* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.
Wales vs Ukraine: Our top betting tips
This is unquestionably the biggest game of the weekend with a place at Qatar 2022 the prize awaiting the winner. Who will come out on top? Find out with our Wales vs Ukraine match preview with free tips, predictions and odds mentioned along the way.
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Heartbreak for Wales
Wales haven't exactly been in bad form with their loss to Poland on Wednesday night their first loss in 10. Despite that, we think Ukraine will find a way to qualify – albeit we're not convinced that will happen inside 90 minutes. Ukraine are unbeaten in 11 and have won four of their past five. Their recent win over Scotland showed both their quality and the extra special emotional side they've got in their squad at the moment. That's going to take some stopping.
Expecting goals at both ends
Our next prediction for this match is that both sides will find the net. We've already referenced strong form and, within that, neither nation have struggled for goals. Wales have scored in each of their last seven matches. Ukraine have found the net in each of their last 11 matches. On top of that, Wales have conceded in each of their last five games as well with Ukraine not keeping a clean sheet in four. Two of the last three head to head matches have seen goals at both ends too.
Here are the key stats & form guide for Wales vs Ukraine
Last Five - Wales
11/09/23
Euro 2024 Qualifying Euro
Latvia
Wales
0
2
W
07/09/23
International Match International
South Korea
Wales
0
0
D
19/06/23
Euro 2024 Qualifying Euro
Turkey
Wales
2
0
L
16/06/23
Euro 2024 Qualifying Euro
Armenia
Wales
4
2
L
28/03/23
Euro 2024 Qualifying Euro
Latvia
Wales
0
1
W
Last Five - Ukraine
12/09/23
Euro 2024 Qualifying Euro
Italy
Ukraine
2
1
L
09/09/23
Euro 2024 Qualifying Euro
England
Ukraine
1
1
D
19/06/23
Euro 2024 Qualifying Euro
Malta
Ukraine
0
1
W
16/06/23
Euro 2024 Qualifying Euro
North Macedonia
Ukraine
2
3
W
12/06/23
International Match International
Germany
Ukraine
3
3
D
Welcome to Qatar – for one side only
Let's be honest, we don't really need to build this game up. Whoever wins will book themselves a trip to the Qatar 2022 World Cup. No extra motivation needed.
Wales had been in really strong form heading into this match but their loss to Poland will just have given them a slight bump down to Earth. There is still major work to do and they can expect 90 minutes of nerve wracking action. Will their big players deliver?
Mansfield Predicted lineup – Hennessey, Davies, Mepham, Gunter, Burns, Williams, Ramsey, Morrell, Williams, Bale, Moore
Ukraine have the whole world on their side here and they will look to harness that as they did against Scotland. Whether or not the emotion of that game will have taken something out of them ahead of this one though remains to be seen.
Port Vale Predicted lineup – Bushchan, Mykolenko, Matviienko, Zabarnyi, Karavaev, Stepanenko, Yarmolenko, Malinovsky, Zinchenko, Tsygankov, Yaremchuk
A quickfire FAQ on Wales vs Ukraine
- Where is the match being hosted? – Cardiff City Stadium
- Who do the bookmakers have as favourites? – Ukraine
- What time does the match kick off? 5 PM GMT