Ace Football previews the World Cup semi-final playoff between Scotland and Ukraine and offers team stats, fixture history, betting tips and the latest odds.
Ace Football previews the World Cup semi-final playoff between Scotland and Ukraine and offers team stats, fixture history, betting tips and the latest odds.Scotland and Ukraine meet at Hampden Park on Wednesday in a semi-final playoff clash for the 2022 World Cup. The winner will face Wales in the final this Sunday.
This match was originally scheduled to take place in April, but it had to be postponed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Current form and previous encounters between Scotland and Ukraine
Scotland look to build on their current momentum
Scotland look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started taking out Denmark in a 2-0 win, before a 1-1 draw followed against Poland. Their most recent outing resulted in a 2-2 draw in a hard-fought encounter with Austria.
Unbeaten Ukraine look solid
Ukraine look solid currently after going 3 matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Bosnia-Herzegovina. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Bulgaria in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Bosnia-Herzegovina in a 0-2 win.
Latest encounters between Scotland and Ukraine
Ukraine got knocked out when Scotland took a 3-1 win in 2007. It served as payback for the 2-0 defeat, the Blue and Yellow handed out in the reverse match.
Video from the last time Scotland and Ukraine met:
Betting stats and facts for Scotland and Ukraine
- Scotland have scored in 16 of the last 18 home matches
- Scotland have won the last 6 matches in a row
- Scotland have won 7 of the last 9 home matches
- In 6 of the last 7 away matches Ukraine played, both teams scored
- In 6 of the last 7 matches Ukraine played, both teams scored
- Ukraine have conceded in 12 of the last 13 away matches
Players to focus on in Scotland vs Ukraine
Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Lyndon Dykes. He is one of the players from Scotland who are in their best form. He managed to find the back of the net 4 times in his last 6 games, and will surely want to add some more goals against Ukraine.
The visitors will be looking to in-form Roman Yaremchuk to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently.
Best tips for the match: Scotland vs Ukraine
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this World Cup playoff, which are based on the above statements. Besides the main prediction for this game, we have also come up with some lower and higher risk alternatives.
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