Ukraine friendly match

Betting Tips Ukraine play host to Slovakia on Friday in a friendly in which both teams will look to use as a springboard toward future international success. Key Stat: Slovakia were the second place team that ended up being left out of the playoffs. Expert Verdict: Two very good teams that missed out on going to Russia will meet in this match. Both teams have quality players, but they were just a little bit off in their ukraine friendly match and it ended up costing them a chance at at least getting into the playoffs.

Ukraine are at home here, and we suspect that they will have the advantage in this match as a result against the visiting Slovakians. Bonus Offers For football Get access to free bets and bonuses from top football betting sites. Latest promotional offers are available for both New and existing customers! Team News Andriy Shevchenko has injuries to center back Yaroslav Rakitskiy, midfielder Taras Stepanenko, and forward Artem Kravets that are holding them out of this friendly. Andriy Yarmolenko is on the pitch, they have a chance at any result. He’s so good at cutting in from the right on his left foot and scoring goals that he is a constant threat to any team. He has to be watched at all times, as his side goals and two assists in qualification points out.

Team News Jan Kozak won’t have striker Michal Duris or midfielder Jan Gregus available to him due to injuries ahead of this friendly. Key Man Slovakia’s main scorer in qualification was 32 year old veteran striker Adam Nemec. He scored five goals for them as they ended up falling just short of a spot in the playoffs that they would have so badly craved. He has 11 goals now to his name in international football, showing he’s been a sort of late bloomer in his own right to get to his current total. In Euro 2016 Qualification, the sides drew 0-0 in Slovakia in 2015 and saw Ukraine lose 0-1 at home the year prior. Ukraine ended up in third place in Group H, knocking them out of the playoffs.

Had they won at home against Croatia, they would have had the chance to be in them instead, but they faltered in the end. They were fairly good at home to pick up ten out of a possible 15 points, but it was that match that sealed their fate in the end. Slovakia might feel a little hard done by that they finished second and couldn’t get a chance to at least participate in the playoffs, but they just didn’t do enough in the end to warrant a spot in truth. They defended their home turf well enough, but they lost three times away from home in the group and that was their ultimate downfall. A trip to Ukraine could be used as a learning experience for the next qualification campaign’s away trips. 1 odds if correct at full time via Bet365. Ukraine vs Slovakia Prediction Ukraine gets a very slight win over Slovakia in this match.