Ukraine is looking to bounce back from the deflating defeat to Armenia over the weekend as they take on the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday in this UEFA Nations League fixture at Aviva Stadium. Showdown scheduled for June 8, 2022 21:45 EAT.
The hosts haven’t won any of their last 11 Nations League matches and somewhat surprisingly, they’re also yet to score a single goal in this competition on home soil. They’ve made a poor start to their Nations League campaign and have plenty of work to do. Republic of Ireland has still only lost twice in 13 games.
Stephen Kenny’s team will hope for improved result following a 1-0 defeat against Armenia in their previous game. In that game, Republic of Ireland had 68% possession, 13 shots with 2 of them on target. Armenia had 10 shots with 3 of them on target and a goal scored by Eduard Spertsyan (74’).
Meanwhile, the visitors failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup and will be eager to prove their mettle in this fixture. They will prepare for this League B Group 1 contest having endured significantly more disappointment having lost out to Wales in their World Cup playoff final.
Oleksandr Petrakov’s side will hope for better results following a 0-1 loss against Wales in their World Cup qualification playoff final. In that match, Ukraine had 68% possession, 22 shots with 9 of them on target. Wales got 10 shots with 3 of them on target and a goal scored by Andriy Yarmolenko (34’OG).
Republic of Ireland vs Ukraine head-to-head
This will be the first encounter between these two teams.
Home
- Armenia 1-0 Ireland
- Ireland 1-0 Lithuania
- Ireland 2-2 Belgium
- Luxembourg 0-3 Ireland
- Ireland 0-0 Portugal
Away
- Wales 1-0 Ukraine
- Scotland 1-3 Ukraine
- Rijeka 1-1 Ukraine
- Empoli 1-3 Ukraine
- M´gladbach 1-2 Ukraine
Republic of Ireland team news
Stephen Kenny will miss the services of Matt Doherty and Gavin Bazunu due to injuries.
Ukraine team news
Oleksandr Petrakov will have a fully fit squad ahead of this match.
Prediction and Odds
Both teams desperately want a triumph in mid-week, but I believe that both teams will be careful on defense, so I don’t believe that there will be too many chances at both ends of the field.
- Ukraine win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
