Ukraine vs North Macedonia: Predictions and Betting Tips

Ukraine

The Ukrainians lost their opening match against the group favourites, the Dutch, 3-2. Despite the defeat, the Ukrainians showed a high level of play.

In the Ukrainian team, players like Zinchenko, Yarmolenko, Malinovskyi or Yaremchuk stood out with a good game. Probably the best players in this team.

In the last two meetings with the Macedonians, the Ukrainians won in both matches.

North Macedonia

Despite opening with a defeat in a competition they are playing in for the first time in their history, the Macedonians gave a good account of themselves against the Austrians. In fact, at some point in the match when it was 1-1, it seemed that the match was heading more towards a victory for them, although in the end the Austrians won 3-1.

Among the Macedonians, players such as Bardhi, who is the brains of this team, and Aliovski, the left-back with his constant surges was a constant nuisance for the Austrians.

Out of four encounters against Ukraine, the Macedonians have only been able to beat them once.

Key Stats

• Two wins, two draws and one defeat for Ukraine in their last five games
• Ukraine have conceded at least one goal in three of their last five games
• Three wins, one draw and one defeat for Macedonia in their last five games
• Four of the last five games of Macedonia have ended with over 2.5 total match goals

Ukraine vs North Macedonia Predictions

The match is played in Romania, so neither team benefits directly from home advantage. In football terms, we see the Ukrainians as far superior to the Macedonians, who have some good players, but not enough to win a match against an opponent like Ukraine.

In the first matchday both, the Ukraine and North Macedonia games, ended with over 2.5 total match goals, which makes us think that the approach of playing high up the pitch and looking for points will remain for this game. So we think this match will also have plenty of goals.