Poland vs Ukraine
11th November 2000hrs
Football – Poland – International Friendly
Pick Poland to win
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 13/10 odds taken 04:40 GMT Tuesday, 10th November
This is one of Wednesday’s international friendly matches which looks to be pretty interesting for football betting.
Both will be looking forward to more important Nations League matches coming up, but this is a good chance nonetheless to find some form.
Poland are the favourites for this one on home turf, but they did let the last such fixture between the two nations slip.
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Poland Preview – Can Poland extend unbeaten form
Poland are undefeated in their last four games, winning three of those. So they are in pretty good shape at the moment.
They are going into this home fixture on Wednesday night as the 13/10 favourites for success* (odds taken 04:40 GMT Tuesday, 10th November).
In their last match, they strolled to a 3-0 home win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Nations League.
That followed a good 0-0 draw against Italy.
So that is also back to back clean sheets for Poland. A Poland to win to nil option for Wednesday night’s game is at 11/4* (odds taken 04:40 GMT Tuesday, 10th November).
That has not been the trend when the two nations meet in Poland.
Each of the last three such matches have seen both teams score.
This will be the first meeting between Poland and Ukraine since they squared off at Euro 2016.
It was a 1-0 win for Poland on that occasion.
That is, however, the only win that they have taken against Ukraine in their last six meetings (W1 D2 L3).
So it isn’t a particularly great record that Poland have going against Ukraine, but the Polish are a team in decent form.
It’s unlikely star striker Robert Lewandowksi is going to get a full game here, just because of it being a friend.
But still, when he is in action he is always going to be worth a look for football betting.
The Bayern Munich star is an 11/10 favourite in the Poland v Ukraine anytime goalscorer market* (odds taken 04:40 GMT Tuesday, 10th November).
Lewandowski scored two of Poland’s three goals in their win over Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Ukraine Preview – Can Ukraine lift their form?
There have been struggles with form for Ukraine recently. In their last match they did pull off an unexpected victory over Spain.
That was in competitive Nations League action. It was totally against the odds as well because Ukraine had been on a three-match losing streak before that.
Also because they had lost 4-0 earlier in the Nations League campaign to Spain.
Now will come the question of whether or not Ukraine can push on with a bit of form after that big lift of confidence.
It has been a W2 D1 L3 record in their last six matches and in that win over Spain came their only clean sheet in their last seven games.
Both teams to score is a 5/6 football betting option* (odds taken 04:40 GMT Tuesday, 10th November).
The worry for them will be about the number of goals that they have given up in their recent matches still.
Ukraine have conceded a total of fifteen goals in their last four games, which is a very high average per game against.
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But has Ukraine turned the corner following that victory over Spain? That’s the big question here.
Of course, this is not a competitive game and following this, they are playing in Germany on the weekend in the Nations League.
That’s where they will want to prove themselves. So we don’t think that Ukraine is going to be particularly geared up for this one.
That’s why we think that they are going to fall to Poland, but again, leaning on this being a friendly, we only see a narrow margin in the game.
Poland vs Ukraine Betting Advice
We would back Poland to come away tight the victory. They are in good form and look plenty confident to take this.
Poland to win by a 1 goal margin is at 3/1 odds* (odds taken 04:40 GMT Tuesday, 10th November).
Tha looks to be around the mark on the surface of things for a football betting option.
Key Facts – Poland vs Ukraine Betting Tip
- Poland have won one of their last six against Ukraine
- Poland are unbeaten in four matches (W3 D1)
- Ukraine have lost three of their last four games played
Both have much bigger games to come on the weekend, and they will both have one eye on those fixtures.
So there is no way that we see this being a rip-roaring goal-fest on the night.
But Poland do the look the better of the two based on current form so it is the home win that we just have to roll with.
The best betting odds for Poland vs Ukraine
Poland to win: 12/1 at Bet365
Draw: 13/5 at Bet365
Ukraine to win: 10/11 at Bet365
