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Croatia vs Ukraine Prediction & Betting tips
The two favorites for the victory in the group play Friday night against Zagreb together. Ukraine can take the lead from the Croats?
Croatia :
Croatia is in excellent shape. The last official defeat in regulation time took place in September 2015, when Norway in a European Championship qualifier 2-1 was too strong. In between was lost at the European Championships after extending Portugal. For the last defeat on Croatian soil we have ourselves another two years further back.
With a victory over Ukraine ahead of that country is no less than five points. Turkey and Iceland are now even at a considerable disadvantage, while Kosovo and Finland weak brothers in Group I and all off look for World Cup participation.
The Croats have a strong selection. There are seven Croats still active in the Champions League (Danijel Subasic, Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic, Mateo Kovacic Marko Pjaca, Sime Vrsaljko and Mario Mandzukic). It is expected that the majority of these players Friday also will stand in the base.
Although the defense contains the least known names, Croatia collects scarcely at hits. The last four official matches, held goalkeeper Danijel Subasic from AS Monaco goal clean. The class front make the Croats always a goal, helping the team Ante Cacic’s very difficult to beat.
Probable lineup Croatia
Subasic, Vrsaljko, Corluka, Vida, Pivaric, Modric, Rakitic, Badelj, Brozovic, Pjaca, Mandzukic
Ukraine :
Ukraine since the summer coached by former top burner Andriy Shevchenko. For the time being he can produce excellent results. Kosovo and Finland were defeated in Group I, while Turkey and Iceland had to settle for a draw. Then Serbia in a friendly game with 2-0 records.
Against strong Croatia follows the real showdown for the Ukrainians. This is going to be a difficult task, given the kind faced by many players. Yevgen Konoplyanka and Roman Zozulya hardly come to play to my respectively Schalke 04 and Real Betis. The Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko talent is as yet little impression at PSV, while striker Artem Kravets already dry state at Granada since mid-January. Also star player Andriy Yarmolenko made only five matches this season.
Nevertheless, Ukraine should have more of the collective. Probably the entire defense including goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov will consist of players from Shakhtar Donetsk. The defensive block in midfield, Taras Stepanenko and Viktor Kovalenko, Shakhtar’s players. This defense was called a clean sheet in the last three games. Here Shevchenko Friday will also have to hope for when he wants to take his first defeat as coach.
Probable lineup Ukraine
Pyatov, Butko, Kucher, Ordets, Fedetsky, Stepanenko, Kovalenko, Zinchenko, Yarmolenko, Konoplyanka, Kravets
Croatia vs Ukraine head to head
06.06.09 WC Croatia Ukraine 2 : 2
11.10.08 WC Ukraine Croatia 0 : 0
14.11.97 WC Ukraine Croatia 1 : 1
28.10.97 WC Croatia Ukraine 2 : 0
10.06.95 EUR Ukraine Croatia 1 : 0