Turkey vs Ukraine
International Friendlies
Date: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Kick-Off at 17:30 UK
Venue: Antalya Stadyumu (Antalya).
TURKEY TEAM NEWS
Turkey persevered a highly bad Nations League campaign, choosing up just 3 points in what became a quite tough Group B2, featuring Sweden and Russia. Turkey completed backside, one factor at the back of Sweden, who nonetheless have every other game to play. They ought to have given themselves a danger of warding off relegation remaining day out when they performed Sweden at domestic, but they suffered a 1-zero defeat and relegation to League C turned into confirmed. Their most effective win of the competition came towards Sweden, winning three-2 in Stockholm.
Turkey head into this one on the back of a poor run of shape which has seen them win just two of their ultimate nine video games, dropping each of their remaining two. Mircea Lucescu has his paintings cut out to turn the deliver around beforehand of the Euro 2020 qualifiers next yr. Everton's Cenk Tosun is one to look out for here. Tosun has inspired on the grounds that arriving within the Premier League and he has managed 5 dreams across membership and worldwide games this season. Celta Vigo midfielder Okay Yokuslu has additionally inspired for his united states of america of late.
UKRAINE TEAM NEWS
In comparison to Turkey, Ukraine head into this one having completed an super Nations League campaign, topping their group with three wins from four. Czech Republic and Slovakia nevertheless need to play, however with the intention to be no more than a relegation play-off with Ukraine wrapping up the group over the past global window, beating Czech Republic 1-zero. Complacency did seem to seep through for the remaining game with Ukraine losing four-1 to Slovakia. Though, it's really worth thinking about that Slovakia, dealing with relegation with defeat, had a lot greater to play for. Ukraine will now play in League A inside the version of the opposition, they also win £1.5 million in prize money and feature a Euro 2020 play-off area within the bag in case they do not qualify through the traditional route.
The defeat to Slovakia last day trip was Ukraine's handiest in 10 video games, triumphing six. Ukraine missed out on World Cup qualification by using simply three factors after losing to Croatia in a final game decider. They have positioned that disappointment in the back of them with Nations League success, and they may now appearance to again that up with qualification for Euro 2020. Ukraine's top scorer inside the Nations League was Schalke ahead Yevhen Konoplyanka, who controlled two. Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko will be any other recognisable name right here. Shakhtar Donetsk's Marios is one to look out for. West Ham's Andriy Yarmolenko will, of path, pass over out through injury.
Turkey VS Ukraine Predictions
Turkey didn't make the World Cup finals in 2018 as they completed behind Iceland and Croatia in qualifying, even though encouragingly beforehand of this pleasant fixture they did manipulate to finish above Ukraine having picked up 4 factors from their qualifying furniture in that institution stage. After that unhappiness, boss Fatih Terim become changed by using Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu who's seeking to bring in a new generation.
It's not been an smooth first 18 months in charge for the previous Shakhtar Donetsk manager even though and he is picked up just 4 wins in his first sixteen suits in appearances. It's been a bad start to lifestyles inside the Nations League too as Saturday night time's domestic defeat at the fingers of Sweden doomed the Crescent-Stars to relegation and they will be seeking to get better as soon as viable with a pleasant win on Tuesday night time.
Ukraine additionally didn't make it to the World Cup from the same qualifying group as Turkey, completing fourth in the six-crew organization, leaving boss Andriy Shevchenko dealing with some grievance notwithstanding his legendary reputation as a player for his us of a. As things stand the previous AC Milan celeb remains in fee and has genuinely led the team to a few a great deal better form - they've lost just one among their ten video games to date in 2018.
That first defeat this yr for the Yellow-Blue came on Friday night time as they were thumped 4-1 by using Slovakia, but the bring about that Nations League fixture changed into exceptionally unimportant as Ukraine had already secured pinnacle spot in their group and advertising to the second one tier with the aid of triumphing their first three video games and therefore their organization prior to the sport. Shevchenko will still anticipate a response, and a win, from his gamers right here.
Turkey vs Ukraine – Match Statistics:
Turkey lead the face to face in all competitions with 4 victories, two draws and two losses.
Over the course of these eight fits, the Turks have outscored the Ukrainians 11 to six.
In aggressive games, but, the Turks are winless against Ukraine. These two aspects had been both paired in opposition to each other during the 2010 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification length.
Turkey’s Mahmut Tekdemir has a thigh muscle stress and will now not characteristic on this in shape.
Ukraine are with out Andriy Yarmolenko and Bohdan Butko, who are sidelined because of damage.
Turkey vs Ukraine: Head-to-head
These aspects confronted each different seven times thus far and the gang became able to see desires in each nets just once in their 2-2 draw which happened years in the past. Turkey controlled to overcome their opponents three times, at the same time as Ukraine celebrated in events. The site visitors haven’t misplaced inside the ultimate two encounters played in World Cup qualifiers.
Turkey vs Ukraine: Bet Tips
Draw @ 3.30 (23/10)
BTTS Yes @ 2.10 (eleven/10).
