Ukraine hosts France in round 5 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Saturday, September 4th at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium (Kyiv)
Ukraine has not gained a single victory in its qualifying group yet. In the last match, the Yellow-Blue shared points with Kazakhstan (2-2). The Ukrainians changed their coach, but the problems did not go away. In home matches against Finland and Kazakhstan and in the return game with Kazakhs, the Ukrainian national team scored first but then lost the lead. In the last three matches of the qualification, Ukraine conceded exclusively in the second half. Only the French beat the Yellow-Blues before the break. Bookmakers give the coefficient of 1.48 on the fact that France will score a goal in the second half of the upcoming game. Now Ukraine's standings depend on its opponents. In comparison with the Ukrainians, Finland has two matches in reserve, and Bosnia has one.
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For the first time, the French stumbled in a home game against the Ukrainian national team. For the second time, the world champions failed to beat Bosnia and Herzegovina. The only difference is that this time the French conceded first but managed to win back during the first half. France has clear defensive problems — the team conceded in four matches in a row, taking into account the games at Euro 2020. Bookmakers give a 1.72 coefficient for Ukraine to score at least once in the upcoming match. France is also restrained in the attack — it has never managed to score more than two goals in four qualifying matches.
Despite the loss of Dovbyk, Ukraine was able to score two goals in the game against Kazakhstan through the efforts of two forwards. At the same time, the match between the French and Bosnia and Herzegovina showed that the defense of the world champions is far from sinless, which means that Ukraine will have a chance to score. The French conceded in four matches in a row and lost points in two out of four qualifying matches. The world champions are unlikely to want to lose points in the second match in a row. It is not a problem to score against Ukraine, because the Yellow-Blues conceded in six games in a row. Considering the defensive problems of both teams, we will surely see a productive confrontation.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
