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Iceland vs Ukraine Prediction & Betting tips
With Iceland and Ukraine, the number three and two, respectively, match Poule I. The fact that something is at stake is clear. Stronger, both countries can still claim direct qualification.
Iceland :
Iceland could prove itself a very good service by winning Finland. The Finns did not know yet to impress and had caught a point. In Finland, however, it was wrong for the Icelanders. Iceland lost 1-0 and especially Rúrik Gíslason beat a mud figure. In a short raid he picked up two yellow cards and was forced to push.
Also with ten men, Heimir Hallgrímsson’s team failed to get a point. This result is undoubtedly a surprise, as the Finns have not yet thrown up. This will push the poule back together and the Icelanders will have to put everything in order to reach the World Cup final.
In the pile in which Croatia is currently listing, Ukraine has reached second place. Iceland has three points behind the leader and a point behind opponent Ukraine. This duel is therefore crucial if the Icelanders are to write history again. To win it, win from the Ukrainians.
Ukraine:
In Ukraine one can still hope for a qualification. As said, they are in pursuit of Croatia and since they still meet the Croatians during the final round of play, there are still options left. Mister Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko is currently a coach and pushes his team slowly towards the first World Cup final since 2006.
An important victory took the Ukrainians last weekend. In Charkov Ukraine was 2-0 too strong, although it was mainly due to non-observing arbitration. Andreij Yarmolenko’s first hit showed that the tip was nasty at the moment he scored. At the second hit, the ball passed the back line before the same Yarmolenko managed to run well.
The victory was probably unjustified because of the air that hit both hits, but Ukraine’s game was better than that of the Turks. This is undoubtedly partly due to Shevchenko’s input. The old rush of, among others, Chelsea and AC Milan has made Ukraine a nice offensive team.
Iceland vs Ukraine head to head matches
05.09.16 WC Ukraine Iceland 1 : 1
07.09.99 EUR Iceland Ukraine 0 : 1
30.03.99 EUR Ukraine Iceland 1 : 1