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Ukraine vs Croatia Prediction & Betting tips
On Monday, 09.10.2017, the final round of the 2018 World Cup qualifier for Russia will be on the rise. Some teams have already solved their ticket for the final tournament, and for some teams the dream has already collapsed. However, this is not the case for group I, where 3 nations have a theoretical ascent. Croatia, Ukraine, and Iceland are called the ascent aspirants and fight in the last round to the two available ascent places. The group’s tenth round in Group I is clearly a game with an end-game character, as it hits the group-wide Croatia on the group rivals Ukraine. While the hope for qualifying for the final round in Russia over the playoffs continues for the winner of the match, the loser will only be the spectator role in the coming summer. The match will be held at the stadium NSK Olimpiyskiy, in Kiev, which has a capacity of 70,050 seats. In the first leg, Croatia won 1-0, while gold goalkeeper was Nikola Kalinic.
Ukraine :
The Ukraine had so far been part of the World Cup, Germany in 2006, where the route had led to the quarter-finals, but this ended abruptly with 0-3. After two missed World Cups, Ukraine have a more than realistic chance, as they are on the 3rd place in the group stage with 17 points after the 9th matchday and have all the chances to reach the top 2 on the last day. Crucial for the intact hope of a hot-tempered ticket for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the home strength of the Ukrainians was in the qualification. In the previous 4 home games, the Ukrainian national team could collect 10 points, with a goal ratio of 7-1. The only loss of points in home games and the conceding contenders suffered at 1-1 against Iceland. Away so far, it was only rarely possible to build on the home performance shown, and consequently only 7 out of a possible 15 points.
The Ukrainian triple, Andriy Yarmolenko (6 goals / 3 originals), Artem Kravets (2/2) and Yevheniy Konoplyanka (1/3) scored nine of their thirteen goals so far. All the more bitter that Artem Kravets is missing on the final day because of a yellow lock. At least Teamchef Andriy Shevchenko can put on the rest of his regular team.
Croatia:
Croatia have already qualified four times for a World Cup finals, making the biggest success in their debut, in 1998 in France, and finishing third. In the 3 consecutive finals (2002, 2006 and 2014) they sang and sang in the preliminary round. This time, Croatia are back in the race again, but you’re still one point ahead of the end with 17 points on the second grid. Croatia should be warned, however, because everything is possible and Ukraine has an enormous home strength. It could even threaten the relapse on the 3rd table rank and the associated withdrawal. The curve of the Croatians is slightly down, if you have already had 13 points after 5 rounds, you only got 4 points in the 4 consecutive rounds. In addition to that, you lost in the last two away matches (Iceland and Turkey each 0-1) and in the 9. Round played at home against Finland only 1-1 draw.
Teamchef Ante Cacic was dismissed after the last minute draw at home against Finland. To date, Mario Mandzukic (5 goals) and Nikola Kalinic (2 goals) were the life insurance of the Croatians and made over 50% of the Croatian hits. In addition, the Croatian national team has to do without the decision-makers on the best performers such as Corluka, Kovacic, Pjaca, Jedvaj and Kalinic.
Ukraine vs Croatia head to head matches
24.03.17 WC Croatia Ukraine 1 : 0
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
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| Prediction: | Both teams to score / YES |
| Selection odds: | 1,71 |
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