Northern Ireland vs Hungary — match summary
Europe · UEFA Nations League · kick-off 29 Sept 2026 01:45
Full time · score 0-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Northern Ireland 39 · Hungary 55
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Northern Ireland 33 · Hungary 35
Shots on target 3-1 · corners 3-2 · possession 36-64
NextGOAL tip: Hungary (level) · 1 stars
Northern Ireland and Hungary meet often enough to be familiar faces, especially their last encounter which ended 1-1 in September of last year. This time it is a continental cup game in the UEFA Nations League, and both sides go into it with form that is not yet settled. Northern Ireland just won 1-0 in their first match of this competition, but before that their results swung both ways, losing 0-2 in World Cup qualifying and losing 1-3 in a friendly. Hungary, meanwhile, lost 0-1 in their opening match of the competition, but before that they were unbeaten in warm-up games, winning 2-1 and 3-1. So the condition of the two teams is not all that different. If either side scores first, the game should change immediately, because neither is a team that throws everything forward all game. Northern Ireland and Hungary both wait for their moment and play off the other side's mistakes. The game could end in a share of the points or a narrow margin, which is a path Hungary can handle.