Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Scotland
Match Time & Date:
21/09/2022
02:45 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Ukraine
Scotland will look to build on a thrilling 4-1 win over Armenia when they take on Ukraine in the Nations League B group 1. Steve Clark’s men quickly bounced back from a 3-0 loss to Ireland, and they now have a chance to overtake Ukraine in top position. Defender Kieran Tiernay is back to the squad, as well as midfielder Ryan Fraser, who has been in a fine form of late. The likes of Andy Robertson, John Souttar, Liam Cooper, and Ross Stewart are sidelined with injuries.
The Ukrainians, on the other hand, are leading the standings ahead of the trip to Glasgow. When the two teams met in the World Cup playoffs in June Ukraine defeated Scotland 3-1, but a close encounter is on the horizon this time out. Both Georgy Bushchan and Nikolay Sharapenko have been left out of the squad with injuries, speaking of the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Jon McLaughlin):
Jon McLaughlin is a goalkeeper who plays for Sunderland. The 188-cm-tall shoot-stopper played for non-League sides Harrogate Railway Athletic and Harrogate Town in the past, but in 2008 he joined Bradford City. After spending six years at Valley Parade, McLaughlin signed a contract with Burton Albion and he has been playing for the Pirelli Stadium outfit ever since.
Jon McLaughlin made 45 appearances for Burton Albion in both 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 seasons and he has established his self as the team’s first-choice goalkeeper. He was producing scintillating displays for Burton in the 2015/2016 League One campaign and, no doubt, he helped the team secure promotion to the Championship.
Jon McLaughlin was born on 9 September, 1987 in Edinburgh, but he has yet to make his debut for the Scotland national team. Speaking of his honours, the goalkeeper won the Football League Two play-offs with Bradford City in the 2012/2013 season.
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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