Poland vs Ukraine prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-06-06 18:45.
[p]A successful penalty shootout victory against Wales in March propelled Poland to their fifth consecutive European Championship appearance this summer, though as one of the last teams to qualify for the tournament via the play-offs, they’re understandably considered to be well out of contention to progress beyond the group stage this time around. An appropriate test of their standing in this upcoming tournament is this friendly against Ukraine, who were one of the other two countries to qualify through the March play-offs.[/p]
[p]Head coach Michał Probierz ran a 29-man squad through a training camp ahead of two friendlies in Warsaw, where they remain unbeaten since the 2022 World Cup (W5, D1) following a 5-1 demolition of Estonia in March. Probierz pointed to “several players having minor health problems” as a reason for selecting an extended squad, as he expects injuries will make the task of trimming it down to the maximum of 26 easier.[/p]
[p]Ukraine have lost the only two H2Hs to take place over the last decade, but have given themselves the best opportunity to enact revenge with some solid form over the last 12 months. The most recent of their seven consecutive games without defeat (W5, D2) was a defiant 0-0 draw away to Germany in Nuremberg, during which they kept a clean sheet in spite of facing an enormous 26 shot attempts. Â [/p]
[p]Visiting manager Serhiy Rebrov celebrated his 50th birthday with what he described as a “useful” runout that showed Ukraine can “play at the level of the German national team”. That game alone also saw them move ahead of Romania as the most likely challenger to Group E favourites Belgium in many markets, and they therefore ought to be approaching their final two friendlies with a wealth of confidence as a result[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Poland’s Krzysztof Piątek ended his first Turkish Süper Lig campaign with a sublime hat-trick to seal Başakşehir’s place in Europe next season, whilst he’s also scored in each of his last four international friendlies! After keeping Germany at bay, Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin has returned clean sheets in four of his last five internationals. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Seven of Poland’s last eight wins were accompanied by a clean sheet.[/p]