Ukraine vs Estonia
International – Friendlies
Date: Thursday, 14 November 2019
Kick-off at 17:00 UK/ 18:00 CET
Venue: Slavutych-Arena.
Ukraine has conceded three goals in the first round in their last two friendly matches vs. state-ranked lower. The hosts have scored at least twice in seven of their last six games. Three of the last four defeats Estonia has seen them actually lose the second round 3-0.
Estonia is one of nine sides without back victories in their own ECQ campaign, averaging a paltry 0.29 goals per game while conceding (average) 3.0 goals per game. they conceded ten goals away has been spread equally between the two halves, which means that the Estonian average over 1.5 goals conceded in each half. Overall, Estonia has failed to score in their last 306 minutes of play in all the games - but it gets worse. The Baltic visitors also has lost by a margin of at least four goals, and have failed to score in three games vs. ranked countries in the top ten places of Ukraine. Veteran Konstantin Vassijlev is Estonia's top scorer in their ranks at this time, and the third all-time leading scorer (25 goals). He as one of the Estonia pocketed a paltry two goals ECQ haul.
Ukraine vs Estonia - Match Stats:
Ukraine and Estonia have previously faced each other on four occasions, two of which came during the UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying Ukraine wins in all four games, in which Zbirna won with an aggregate score of 10-0.
Ukraine without Denys Boyko injured, Mykyta Burda, Yevhen Konoplyanka and Oleksandr Zinchenko. Júnior Moraes and Marlos has withdrawn from the squad.
ENAR Estonia Madis Jääger injured while Vohmann, Rauno Sappinen and Vlasiy Sinyavskiy not remember.
Ukraine vs Estonia - Project Formation:
Ukraine
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Lunin - Karavayev, Kryvtsov, Matviyenko, Sobol - Buyalskyi, Malinovskyi - Yarmolenko, Kovalenko, Tsygankov - Yaremchuk
Manager: Andriy Shevchenko
Estonia
Formation: 4-1-4-1
Lepmets - Baranov, Tamm, Mets, Pikk - Antonov - Kams, Ainsalu, Vassiljev, Liivak - Sergei Zenjov
Ukraine vs Estonia Predictions
The latest game from the Ukraine ended with a victory boost confidence for the team. They are at home and ruled that hosting Euro, as well as the Champions League Nations, Portugal, and still managed to register a victory. And before you jump to conclusions, the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Joao Felix, Nelson Semedo, etc. are present in the line-up.
On top of this, the home team must finish time playing with a man less on the field, and still, guests can not take advantage of it.
Immediately in the sixth minute itself, Ukraine found the back of the net, to put Portugal under pressure. Just 20 minutes later, the former adding another to increase the lead to two. The visitors did not try their best to get back into the match, and they succeeded in that little, like Cristiano was able to put one back through a penalty.
However, the host then do hold on against attack and registered victories.
Meanwhile, Estonia, facing defeat in their last home match, against former four-time world champions Germany. The match was really a unilateral see guests putting three unanswered goals to secure the victory.
As the two took each other, hands on obviously go to Ukraine. The team does have the home advantage, and they held a 100% winning record against these opponents. Moreover, they never even conceded a single goal against these rivals, and in fact, has scored three goals or more each time they have been given home advantage in the clash.
Moreover, while Estonia is placed dead-last in their Qualification Euro campaign, while their peers are placed at the top of their table. Finally, the home side are unbeaten in 18 of their former 19 match-ups, while their opposite numbers without a win in their last six.
Consequently, it is easy to expect Ukraine to script out convincing victory-day match.
