Hungary vs Northern Ireland — UEFA Nations League 2018
UEFA Nations League · 6
Top-of-the-table clash — Hungary 3 vs Northern Ireland 1
brightest fact of this match
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 11+ matches
Hungary46%
Northern Ireland25%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Hungary creates 48% more chances
Season form · 12 home / 11 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under64
- Over36
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No59
- Yes41
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Hungary ↓
Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Hungary at home — creates 1.08, concedes 1.08 · 12 matches
Northern Ireland away — creates 0.64, concedes 1.45 · 11 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Hungary attack 1.08 + Northern Ireland defence 1.45 → ÷2 → 1.27
Northern Ireland attack 0.64 + Hungary defence 1.08 → ÷2 → 0.86
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 46%?"
Hungary at 46% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 46% does not mean "Hungary will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Style Matchup
Contrasting stylesPlaying styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
Head to Head
1 previous meeting · small sample
If points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Hungary host Northern Ireland on Tuesday, 17 November 2026 at 19:45. The match is part of the UEFA Nations League 2018/2019 season.
Hungary vs Northern Ireland — Match Preview
Hungary face Northern Ireland on November 17, 2026 in this UEFA Nations League fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.
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