Romania vs Ukraine Prediction & Betting Tips (17 June)

While it thought it would play second fiddle behind Switzerland, for a potential accounting battle against Israel, Romania left 2nd place to the Helvetii, also ahead of Kosovo, Andorra and Belarus to finish at the top of its qualifiers. Better yet, the Tricolores achieved the feat of remaining undefeated in Group I, joining the closed circle of nations like France, Portugal, England, Hungary and Belgium. They will return to a European Championship from which they took the door in the groups in 2016 in France. Inheriting an affordable group made up of Belgium, Slovakia and Ukraine, Romania could be in a good position to reach its first round of 16 since 2000. Be careful not to get excited: the selection The Romanian team remained, before the start of its preparation, with a draw suffered at home against Northern Ireland 1-1, as well as a defeat against Colombia 2-3 while trailing by 3 goals. Since then, it has been held in check by Bulgaria 0-0 and, above all, by the very modest Liechtenstein 0-0. Two rather worrying poor performances before starting the Euro this Monday. For its part, Ukraine shook much more than its opponent of the afternoon to join this famous 2024 European Championship.

Indeed, the Zbirna had the misfortune to fall into a tough qualifying group, notably made up of England and Italy. It was then rather logical that the Ukrainians took 3rd place in group C, ahead of North Macedonia and Malta. In the play-offs, it was not without difficulty that the selection finally validated its ticket for Germany. Led for a long time against Bosnia Herzegovina, Ukraine scored 2 goals in quick succession in the last 10 minutes, allowing it to face Iceland, against whom it was scared, before crucifying the Nordics thanks to a nice achievement from Mudryk 2-1 too. Before that, they were able to win against North Macedonia 2-0 and Malta 1-3 and they were even able to hold Italy 0-0 in a duel for qualification. At the beginning of June, Ukraine began its preparation for the Euro by holding off Germany in Nuremberg 0-0 and it will still face Poland before the start of the tournament.

Romania can obviously count on its usual executives in this Euro. We still note the non-calls of defender Manea (Cluj, 25 sel), midfielder Morutan (Ankaragücü, 15 sel) and striker Tanase (Al-Okhdood, 3 goals in 18 sel), who were all present during of the March gathering. The coach should have confidence in the strong men who allowed Romania to finish at the top of their Euro qualifying group. We are thinking in particular of the defense captain Dragusin (Tottenham, 17 sel), the defensive midfielder Marin (Empoli, 56 sel) and the attackers Puscas (Bari, 11 goals in 42 sel) and Alibec (Muhaiter, 5 goals in 37 sel). ) who however withdrew from the last two preparation matches and who is not sure of being fit for this match against Ukraine. Attacking midfielders Hagi (Alaves, 5 goals in 35 seasons) and Stanciu (Damac, 14 goals in 70 seasons) also play a leading role. For Ukraine, experienced defender Kryvtsov (Inter Miami, 34 selection) was forced to withdraw. Furthermore, the coach made choices by not calling up defender Karavayev (Dynamo kyiv, 49 sel), midfielders Buyalskyi (Dynamo kyiv, 13 sel) and Ignatenko (Bordeaux, 6 sel) or even striker Sikan (Shakhtar Donetsk, 1 goal in 7 sels).

Excellent this season with Real Madrid, goalkeeper Lunin serves as the last defense for Ukraine. He should be protected by central defenders Zabarnyi (Bournemouth, 35 sel) and Matviyenko (Shakhtar Donetsk, 64 sel). We find several elements that evolve in the biggest European championships. This is the case of the left back Mykolenko (Everton, 39 sel), the versatile Zinchenko (Arsenal, 9 goals in 61 sel) as well as the wingers Tsygankov (Girona, 12 goals in 52 sel) and Mudryk (Chelsea, 2 goals in 19 sel). To occupy the forefront of the attack, the revelation of this season in La Liga Dovbyk (Girona, 8 goals in 26 sel) is in competition with the very good Yaremchuk (Valencia, 14 goals in 49 sel). Note the presence in the group of the legend Yarmolenko (34 years old, Dynamo kyiv, 46 goals in 117 internationals).