Isaac Price is pure action.

He’s very slight and agile, and plays with huge drive for club and country, stepping up as Northern Ireland’s most dangerous player in front of goal.

Price has had 2.45 shots per 90 and 1.09 shots on target per 90 in this Nations League campaign, covering this bet in all four outings, including scoring after 22 minutes in NI’s 3-0 win in Slovakia (where Ukraine play their non-away games).

Price started in a left-sided attacking role in all of those matches, in Ukraine’s other three Nations League games they’ve conceded four total shots on target from opposition players in similar positions, and at least one in each game.

I can see Northern Ireland allowing Ukraine territory and possession in this match, which points towards Ukraine shots as an angle of attack.

NI may also, even subconsciously, be looking to defend their strong position in the group that could lead to promotion to League A.

They’re top on eight points, and go to Hungary in the last game (who trail them by one point), while Ukraine are four points back in 3rd.

There’s more than promotion on the line, topping the group would significantly enhance NI’s chances of qualifying for Euro 2028 - which’d be their first major tournament in 12 years.

NI have only scored four in four but are yet to concede.

They’ve had 38%, 36%, 28% and 38% possession in their four outings and actually lost the shot count despite winning 3-0 away to Ukraine.

Sudakov, then, is the most talented attacking player in the Ukraine side.

He’s had 2.45 shots per 90 for Benfica in the Portuguese top-flight this season, and he had four shots in the reverse fixture against Northern Ireland before coming off injured.

Two of those shots came from outside the box, which suggests that he doesn’t even need to get into a great goalscoring position to cash this bet and he’ll be crucial to the way Ukraine attack at Windsor Park.

Operating off the left could also be an advantage, NI will focus their play down their left to get, the aforementioned, Isaac Price into the game, and that could leave space on the other side for Sudakov to exploit.

NI have conceded 5.50 corners per game in this Nations League, seeing this bet win in 3/4.

Ukraine had seven corners in the reverse fixture, despite losing 3-0, and won five corners in their game after that (losing 2-1 to Hungary in Slovakia).

Pierce Charles has been in great form between the sticks for the hosts, making nine saves and keeping four clean sheets despite facing 2.99 xGOT.

Again, this fits the narrative of NI ceding territory, with their highest possession figure of the campaign being 38%, and it worked as a blueprint away to Ukraine - winning 3-0 with 28% possession, it could be a rinse and repeat approach from Michael O’Neill.

The energy man in NI’s midfield, Charles has been a foul-winning machine for his country.

Charles has won 17 fouls in this Nations League, at a whopping 4.25 per 90.

The 23-year-old’s athleticism is a super strength and it allows him to make contact with the ball milliseconds before an opponent, while he’s naturally combative anyway - committing 1.25 fouls per 90 in this campaign as well.

O’Neill has been playing a system with just two central midfielders, typically Charles and Ethan Galbraith, which means Charles has to cover a lot of ground.

His role is also the more physical one in that duo, while Galbraith does get stuck in - he’s more of a gifted ball player than Charles whose energy is crucial to allowing Galbraith the space to operate in.