Azerbaijan vs Ukraine prediction 09.09.2025 | World Cup 2026 Qualification
Azerbaijan
Kick off:
Date:
Ukraine
1
6.75
X
4.35
2
1.46
Contents
- Competition: World Cup 2026 Qualification - Europe
- Date: 9th September, 2025
- Kickoff: 17:00 UK / 18:00 CEST
- Venue: Tofiq Bəhramov
Two sides who opened their qualification campaigns with defeat - Azerbaijan and Ukraine - will both be looking to collect their first points when they meet at the Tofiq Bəhramov Stadium on Tuesday. This will be their first-ever World Cup qualifying encounter; their only previous meetings were friendlies nearly 20 years ago.
Azerbaijan vs Ukraine Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Azerbaijan
0 : 0
Ukraine
Friendly International
There is no competitive World Cup qualifying history between these teams. Their last clashes came in 2006 friendlies - a 0–0 draw in Baku followed by a 6–0 Ukrainian victory on home soil six months later.
Azerbaijan team overview
Azerbaijan endured a disastrous start on Friday, suffering a 5–0 defeat to Iceland in Reykjavik. Fernando Santos’ men struggled to keep the ball - Iceland held 71% possession - and managed just two shots with an xG of 0.48.
Their poor form stretches back further: no wins in their last 11 matches across all competitions, with the most recent victory coming against Kazakhstan in June 2024. Santos is unlikely to make wholesale changes to the starting XI for Tuesday.
Last matches of Azerbaijan
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Iceland
5 : 0
Azerbaijan
WC Qualification Europe
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Azerbaijan
1 : 2
Hungary
Friendly International
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Latvia
0 : 0
Azerbaijan
Friendly International
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Azerbaijan
0 : 2
Belarus
Friendly International
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Azerbaijan
0 : 3
Haiti
Friendly International
Azerbaijan lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Şahrudin Mahammadaliev
Defenders
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14
Elvin Badalov
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4
Bahlul Mustafazada
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2
Rahman Dashdamirov
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13
Abbas Hüseynov
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3
Elvin Cafarquliyev
Midfielders
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6
Sabuhi Abdullazada
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8
Emin Makhmudov
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20
Ismayil Ibrahimli
Forwards
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19
Nariman Akhundzade
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10
Mahir Emreli
Ukraine team overview
Ukraine also lost their opener, falling 2–0 to France in Wrocław. Despite the defeat, it was a competitive showing: four big chances created, only one fewer than the French, and an xG of 1.91. Recent form remains mixed, with two wins from their last five matches in all competitions.
Head coach Serhiy Rebrov is expected to stick with a largely unchanged lineup against Azerbaijan.
Last matches of Ukraine
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Ukraine
0 : 2
France
WC Qualification Europe
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New Zealand
1 : 2
Ukraine
Friendly International
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Belgium
3 : 0
Ukraine
UEFA Nations League
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Ukraine
3 : 1
Belgium
UEFA Nations League
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Albania
1 : 2
Ukraine
UEFA Nations League
Ukraine lineup
Goalkeeper
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12
Anatoliy Trubin
Defenders
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2
Yukhym Konoplia
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13
Ilya Zabarnyi
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22
Mykola Matviyenko
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17
Oleksandr Zinchenko
Midfielders
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18
Yehor Yarmolyuk
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8
Georgiy Sudakov
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6
Ivan Kalyuzhnyi
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9
Oleksii Hutsuliak
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20
Oleksandr Zubkov
Forwards
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11
Artem Dovbyk
Prediction
Azerbaijan’s record in World Cup qualifiers is bleak: no wins in their last 11, and you have to go back to 2017 for their last success - against San Marino, one of FIFA’s lowest-ranked sides. Ukraine, by contrast, went unbeaten in the group phase of World Cup 2022 qualifying (two wins, six draws).
Given Azerbaijan’s long-standing struggles, Ukraine should have enough quality to secure a comfortable victory on Tuesday.
Three reasons we expect Ukraine to Win
- Azerbaijan were swept aside 5–0 by Iceland in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
- They are winless in their last 11 matches across all competitions.
- Azerbaijan have also failed to win any of their past 11 World Cup qualifying fixtures, with their last victory coming against San Marino in 2017.
Main prediction Azerbaijan - Ukraine
Ukraine to win
Best Odds:
Megapari
1.57
Azerbaijan vs Ukraine standings in WC Qualification Europe
| Group D | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 - 0 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 5 | -5 | 0 |