and nick the points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Premium Tip<\/th>Odds<\/th>Why we’re backing it<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Both teams to score – No<\/strong><\/td>8\/11 (BoyleSports<\/a>)<\/td>Northern Ireland have been miserly at the back, keeping a clean sheet in the 3-0 win over Ukraine and following it with a goalless draw against Georgia. Ukraine, meanwhile, failed to score in that heavy defeat and are finding their feet under a new coach. With the market expecting a cagey night, both teams to score – No at 8\/11 looks the sensible way to play a game short on goals.<\/td><\/tr>
Northern Ireland to win to nil<\/strong><\/td>11\/4 (bet365<\/a>)<\/td>O’Neill’s young side shut Ukraine out completely last month and have conceded sparingly throughout this campaign. At home, where they will back themselves to control the tempo, another clean-sheet win is well within reach. The straight home price is cramped, so Northern Ireland to win to nil at 11\/4 turns a solid-looking favourite into a far more rewarding angle.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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How Northern Ireland go into the game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Northern Ireland could hardly have asked for a better platform, sitting top of League B, Group 2 after a run that included a stunning 3-0 win away to Ukraine in Trnava. Ciaron Brown<\/a> scored twice and Isaac Price<\/a> was also on the scoresheet in a performance that Michael O’Neill, who recently signed a new long-term deal, praised for its maturity from a young squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They followed that up with a battling 0-0 draw at home to Georgia, underlining the defensive resilience that has become the hallmark of this side. Back at Windsor Park, a venue where they are always hard to beat, O’Neill’s men will fancy their chances of taking another big step towards promotion from the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Ukraine go into the game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine arrive in Belfast second in the section but with plenty to prove after that 3-0 reverse in Trnava, their nominal home fixture staged on neutral ground. New head coach Andrea Maldera, appointed in the summer, is still shaping his side and will be desperate for a reaction from a squad in transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is quality in the Ukraine ranks and an opening 1-0 win over Hungary<\/a> showed what they are capable of, but the manner of the defeat to Northern Ireland will have stung. Maldera’s men need a far sharper display at both ends if they are to take something from a ground where Northern Ireland rarely give opponents an easy night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Northern Ireland vs Ukraine head-to-head<\/h2>\n\n\n
Date<\/th>Home<\/th>Score<\/th>Away<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
02\/10\/26<\/td>Ukraine<\/td>0-3<\/td>Northern Ireland<\/td><\/tr>
03\/06\/21<\/td>Ukraine<\/td>1-0<\/td>Northern Ireland<\/td><\/tr>
16\/06\/16<\/td>Ukraine<\/td>0-2<\/td>Northern Ireland<\/td><\/tr>
02\/04\/97<\/td>Ukraine<\/td>2-1<\/td>Northern Ireland<\/td><\/tr>
31\/08\/96<\/td>Northern Ireland<\/td>0-1<\/td>Ukraine<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

Ukraine shade the all-time series 3-2 from five meetings, but Northern Ireland have won the two biggest of them. They triumphed 2-0 at Euro 2016 in Lyon and then ran out 3-0 winners in this very group last month, having lost the first two qualifying meetings in 1996 and 1997 and a 2021 friendly in Dnipro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Ireland vs Ukraine predictions & betting tips<\/h2>\n\n\n
Our Prediction<\/th>Odds & Bookmaker<\/th>Confidence<\/th>Why We’re Backing It<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Northern Ireland to win<\/strong><\/td>7\/5 (Betway<\/a>)<\/td>⭐⭐⭐<\/td>The hosts top the group, won the reverse fixture 3-0 and are always hard to beat at Windsor Park.<\/td><\/tr>
Both teams to score – No<\/strong><\/td>8\/11 (BoyleSports<\/a>)<\/td>⭐⭐⭐<\/td>Northern Ireland have kept it tight all campaign and Ukraine failed to score when the sides last met.<\/td><\/tr>
Under 2.5 goals<\/strong><\/td>1\/2 (bet365<\/a>)<\/td>⭐⭐⭐<\/td>The market strongly expects a cagey, low-scoring contest between two defensively minded sides.<\/td><\/tr>
Northern Ireland 1-0 Ukraine<\/strong><\/td>11\/2 (bet365<\/a>)<\/td>⭐⭐<\/td>A narrow home win to nil fits a Northern Ireland side built on clean sheets against a Ukraine team still finding its feet.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

Northern Ireland vs Ukraine score prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Northern Ireland were excellent in the reverse fixture and arrive on the back of two clean sheets, while Ukraine are still settling under a new coach and short of fluency. We do not expect a repeat of the 3-0 rout, with Ukraine sure to tighten up, but at a venue where Northern Ireland are consistently awkward to break down we fancy the hosts to edge a tense, low-scoring contest. A narrow home win to nil looks the most likely outcome. Score prediction: Northern Ireland 1-0 Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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