Ukraine vs North Macedonia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th October 2023

Ukraine go up against North Macedonia this coming Saturday in a game played out at epet Arena. A few teams are still looking for a ticket to the knockout phase, as we have reached the final stretch of the European Championship group phase. Ukraine go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 3-2 the last two times they played North Macedonia.

Before the sixth round of this group, Ukraine rank as number three with seven points, while North Macedonia, having collected seven points rank as number four. North Macedonia take on Ukraine as number 66, whereas the home side sit as number 24 in the FIFA world ranking.

This has turned into a very tight group, as expected, with both sides in need of a win here to keep track of Italy in second. England are the run-away leaders with Ukraine and North Macedonia equal on seven points along with Italy, who have a game in hand, though. A defeat here could prove very costly.

Ukraine vs North Macedonia Prediction

Ukraine Form

Ukraine collected four points from their last three matches, starting with a 1-0 win against Malta. It was followed by a 1-1 draw with England and a 2-1 defeat against Italy. Ukraine managed to win two of their past six internationals. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

North Macedonia Form

North Macedonia gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 7-0 against England, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Italy. Their latest match brought a 0-2 win in their encounter with Malta. North Macedonia won half their previous six internationals, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding 12.

Both Ukraine and North Macedonia are having difficulty containing their opponents, making a bet on both teams to score seem like a wise choice at epet Arena.

Ukraine vs North Macedonia Team News

When it comes to the match between Ukraine and North Macedonia at epet Arena, the former has only one player unavailable for selection.

Andriy Lunin from Ukraine are unable to participate in their forthcoming encounter this coming Saturday due to an injury.

North Macedonia just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Ukraine at the epet Arena.

Darko Churlinov nurses an injury and won't be travelling with North Macedonia.

Ukraine vs North Macedonia H2H

When these two nations last faced off against each other in the European Championship, Ukraine ended up taking the glory in a 3-2 win 16 June 2023. Ukraine enter the match against North Macedonia with a 4-1-1 record in their previous six encounters. A win rate of 67%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Ukraine vs North Macedonia Results

In the last six matches between Ukraine and North Macedonia, both teams to score came up two times.

Ukraine vs North Macedonia Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the European Championship, Andriy Yarmolenko will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. North Macedonia hope Eljif Elmas can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three European Championship goals in his last six European Championship games.

Ukraine claimed two wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing six and losing two. North Macedonia won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost four of these matches. Ukraine managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at epet Arena.

In the past six encounters between Ukraine and North Macedonia over 2.5 goals came out two times, with Ukraine scoring an average of 1.33 goals per game. North Macedonia averaged 0.67 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Ukraine’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for North Macedonia, who managed to score one time in those matches.