Moldova vs Ukraine prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-06-10 15:00.
[p]After missing out on qualification for this summer’s European Championships, Moldova will sign off for the summer with this friendly against Ukraine. There’s still plenty of incentive for the hosts to win here as it would mark a third consecutive victory, the joint-most in the history of the national team after back-to-back successes over the Cayman Islands and Cyprus.[/p]
[p]The quality of the opponent will be considerably higher here, but the Moldovans have held their own regardless recently, losing just one of their last six games (W2, D3). As two of those draws came against better-ranked nations, Moldova may be confident of securing a first-ever H2H win (D1, L2), though this will be the first meeting between the sides in nearly a decade.[/p]
[p]Ukraine lost 3-1 to Poland in their most recent friendly on Friday, ending a seven-game unbeaten run with a whimper (W5, D2). With their Group E opener at the Euros against Romania looming large, getting back to winning ways here is vital as Serhiy Rebrov’s men look to avoid losing successive matches for the first time since a three-match streak in November 2020. [/p]
[p]Perhaps worryingly, that sequence started with a loss in an international friendly to Poland! Any repeat of a streak like that would present a major stumbling block to their tournament ambitions as they look to build on their impressive performance in Euro 2020 in which they reached the quarter-finals, though that was just their second-ever appearance in the knockout stages of a major tournament.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Ion Nicolaescu loves an early goal, netting Moldova’s opener in four of his last five scoring games. Ukraine’s response could well come from Andriy Yarmolenko, whose last six national goals have come in games where both teams scored.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both teams scored in seven of Moldova’s last ten matches, which was also the case in eight of Ukraine’s last 12 games.[/p]