Armenia vs Ukraine Preview 24/09/2022

Armenia vs Ukraine – 24/09/2022

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Armenia host Ukraine on Saturday in Yerevan on the penultimate day of UEFA Nations League B Group 1. The Armenians have been eradicated from progressing to League A and are combating towards relegation to League C.

Ukraine are within the hunt for promotion to League A. The Yellow and Blue are two factors behind Group 1 chief Scotland.

The Scots gained 3-0 towards Ukraine in midweek to go high of the desk. Now, Ukraine are in a must-win scenario. A loss to Armenia and a Scotland win versus Eire in Glasgow would ship the Scots into League A for the subsequent version of the Nations League.

The reverse fixture between Armenia and Ukraine resulted in a 3-0 victory for the latter. Ruslan Malinovsky, Okelsandr Karavayev, and Vitaliy Mykolenko scored for Ukraine, with all three objectives coming within the second half.

Since defeating Armenia in June, Ukraine are winless in Nations League play. Ukraine drew 1-1 with Eire earlier than dropping in midweek to Scotland 3-0.

Armenia began the UEFA Nations League with a 1-0 win towards Eire. Eduard Spertsyan scored the match’s solely aim to ship Armenia to the win. Since profitable versus Eire, Armenia have misplaced three straight UEFA Nations League matches.

The overwhelming majority of Ukraine’s staff is made up of home gamers. The staff’s non-domestic gamers are the true stars of the staff.

Andriy Yarmolenko is the Ukraine captain and performs membership soccer for Al Ain within the UAE. Yarmolenko has 45 objectives in 110 appearances for the Ukraine nationwide staff.

Everton’s Mykolenko ought to begin in defence for Ukraine. He scored within the reverse fixture towards Armenia. Actual Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin ought to begin in aim, and Membership Brugge ahead Roman Yaremchuk is prone to get the nod in assault.

Armenia’s staff can also be made up principally of home gamers. The staff’s gamers from exterior Armenia play in second and third-tier leagues around the globe. Slovan Bratislava’s Tigran Barseghyan may get his 51st cap for the nationwide staff. The striker has eight worldwide objectives.

Anorthosis Famagusta defender Varazdat Haroyan will probably put on the captain’s armband once more. He has 68 caps for the Armenia nationwide staff, probably the most of any participant within the present squad.

Ukraine decide up a 3-0 win within the reverse fixture between these sides. Armenia are winless towards Ukraine in 9 all-time matches. They’ve a document of 0W-3D-6L relationship again to 1997.

Ukraine ought to submit a seventh win in 10 matches towards Armenia on Saturday. The Yellow and Blue will hold their hope of qualifying for League A on the finish of the group stage alive with a victory in Armenia.