Wales vs Northern Ireland, Betting Tips & Odds

Published on March 30th, 2026

Wales and Northern Ireland must pick themselves up off the floor for Tuesday night’s friendly in Cardiff after suffering World Cup heartbreak.

Having lost their respective play-off semi-finals to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy , it will be tough for each manager to raise spirits so soon.

Wales v Northern Ireland Result - International Football

However, home advantage should spur the Dragons on, and a BOYLE Sports price boost of 2/1 for them to win 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 is our main Wales vs Northern Ireland prediction.

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Wales v Northern Ireland Betting Odds – International Football

Result	Odds	Chance
Wales	4/6	60%
Northern Ireland	10/3	23.1%
Draw	11/4	26.7%

Wales are 4/6 favourites to win the game, Northern Ireland can be gotten at 10/3, and the draw is an 11/4 chance.

*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.

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How to Watch Wales vs Northern Ireland

This Cardiff City Stadium clash is scheduled to kick off at 19:45 BST and will be broadcast live on BBC Three.

Wales vs Northern Ireland head-to-head record

Wales are unbeaten in the last nine meetings between these teams and shaded a 1-0 victory in their most recent encounter at Euro 2016 , when a 75th-minute Gareth McAuley own goal proved decisive.

Wales Form Guide

Wales were four minutes from booking a home World Cup play-off final against Italy after Daniel James’ stunning strike put them ahead against Bosnia and Herzegovina . However, 40-year-old veteran Edin Dzeko equalised by heading in from a corner, and the visitors eventually prevailed 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out.

There has been some speculation regarding the future of head coach Craig Bellamy, with links to Celtic refusing to go away, but he vowed to bounce back with Wales . “It will be a sleepless night, difficult to sleep off the back of this one,” admitted Bellamy on Thursday. “But it makes me even more determined tomorrow. “The sun will rise, and I’m going to watch that sun rise. Then straight away, how do I go again? How do I improve? How does this team get better?”

Bellamy’s enthusiasm is infectious, and that should stand his side in good stead here. Fulham star Harry Wilson hit a hat-trick when the Dragons hammered North Macedonia here last November, and 5/1 for him to open the scoring again is added to our Wales vs Northern Ireland betting tips.

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Northern Ireland Form Guide

Questions about Michael O’Neill’s future have swirled since he was named Blackburn boss six weeks ago on a deal to the end of the season, but he is just as keen to focus on his international duties for now. His team defended bravely for long periods against Italy and acquitted themselves really well before falling to second-half goals from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean.

The average age of Northern Ireland’s starting XI was just 22.5, and O’Neill declared: “I couldn’t ask any more from the players.” He added, “I think there’s a lot of character, there’s a lot of energy in the team, but there’s some really good players as well. Players who I think will progress in their career and play at a higher level.”

However, with key men Conor Bradley, Dan Ballard and Ali McCann missing, O’Neill admitted the depth of his squad was stretched in Bergamo , and that factor will be tested even more if changes are made in Cardiff . Looking at the Wales vs Northern Ireland odds , another price boost of 15/4 for Draw HT/Wales FT takes the eye.