Northern Ireland vs Ukraine prediction 14.11.2026 | Nations League

Northern Ireland enters this one sitting atop League B2 with eight points and zero goals conceded. The Green and White Army haven't reached a major tournament since Euro 2016, where they beat Ukraine 2-0 before losing 1-0 to Wales in the Round of 16.

This Nations League push feels personal for me as a longtime follower of their underdog runs. Michael O'Neill's men beat Georgia 1-0 away, thrashed Ukraine 3-0, and drew 0-0 against Hungary and Georgia.

At home, they've they have lost only one of their last nine competitive games while keeping a clean sheet in all but one of them.

Midfielder Isaac Price drives the attack with eight club goals this season, even after missing a late penalty against Georgia. Injuries and squad omissions rule out Conor Bradley, Dan Ballard, Ali McCann, and Ceadach O'Neill.

Ukraine enters this one desperate to rescue their Nations League campaign from third place on four points.

The Blue and Yellow crashed out of Euro 2024 in the group stage on four points after a 3-0 loss to Romania, a 2-1 win over Slovakia, and a 0-0 draw with Belgium, so watching them stumble in Trnava felt painfully familiar to me.

Andrea Maldera's men beat Hungary 1-0 and drew 0-0 with Georgia before losing 3-0 to Northern Ireland and 2-1 to Hungary.

On the road, they've actually lost one of their last seven games, beating Hungary 1-0 and drawing goalless with Georgia in the last two trips.

Roman Yaremchuk came off the bench to score his 19^th international goal for Ukraine in the defeat Hungary last month is pushing for a place in the XI this weekend. An injury rule out Viktor Tsygankov, while Yehor Yarmolyuk was not named in the November squad.