Ukraine hosts Serbia in round 3 of Euro Qualification. The match will be played on Friday, June 7th at Arena Lviv (Lviv)
The men of Andriy Shevchenko started well in this qualification, scoring 4 points in two starting matches, which were played in March. In the first round, the Yellow-Blues played away against the current European champions - Portugal. Both teams did not score goals in that encounter. Moreover, the hosts didn’t have 100 % moments, while Moraes could have “buried” the Portuguese in the 85th minute, but he shot just above the bar. Let us note that Cristiano Ronaldo played after a 9-month absence for the first time. In connection with the transition from Real Madrid to Juventus, he decided to leave the national team for some time.
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In that match, Ukraine seemed to “dry” the game, but at the same time, one cannot help but note the progress in the positional game. Even when Portugal turned on the powerful pressure on the opposite half, the Ukrainians almost unmistakably got out of it through the pass. Three days later, Shevchenko's men played away again, but this time the opponent was much more modest - Luxembourg. Nevertheless, it was a completely different Ukraine, which could not do anything with rivals, where not even all the players have professional status. Luxembourg even scored the first goal and “dragged” the visitors now and then, but, thanks to the incredible luck, the Ukrainians scratched out the victory against the dwarf but successful country. Ukraine won 2: 1, and the opponent scored an own goal far in the third compensated minute. Frankly, after a great game in Portugal, Andriy Shevchenko’s men greatly disappointed in Luxembourg, so these two games left a double opinion.
If the Ukrainians managed to hold 2 matches in March, the Serbs played only one official meeting. The Balkan team also played in Portugal, where it finished the match with a good result (1:1). After such results, it is difficult to call Portugal the favorite of the group, given the fact that the team failed to win at home twice. It is likely that Ukraine and Serbia will fight for first place, and not for the second one.
Before the start of the meeting, Portugal seemed to be an obvious favorite, but the Serbs started the game very well, scoring Rui Patricio’s net in the 7th minute. Portugal leveled the score by scoring a goal before the end of the first half, but the teams didn’t manage to do anything else. The pressure of the hosts did not lead to anything in the second half, but in general, Serbia deservedly took 1 point in that meeting. Three days before, Serbia played a friendly match with Germany, which also ended in a draw (1:1).
Bookmakers believe that the teams have approximately equal chances to win in the upcoming game. The probability of Ukraine’s victory is estimated a little bit lower, and the odds for a draw are almost the same as for the victory of Serbia. Predominantly, Serbian footballers play in the top European championships, but at the same time, they are significantly inferior to Ukraine in terms of team actions.
Prediction for the match: Ukraine to win with 0.0 handicap
