Slovakia vs Ukraine
UEFA Nations League
Date: Friday, 16 November 2018
Kick-Off at 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
Venue: City Arena Trnava (Trnava).
Ukraine have already secured promoting to the Nations League pinnacle tier and aim to make it 4 wins out of 4 when journeying a Slovakia aspect combating to keep away from relegation.
Former AC Milan and Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko is having a totally wonderful impact because the Ukraine’s manager and his side are actually a re-rising force in European football.
They gained the opposite League B Group 1 fixture 1-zero in Lviv with an Andriy Yarmolenko penalty, despite the fact that the West Ham United ahead is now on the long-term injury list.
Their 3 victories suggest the Ukraine are positive to be among the continent’s elite whilst the Nations League is contested again in 2020-21, and they're also already guaranteed to be in the qualifying play-offs for Euro 2020 if they do not go through mechanically to the event when that manner takes region over a 12-month duration starting in March.
Slovakia, in the meantime, have lost each of their Nations League games and meaning both they or the Czech Republic might be relegated to the 1/3 of the 4 stages.
Monday’s healthy in Prague is the decider for which of these neighbours will move down, with Slovakia understanding victory towards the Czech Republic is a should, and we suppose they are able to head to that sport on the back of a draw that might as a minimum repair a piece of self belief after their disappointing start to this competition.
Slovakia vs Ukraine – Match Statistics:
Ukraine lead the face to face, with three wins, 3 attracts and one loss.
The offensive expertise is as an alternative even. Over their past seven meetings, Slovakia has scored six desires to Ukraine’s eight.
Slovakia should win this fit to avoid being relegated to the UEFA Nations League’s League C.
Ukraine have been one of the opposition’s first groups to gain merchandising to a higher league.
Slovakia’s Stanislav Lobotka has a knock and won't characteristic. Lubomír Šatka keeps to hold an harm and could now not compete in the healthy.
Ukraine’s Andriy Yarmolenko has an Achilles harm and did no longer journey with the group.
Futbolgrad Network Prediction: Slovakia vs Ukraine – 1-1
Slovakia vs Ukraine – Projected Lineups:
Slovakia
Formation: four-2-three-1
Dúbravka – Pekarík, Škriniar, Škrtel, Hubočan – Kucka, Hamšík – Rusnák, Duba, Mak – Nemec
Manager: Pavel Hapal
Ukraine
Formation: four-1-four-1
Pyatov – Karavayev, Burda, Kryvtsov, Matviyenko – Stepanenko – Tsyhankov, Zinchenko, Malinovskiy, Konoplyanka – Yaremchuk
Manager: Andriy Shevchenko
