1. National teams
  2. UEFA Nations League
Mon 28 Sep 2026

Northern Ireland v Hungary

35%Northern Ireland
30%Draw
35%Hungary

Too close to call.

Tested

Out of 100: Northern Ireland 35, draw 30, Hungary 35. No result stands out.

Forecast by Vesta, published Sunday 27 September 2026, 22:55 CEST on our social channels, before kickoff.

Final score 0–0: Vesta gave this result 30%. Not the favourite: a probability says how often, not which one.
3 or more goals41%
Both teams score48%
Expected goals1.2 v 1.2
Most likely score1-114% chance

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals89%
2 or more goals68%
3 or more goals41%
4 or more goals21%
5 or more goals9%

Exactly

0 goals11%
1 goal22%
2 goals27%
3 goals20%
4 goals12%
5 goals5%
6 or more goals3%

Goals by team

Tested
Northern Ireland: 1 or more69%
Northern Ireland: 2 or more32%
Northern Ireland: 3 or more11%
Hungary: 1 or more69%
Hungary: 2 or more32%
Hungary: 3 or more11%
Both teams score48%
At least one team does not score52%

Winning margin

Tested
Northern Ireland by 3 or more5%
Northern Ireland by 210%
Northern Ireland by 120%
Draw30%
Hungary by 120%
Hungary by 210%
Hungary by 3 or more5%

Result combinations

Tested
Northern Ireland win or draw65%
Either team wins (no draw)70%
Hungary win or draw65%

Clean sheets

Tested
Northern Ireland keep a clean sheet31%
Hungary keep a clean sheet31%
Northern Ireland win without conceding21%
Hungary win without conceding21%
No goals at all11%

The first goal

Model estimate
Northern Ireland score first44%
Hungary score first45%
No goals11%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1529%
Minutes 16-3020%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-6011%
Minutes 61-757%
Minutes 76-90+6%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Northern Ireland goals down, Hungary goals across. The outlined one happened.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
010.510.86.62.60.80.2
110.714.17.63.00.90.2
26.47.54.71.70.50.1
32.52.91.70.70.2·
40.70.80.50.20.1·
50.20.20.1···

Halves

Model estimate
A goal in the first half65%
A goal in the second half71%
Northern Ireland ahead at half-time27%
Level at half-time45%
Hungary ahead at half-time28%
Northern Ireland win the second half29%
Second half level41%
Hungary win the second half29%
More goals in the first half31%
More goals in the second half40%
Same goals in both halves29%

Half-time and full-time

Model estimate
Northern Ireland ahead at half-time, Northern Ireland win20%
Level at half-time, Northern Ireland win13%
Hungary ahead at half-time, Northern Ireland win2%
Northern Ireland ahead at half-time, draw5%
Level at half-time, draw20%
Hungary ahead at half-time, draw6%
Northern Ireland ahead at half-time, Hungary win2%
Level at half-time, Hungary win13%
Hungary ahead at half-time, Hungary win21%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
Northern IrelandHungary

Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works