Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Armenia
Match Time & Date:
24/09/2022
09:00 AM
Prediction: 0-2
Ukraine
Armenia will look to make amends for a massive 4-1 loss to Scotland when they take on Ukraine in the Nations League round 5. The Armenians aim to avoid relegation to League C, but given their three-game losing run in Group 1, home win should not be considered. To make things even worse for the hosts, defender Arman Hovhannisyan is banned for the match following his sending off in the defeat to Scotland.
The visitors, on the other hand, aim to retain top position, and we predict that they will take advantage of Armenia’s shaky defence. As for the visiting side, both Nikolay Sharapenko and Georgy Bushchan had to withdraw from the squad through injuries. Earlier in the process Ukraine recorded a routine 3-0 win over Armenia, which is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on the away team.
Highlighted Player (David Arshakyan):
David Arshakyan is a Russian footballer who currently plays for Chicago Fire as a striker. Arshakyan was born on August 16, 1994 and he played for local club Smena St. Petersburg during his youth career. On the other hand, he started his professional career with Armenian club FC Mika, but he made no more than three appearances for the Mika Stadium outfit.
The Russian footballer then joined Lithuanian side FK Trakai and he scored 36 goals in 57 appearances for the club in two seasons. On July 28, 2016 he produced probably the best performance of his career as he scored a hat-trick in a victory over FK Utenis Utena. Six days later it was announced that he would join MLS side Chicago Fire on a two-year deal.
Arshakyan made his debut for the club on August 27, 2016, coming as a substitute after 56 minutes. Speaking of his international career, the Chicago Fire attacker debuted for Armenian national team on September 4, 2016 against Denmark.
Highlighted Team (Ukraine):
After the country had gained independence from the Soviet Union, Ukraine played their first international match in 1992, and they have come a long way since. Zbirna have only once played at the World Cup finals so far, and they did really well to reach the quarter-finals in 2006, while they co-hosted the Euro 2012 with Poland, albeit failing to get past the group stage.
The generation that secured qualification for the Euro 2016 finals in France is arguably the most talented ever, with Yevhen Konoplyanka, Andriy Yarmolenko, Ruslan Rotan and Roman Zozulya the leading players, but plenty more talent present in Mikhail Fomenko’s squad.
Similar to the trademark style of former Soviet teams, Ukraine bases their tactics on rock-solid defence and swift counter-attacks, but it has to be noted that Zbirna possess a lot more technical skills and attacking potential than most other former Russian republics. Everything suggests that the most successful period in the history of the national team is ahead of them.
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