SM
Watford vs. Leeds: 5 hrs 32 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data
SN
World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Play-offs - Semi-finals
Jun 1, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Hampden Park
UN

Scotland
1 - 3
Ukraine

McGregor (79')
Dykes (45'), McGinn (59')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Yarmolenko (33'), Yaremchuk (49'), Dovbyk (90+5')
Yaremchuk (5'), Malinovskyi (11'), Shaparenko (84')

Preview: Scotland vs. Ukraine - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: Scotland vs. Ukraine - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Scotland and Ukraine, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Sports Mole

Scotland will take on Ukraine in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup playoffs on Wednesday evening, with the winner set to face Wales in the final on Sunday.

The last-four contest was originally set to take place in April, but the match was rescheduled for the start of June due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.


Match preview

Scotland have not been present in the finals of a World Cup since 1998, but a win on Wednesday would see them take on Wales for a position in the 2022 competition.

The winners of Sunday's final will advance to the finals of the tournament, taking on England, Iran and the USA in the group stage.

Scotland impressed in their World Cup qualification group, picking up 23 points from their 10 matches courtesy of a record of seven wins, two draws and one defeat, while they only conceded seven times in Group F.

Steve Clarke's side have actually won each of their last six qualification games, including a 2-0 success over Denmark last November, but they have played twice since then, drawing with Poland and Austria in friendlies back in March.

Scotland are entering a busy period, preparing to face Armenia twice and the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League, but there is no question that their full focus will currently be on securing World Cup qualification, and they will need to beat two tough teams to advance to the finals.

Ukraine, meanwhile, claimed second in Group D behind France, picking up 12 points from their eight matches, which allowed them to finish a point above third-place Finland.

The Blue and Yellows have not been present in the finals of a World Cup since 2006, when they reached the quarter-finals of the competition, losing 3-0 to Italy in Hamburg.

Due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, football has had to take a back seat, and this will be their first competitive match since beating Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 in their final World Cup qualifier on November 16.

Oleksandr Petrakov's side reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2020, losing 4-0 to England in the final eight, and they are preparing to take on Scotland for just the third time in their history.

Both fixtures occurred during qualification for Euro 2008, with Ukraine winning 2-0 in Kiev before Scotland recorded a 3-1 victory in Glasgow one year later.

Scotland World Cup Qualifying - Europe form:
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • W

Scotland form (all competitions):
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • D
  • D

Ukraine World Cup Qualifying - Europe form:
  • D
  • D
  • D
  • W
  • D
  • W

Ukraine form (all competitions):
  • D
  • W
  • D
  • D
  • W
  • W


Team News

Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson played the full 90 minutes of Saturday's Champions League final with Real Madrid, but the left-back is expected to start for Scotland here.

Kieran Tierney is definitely out through injury, while Ryan Jack has been forced to pull out of the squad through injury, with uncapped Allan Campbell earning a call-up.

Nathan Patterson has a chance of playing a part against Ukraine, having recovered from an ankle injury, while John McGinn, Lyndon Dykes and Ryan Christie are set to feature in the forward areas.

Manchester United's Scott McTominay is expected to line up in central midfield alongside Callum McGregor, but there are plenty of other options in that area, including Stuart Armstrong and Billy Gilmour.

Ukraine, meanwhile, have no fresh injury concerns heading into the contest, and there are not expected to be any major surprises in their starting side.

Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko will feature in central midfield, while Andriy Yarmolenko is set to play in a front three alongside Roman Yeremchuk and Viktor Tsyhankov.

Everton's Vitaliy Mykolenko will play at left-back for Ukraine, while Taras Stepanenko and Zinchenko are expected to be joined in central midfield by Ruslan Malinovskyi.

Scotland possible starting lineup:
Gordon; Hendry, Hanley, Cooper; O'Donnell, McTominay, McGregor, Robertson; McGinn, Dykes, Christie

Ukraine possible starting lineup:
Pyatov; Karavaev, Zabarnyi, Matvienko, Mykolenko; Malinovskyi, Stepanenko, Zinchenko; Yarmolenko, Yaremchuk, Tsygankov


We say: Scotland 2-1 Ukraine

Ukraine are more than capable of triumphing on Wednesday, but Scotland have home advantage, and they will be backed by a vocal crowd in Glasgow. Ukraine have enough quality in the forward areas to score, but we fancy Clarke's team to net twice to secure their spot in the playoff final.


For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.


Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting over 1.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Over 1.5:data


body check tags ::

Previews by email

Click here to get Sports Mole's daily email of previews and predictions for every major game!


amp_article__487041 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2022-06-01 18:49:27:
html db last update - 2022-05-30 09:10:08 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Read more!
Share this article now:


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Recommended Next on SM
World Cup 2022: England confirmed in Pot 1 as draw seedings revealed
Liverpool, Bayern suffer huge blow as Alonso confirms Leverkusen stay
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Ten Hag confirms vital Man Utd player could return against Brentford

NEW

1

TH

Man City vs. Arsenal: Head-to-head record and past meetings

2

MC

Fluminense president claims Chelsea defender will leave club this summer

3

FP

Preview: Estoril vs. Porto - prediction, team news, lineups

4

PE

Preview: Inter Miami vs. NY City - prediction, team news, lineups

5

PI

Preview: Barcelona vs. Las Palmas - prediction, team news, lineups

6

PB

Arsenal 'optimistic over triple injury boost for Man City clash'

7

A'

Man City injury, suspension list vs. Arsenal - De Bruyne, Stones and more

8

MC

Preview: Chelsea vs. Burnley - prediction, team news, lineups

9

PC

Key Man City duo miss training ahead of Arsenal title clash

10

KM


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .