Ireland take on the visitors Ukraine in the round 1 match of League B in UEFA Nations League. The match will be played on Wednesday, June 8th at Aviva Stadium (Dublin).
Ireland took part in the European Championships in 2012 and 2016. But then it did not work out to achieve such success. In contrast to the mentioned cycles, before Euro 2020, the Irish again played in the playoffs, but this time it was already unsuccessful. In qualifying for the World Cup, "Eira" gave out rather mediocre, if not weak, football: only 2 wins and 9 points in 8 qualifying matches, and 3rd final place, with no chance even for play-offs. But now the Irish can fully concentrate on the fight in the League of Nations. Which, however, does not help much. The wards of Stephen Kenny started the tournament in Yerevan on June 4th. And, although they had a clear advantage there, they eventually lost to the Armenians. The only goal in the 74th minute was scored by Spertsyan.
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Ukraine contiinues their "British" tour. But at the same time, the tournament changes. The "Yellow-Blues" have already managed to play 2 matches, but not in the League of Nations - they fought for access to the World Cup. In Glasgow on June 1, Yarmolenko and company played a wonderful match. It was they who controlled the situation, attacked a lot and sharply, creating a lot of chances, and in the end won confidently. Yes, at 2-0 it was a difficult stretch, with "fires" in his own penalty area and Buschan's mistakes, one of which turned out to be resultative. But in the end, Dovbyk converted his moment, and scored the final 3-1. On Sunday with Wales - and, with a good game, a 0-1 defeat. Now, however, the 3rd fight is ahead in 8 days, and all the away ones - will there be strength and what will be the rotation?
Ireland is out of the squad due to injuries to Collins and Long. Ukraine was left without an experienced Krivtsov, as well as Kornienko, Gutsulyak and Buletsa. Paradoxically, this will be the first match between the teams. Before that, they did not even play friendly matches. Bookmakers consider Ireland to be the favorite of the pair - that one always looks stronger at home. But the Ukrainians also look quite decent, even taking into account the inevitable changes in the composition. We recommend to look at the option "both teams to score".
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.
