Wales vs Ukraine prediction
Wales
Ukraine
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- Date: 05.06.2022
- Competition: World Cup Play-offs
- KO: 18:00
- Venue: Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd))
Wales and Ukraine come head to head on Sunday evening at the Cardiff City Stadium with a place at the FIFA World Cup on the line.
Betting tips Wales vs Ukraine
Ukraine emerged from their semi-final contest with Scotland with an impressive and well-deserved 3:1 success against a laboured Scottish side and while the visitors will take plenty of confidence from that win, they should expect a tougher contest when they make the short journey south to take on a strong-looking Welsh side.
Both sides have shown plenty of attacking quality in recent outings while Wales have seen BTTS in 7 of their last 9 matches including each of the last 5. Ukraine, likewise, have seen BTTS in 8 of their last 9 and a similar outcome seems likely even if this could prove a tense occasion with so much on the line.
Indeed, despite the high-octane occasion, goals have to be the call here with Wales seeing BTTS in each of their last 4 home matches while Ukraine have seen both teams scoring in 8 of their last 9 away matches.
BTTS is available at 1.83 odds at the time of writing and while we expect both to score, picking a winner looks a little trickier with little to choose between two nations currently separated by just 9 positions in the FIFA rankings.
With home advantage, Wales will fancy their chances but with the support of the world behind them, Ukraine should prove a tough nut to crack and we fancy this one to go the distance with extra-time and penalties potentially required to produce a winner.
Final score 2:2
Wales vs Ukraine Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Wales
1 : 0
Ukraine
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Ukraine
1 : 0
Wales
Last matches of Wales
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Wales
1 : 0
Ukraine
Friendly International
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Wales
1 : 1
Czech Republic
Friendly International
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Wales
2 : 1
Austria
Friendly International
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Wales
1 : 1
Belgium
Friendly International
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Wales
5 : 1
Belarus
Friendly International
Last matches of Ukraine
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Wales
1 : 0
Ukraine
WC Qualification Europe
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Scotland
1 : 3
Ukraine
WC Qualification Europe
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
0 : 2
Ukraine
WC Qualification Europe
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Ukraine
1 : 1
Bulgaria
WC Qualification Europe
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Ukraine
1 : 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
WC Qualification Europe
Wales Team News
Caretaker coach Rob Page has named a strong-looking 28 man squad with key players including Bale, Ramsey, Allen, and Davis all included.
However, Ben Woodburn and Tom Lawrence have been left out.
A young Welsh team fell to a midweek loss in Poland however Page was able to rest all of the aforementioned star men for that defeat.
Ukraine Team News
Ukraine impressed with a dominant 3:1 win against Scotland and head coach Oleksandr Petrakov has a strong squad to choose from with only Serhiy Kryvtsov and Serhiy Buletsa unavailable because of injury.
Wales vs Ukraine Predicted Lineup
This is the predicted lineup, starting 11 and formations may change.
W. Hennessey
B. Davies
C. Roberts
J. Rodon
N. Williams
J. Allen
A. Ramsey
E. Ampadu
H. Wilson
D. James
G. Bale
H. Bushchan
M. Matvienko
O. Karavaev
V. Mykolenko
I. Zabarnyi
T. Stepanenko
R. Malinovskyi
O. Zinchenko
A. Yarmolenko
R. Yaremchuk
V. Tsygankov
Key Facts Wales vs Ukraine
- Wales have seen BTTS in each of their last 4 home matches
- Ukraine have seen BTTS in 8 of their last 9 away matches
- Both previous competitive meetings between these sides finished as a score draw
- Wales have drawn 5 of their last 8 home matches
- Ukraine have drawn 5 of their 9 most recent matches
Main prediction Wales - Ukraine
Both Teams to Score
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