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Hungary vs Northern Ireland

Competition – Nations League

Stadium: Puskás Aréna

Date: 17th November 2026

Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT

Northern Ireland have not conceded a goal in five Nations League games, and Hungary have won their last three. Something has to give at the Puskás Aréna on Tuesday night. The top two in League B Group 2 meet in the final round with one point between them. Kick-off is at 7:45pm GMT.

Saturday’s 2-0 win in Georgia made it three straight victories for Hungary. Before it, they won 2-1 against Ukraine and beat Georgia 1-0 at home in October. Earlier in the group they drew 0-0 in Northern Ireland and lost 1-0 at home to Ukraine. That makes three wins, a draw and a defeat, with five goals scored and two conceded, and Hungary kept clean sheets in three of the five games.

Northern Ireland are unbeaten in all five Nations League games, with three wins and two draws, and they have not conceded a goal. Saturday’s 1-0 home win over Ukraine was the latest, and before that they drew 0-0 at home with Georgia in October. Earlier in the group, they beat Ukraine 3-0, drew 0-0 at home with Hungary and won 1-0 in Georgia. Northern Ireland have scored five goals in total, and three of them came in one game.

Hungary have won two of the last five meetings to Northern Ireland’s one, with two draws. The most recent was the 0-0 draw in Northern Ireland in September, and before that Hungary won 1-0 there in a 2022 friendly. The sides drew 1-1 in Northern Ireland in European Championship qualifying in 2015, a year after Northern Ireland won 2-1 in Hungary in the same campaign. Hungary also won 2-0 in a 2008 friendly in Northern Ireland. The only meeting in Hungary in the sample ended in a Northern Ireland win, something they will look to repeat at the Puskás Aréna.

Northern Ireland lead League B Group 2 on 11 points, one ahead of Hungary on 10. A Hungary win would take them to 13 points and top of the group, while a Northern Ireland win would move them to 14.

In the UK, the match is live on BBC3 and BBC Northern Ireland, with streaming on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. In Hungary, it’s on M4 Sports, while US viewers can watch on Fox Sports 2 or stream through fuboTV, ViX and FOX One.

Stake

Possible Lineups

Hungary

4-2-3-1

HOME

Northern Ireland

5-4-1

AWAY
T
Toth
PC
P. Charles
K
Kerkez
C
Csinger
O
Orban
O
Osvath
D
Devenny
B
Brown
M
McConville
A
Atcheson
D
Devlin
S
Schafer
V
Vitalis
P
Price
SC
S. Charles
H
Hume
G
Galbraith
N
Nagy
S
Szoboszlai
S
Sallai
V
Varga
D
Donley

Hungary — Form

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
✓ Georgia 0-2 Hungary Nations League 14.11.26
✓ Ukraine 1-2 Hungary Nations League 05.10.26
✓ Hungary 1-0 Georgia Nations League 02.10.26
= Northern Ireland 0-0 Hungary Nations League 28.09.26
✕ Hungary 0-1 Ukraine Nations League 25.09.26

Northern Ireland — Form

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
✓ Northern Ireland 1-0 Ukraine Nations League 14.11.26
= Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia Nations League 05.10.26
✓ Ukraine 0-3 Northern Ireland Nations League 02.10.26
= Northern Ireland 0-0 Hungary Nations League 28.09.26
✓ Georgia 0-1 Northern Ireland Nations League 25.09.26

Head to Head

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Northern Ireland 0-0 Hungary Nations League 28.09.26
Northern Ireland 0-1 Hungary International Friendly 29.03.22
Northern Ireland 1-1 Hungary European Championship 07.09.15
Hungary 1-2 Northern Ireland European Championship 07.09.14
Northern Ireland 0-2 Hungary International Friendly 19.11.08

Where to Watch

🇬🇧 Great Britain
BBC3BBC Northern IrelandBBC Sport WebBBC iPlayer
🇭🇺 Hungary
M4 Sports
🇮🇪 Ireland
BBC3BBC Northern IrelandVirgin Media ThreeBBC Sport WebBBC iPlayer
🇺🇸 USA
Fox Sports 2fuboTVViXFOX One
🇨🇦 Canada
DAZN CanadafuboTV Canada
🇩🇪 Germany
DAZN Germany
🇪🇸 Spain
DAZN Spain
🇮🇹 Italy
Sky Sport CalcioSKY Go ItaliaNOW TV
🇷🇴 Romania
Prima Sport 3
🇷🇸 Serbia
Arena Sport 7 Serbia
TV Channel Streaming Radio

Table

Nations League Standings — League B, Group 2

Pos. Team MP W D L GF GA GD P Form
1 Northern Ireland 5 3 2 0 5 0 5 11
WDWDW
2 Hungary 5 3 1 1 5 2 3 10
WWWDL
3 Ukraine 5 1 1 3 2 6 -4 4
LLLDW
4 Georgia 5 0 2 3 0 4 -4 2
LDLDL

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