Scotland v Ukraine
21 September 1945hrs
Football – Europe – Nations League
Pick Scotland AH+0.25
Bookmaker bet365
Odds: 1.52 odds taken 0709 GMT, Tuesday 20th September
Wednesday evening brings us the return of the Nations League and features this upcoming top of the table clash in League B/Group 1 between Scotland and Ukraine at Hampden Park with Scotland looking to overhaul the visitors into top spot with a win here, while Ukraine will be determined to hold onto the lead, being just one point ahead of their hosts.
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Scotland Preview – Can the Scots avenge World Cup defeat?
Scotland will get a chance to take revenge upon a Ukraine outfit on Wednesday night when they play host to their visitors at Hampden Park, looking to erase their World Cup heartbreak against the same opponents back in early June which saw Scotland lose 3-1 at home in the World Cup play-offs semi-final.
Wales would go on to end Ukraine’s World Cup dream but nevertheless, Scotland will feel that there’s unfinished business ahead of this upcoming clash at Hampden Park and given the fact that the hosts and Ukraine are now also battling it out for supremacy at the top of Group 1, this upcoming encounter has added spice to it.
Overall results will encourage Scotland here as the hosts have suffered just two defeats out of their last 12 matches across all competitions, which were losses to Ukraine in the World Cup qualifier and a heavy 3-0 loss away from home at Republic of Ireland in the Nations League, but the hosts have also picked up a total of eight wins during this period as well.
The Scots have also lost just two of their previous 15 games on home soil and have collected 10 wins in the process and having also kept a total of eight clean sheets in addition, the hosts look to stand a decent chance of gaining a result here on Wednesday night at Hampden Park, especially as the hosts can often be relied upon to score at home as they’ve failed to score in just two of these last 15 home matches.
In addition, Scotland still remain unbeaten at home in the Nations League format, picking up five wins and drawing once, so Steve Clarke’s Tartan Army look a solid prospect here on Wednesday night.
Ukraine Preview – Can lightning strike twice for Ukraine?
Ukraine face another road trip on Wednesday night as they prepare for this upcoming clash in Glasgow against Scotland but is unlikely to faze the visitors too much as they have had to play their international matches in Poland due to the ongoing conflict with Russia, and they’ll be hoping that lightning strikes twice on Wednesday night as they look to get the better of Scotland once again.
Ukraine bring a pretty solid sequence of results into this top of the table encounter against their hosts in Group 1 of this Nations League competition as the visitors have lost just one of their last 13 matches in all competitions, the singular loss being the acutely disappointing 1-0 defeat to Wales in the World Cup qualifier final.
Nevertheless, Ukraine have managed to shrug off their disappointment as they’ve knuckled down in this season’s Nations League campaign and as a result, the visitors still remain unbeaten after the opening three games of the group stage, recording wins against Republic of Ireland and Armenia along with holding the Irish to a 1-1 draw ‘at home’ in Poland.
However, results away from home in the Nations League still require further attention as Oleksandr Petrakov’s side have won just two of their last six matches away from home and have also slipped to four defeats on their travels, with defeats being dealt out to them at Slovakia, Spain, Germany and Switzerland, so this trip to Glasgow holds no guarantees of success.
Ukraine have also kept just one clean sheet on the road during these six away games.
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Key Facts – Scotland v Ukraine Tip
- Scotland have lost just 2 of their previous 15 games on home soil
- Ukraine have lost 4 out of their previous 6 away games in Nations League
- Ukraine beat Scotland in a recent World Cup qualifier 3-1 away
Scotland will be eager to set the record straight at Hampden Park against Ukraine whom they lost their World Cup qualifier to, and the hosts will see this as a chance to get one over their visitors with the incentive of claiming top spot in Group 1 and to further their chances for possible promotion up to League A.
The best betting odds for Scotland v Ukraine
Scotland to win: 2.45 at bet365
Draw: 3.20 at bet365
Ukraine to win: 3.00 at bet365
