It was clear that Ukraine would have a tough time against France. All national teams in the world have a tough time against Mbappé and his teammates. But despite the final score of 2-0, the yellow team showed that they have a good chance of finishing at least second in this group.
A second place that could be achieved as early as Tuesday evening, even if the goal difference is already decided. Yes, because Iceland—the other national team competing for the place of honor that allows them to go to the playoffs—scored five goals against Azerbaijan, the team that is not expected to earn a single point in this group.
So either Ukraine manages to convert all its chances into goals during the match, or it will be difficult to finish in second place. But the question of goal difference will, of course, be addressed at the right time. Right now, the visiting team – which, as we know, plays practically all its matches away from home – needs to focus solely on winning. A victory that is absolutely within reach against Azerbaijan, which has not won an official match since 2023, when it incredibly beat Sweden. Otherwise, there have only been a few smiles in friendlies, while in the games that mattered, there were only disappointments. Another one is sure to come on Tuesday evening.
Odds comparison
Ukraine’s victory is quoted at 1.50 on Goldbet and Lottomatica and at 1.55 on Snai. NO GOALS, on the other hand, is quoted at 1.77 on GoldBet and Lottomatica.
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The prediction
It’s easy to predict an away win. In a match that could only see the visiting team win. In any case, the odds of 2 are tempting and must be taken into consideration. And exploited, of course.
Probable lineups for Azerbaijan-Ukraine
AZERBAIJAN (3-5-2): Mahammadaliev; Badalov, Mustafadza, Dadhamirov; Huseynov, Abdulazzada, Mahmudov, Ibrahmli, Cafarquilyev; Akgundaze, Emreli.
UKRAINE (4-5-1): Trubin; Lonoplya, Zabarnyi, Matvilienko, Zinchenko; Zubkov, Yarmoluyk, Sudakov, Kaliuzhnyi, Gutsulyak; Dovbyk.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 0-2