Our prediction for this Euro 2020 match:
Ukraine
Match Time & Date:
21/06/2021
18:00
Prediction: 1-1
Austria
A place in the EURO last 16 will be at stake when Ukraine and Austria face each other in Group C on Monday. Andriy Shevchenko’s troops quickly bounced back from a 3-2 loss to Netherlands, with the team beating North Macedonia in their second group game. Ukraine are one point away from securing a top-two finish, and we are positive that they will adopt a cautious approach in the decider.
Ferencavors attacker Oleksandr Zubkov is sidelined through injury, but he should be the only absentee in the home team. Austria defenders should have West Ham attacker Andriy Yarmolenko at bay as he has been scoring goals for fun at EURO 2020 finals. Marko Arnautovic, on the other hand, returns from suspension for the Austrians, and seeing that Franco Foda’s troops should be happy with one point from their last group game as well, share of spoils is on the cards.
Highlighted Player (Andriy Yarmolenko):
Arguably the most exciting Ukrainian player at the moment, Andriy Yarmolenko is the 26-year-old forward, who can play wide as a winger and fill in numerous positions in attack. Over the past few years there has been a gathering feeling that the player has outgrown the Ukrainian League and that with the player surpassing the 200-game mark for Dynamo Kyiv Yarmolenko should be heading west to Europe’s brighter stage.
Wanted and scouted by Spanish giants Barcelona, Yarmolenko attracted interest from many other clubs, predominantly from the Premier League, and was even close to joining Everton in summer 2016, but the Goodison outfit’s offer came too late to the Ukrainian club.
Talented forward is a free-scoring machine who has already scored more than 115 goals for the club he spent his entire career with. The two-footed winger is equally adept through the middle and is a versatile force that would be a good addition to any self-respecting European side.
Yarmolenko made hi Ukraine debut in 2009 and has so far been capped 63 times, during which he scored 26 goals for the national set-up.
Highlighted Team (Austria):
Austria is one of Europe’s oldest national football teams and they enjoyed plenty of success during the 1930’s, earning the nickname Wunderteam in the process. Das Team achieved a fourth-place finish at the second World Cup in 1934, before finishing in third place at the 1954 finals. However, Austria have since participated at another five World Cup finals, never getting past the first knockout stage.
Das Team were even more disappointing in the European Championship qualifying campaigns, failing to qualify for 12 straight tournaments before appearing at the 2008 finals as co-hosts. However, Austria made it to the Euro 2016 in style, winning nine of ten qualifiers to suggest the team may be on the path to return to old glory days.
Former Bayern Munich midfielder Andreas Herzog is the team’s most capped footballer with 103 appearances, whereas Toni Polster is the most prolific striker with 44 goals in 95 outings. Matthias Sinderlar, Ernst Ocwirk, Herbert Prohaska and Hans Krankl are some of the most notable players to have represented Austria over the years.
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