Predicted Edge

Ukraine v Northern Ireland

UkraineUkraine won 1 of the last 2Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland won 1 of the last 2
Over 1.5
59%
Over 2.5
31%
Over 3.5
13%
Both score
39%
Model pick
Northern Ireland 39%
Likely score
0-0 15%
Expected goals
0.88 – 1.07

Advised bets

Advised betfree for everyone

★★★★Confidence 4 of 5
Selection
Draw
Advised price
3.48 (Marathonbet)
Stake
1.39 units
Fair price
3.06 · qualifies at 3.24+

Back the draw at 3.48 with Marathonbet.

Our model puts the chance at 33%, which is a fair price of 3.06. The offered 3.48 implies only 29%, so the price is 13.8% better than our estimate says it should be. That gap is the edge.

Stake 1.39 units of a 100-unit bank: the size follows the edge (a quarter-Kelly fraction), never more than 2 units.

Projected goals: Ukraine 0.88, Northern Ireland 1.07.

The edge is an estimate and carries model error; it can be wrong, and a losing run is normal.

Premium selection

★★★★★Confidence 5 of 5
Market
Total goals
Modelled edge
very large

This selection is available to Predicted Edge subscribers: the selection itself, the advised price and bookmaker, the stake in units and the reasoning. It is settled in the public archive like every free selection, win or lose.

Our probabilities against the marketFree

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
MarketSelectionOursFairBest priceImpliedGap
Match resultUkraine28.5%3.511.87 Marathonbet53.5%-25.0
Match resultDraw32.7%3.063.48 Marathonbet28.7%+4.0
Match resultNorthern Ireland38.8%2.584.60 Betano21.7%+17.1
Total goalsOver 1.558.9%1.70———
Total goalsUnder 1.541.1%2.44———
Total goalsOver 2.531.1%3.222.35 Betano42.6%-11.5
Total goalsUnder 2.568.9%1.451.64 Marathonbet61.0%+8.0
Total goalsOver 3.513.5%7.43———
Total goalsUnder 3.586.5%1.16———
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — Yes39.3%2.542.05 Betano48.8%-9.5
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — No60.7%1.651.80 Betfair55.6%+5.1

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a bet is only advised where the gap clears our threshold after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Premium markets

1 premium selection on this fixture
  • Asian handicap
  • Correct score
  • Total goals

The model prices these markets for every fixture. Where a price clears the value threshold, patrons see the selection, the advised price and bookmaker, the stake in units and the reasoning behind it.

Northern Ireland favoured against Ukraine

Our model makes Ukraine 29% to win this UEFA Nations League fixture, with the draw at 33% and Northern Ireland at 39%. The goal projection is 0.88 for Ukraine against 1.07 for Northern Ireland — a slight edge to Northern Ireland on expected output. A combined 1.95 goals points to a low-scoring, tight affair, which puts over 2.5 at 31% and both teams to score at 39%. The single most likely scoreline is 0-0 at 15%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. Note that even our favoured side is under 45% to win outright, so this is a fixture where the draw does a lot of work and confident calls are not warranted. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores
0-0 15%
0-1 14%
1-1 14%
1-0 12%
0-2 8%

This season

Season records for Ukraine and Northern Ireland
Ukraine Northern Ireland
2Played2
1-1-0W-D-L1-1-0
2.00Pts / game2.00
0.50Goals for / game0.50
0.00Goals against / game0.00
0%Over 2.50%
0%BTTS0%
100%Clean sheets100%
50%Failed to score50%
0-0-0Home record0-1-0
1-1-0Away record1-0-0
D1StreakD1

2026 league matches only, computed from results on record. Ukraine · Northern Ireland

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
8.5Shots12.0
2.5Shots on target5.0
1.0Corners1.0
4.50Cards3.00
16.5Fouls14.0
47Possession %38
—xG—
2 matchessample1 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
15.5Shots11.0
4.5Shots on target5.0
4.0Corners9.0
3.00Cards1.00
12.5Fouls13.0
53Possession %62
—xG—
2 matchessample1 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
UkraineMetricNorthern Ireland
1.00 (better)Goals scored0.80
0.40 (better)Goals conceded1.20
Expected goals (xG)
Big chances
2.00Shots on target3.20 (better)
5.67Total shots8.60 (better)
Touches in opp. box
1.33Corners1.60 (better)
47.3 (better)Possession %35.2
345 (better)Passes332
Tackles
14.00Fouls9.60 (better)
1.33 (better)Offsides1.40
Throw-ins
2.67Yellow cards1.25 (better)
0.50Red cards0.50

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to headFull record →

No previous meetings on record.