Ukraine vs England Prediction & Betting Tips - Euro

Prediction published on 30/06/2021, 11:11  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 01/07/2021 at 06:59 in Euro Predictions

England and Ukraine will be playing for a place in the Euro 2020 semi final after going through mixed fortunes so far at the tournament. England left it late to beat Germany 2-0 while Ukraine saw off Sweden 2-1. Raheem Sterling was once again on the mark, his third goal of the tournament setting England on course before Harry Kane wrapped it up with his first goal of the competition. While England had a few nervy moments, on a general they had good balance in defence and attack, and after the win over Germany, they go to this game as favorites. For the first time in this competition, they will be playing away from Wembley, the game set to be staged in Rome, but they’ll hope the Wembley charm plays out in Italy. This latest win will have Gareth Southgate pondering on the selection for the quarters after another great cameo from Jack Grealish. Reverting from a back three used against Germany, to a back four to accommodate the Aston Villa man looks likely, while he will hope Kalvin Philips and Declan Rice avoid bookings, which would see them miss the semis. Of the teams still in the competition, only England are yet to concede a goal, a massive statement on their defensive discipline.

Ukraine were never tipped to get to this stage; in fact, it is their first time ever to get to this stage at European Championships. They didn’t have the best of starts to the competition losing 3-2 to Netherlands before getting some reprieve in a 2-1 win over North Macedonia. They were back on losing terms again in their final group game, falling 1-0 to Austria and just managed to advance as one of the best third placed sides. Here they face one of the top nations at this competition and though they showed their grit in beating Sweden, the toll of playing after England and going all the way to extra time will weigh them down. They will also be without striker Artem Bedesin who suffered a knee injury in their game against Sweden. However, England based Oleksandr Zinchenko will be inspired for this game after a goal and an assist in the win over Sweden. Andriy Shevchenko has used different formations in Ukraine’s four matches so far and his team has kept no clean sheet; it will be interesting to see how he lines up here, as Ukraine seeks a first win over England in four matches