Ukraine vs Iceland: prediction for the European Championship QF match
2024-03-26 19:45
European Championship QF
2024-03-26 19:45:01
European Championship QF
Officially, the teams have met in 4 matches: the current home team has 1 victory, while the guests have 1. It is worth noting that the last match took place on September 5th, 2017, where the home team was Iceland, and it ended with a score of 2-0.
Ukraine
The Ukrainian national team defeated the Bosnian and Herzegovinian national team 2-1 away on March 21st. It is worth noting that during the match, the Ukrainians were trailing 0-1 due to an own goal by Matviyenko. However, thanks to goals from Yaremchuk and Dovbyk, the “Cossacks” secured a minimal victory, allowing them to advance to the qualification final. Ukraine deserved the win, playing better than their opponent. The xG index for the game was 1.20, with 62% ball possession and 12/3 shots on target. Overall, the Ukrainian national team is on a 5-match unbeaten streak, with four wins and one draw against Italy.
Iceland
Iceland’s national team has a 3-match winning streak against Guatemala, Honduras, and Israel in the semifinals of the Euro qualification. The Icelanders played a quality match against Israel, winning convincingly, although like the Ukrainians, they conceded the first goal. However, it should be noted that with the score at 2-1 in favor of Iceland, Zehavi missed a penalty kick, and Gudmundsson scored two more goals for the Israelis.
Prediction
We doubt that the upcoming match will be high-scoring. Firstly, the cost of mistakes is too high. Secondly, the confrontation between the Ukrainians and Icelanders tends to be low-scoring, with the over 2.5 goals threshold not being exceeded in 100% of matches between the teams. As for the outcome, we believe that the bookmakers are right, and the Ukrainian national team will manage to win this crucial match. It wouldn't be surprising if the fate of the match is ultimately decided by just one goal. Here are our betting options for the game: Main prediction — total under (2.5) at 1.80. Second prediction — Ukraine win + under 3.5 goals at 7.50. Place a bet on the line of 1xBet with odds of 1.80. Promo code for registration - ODDS2WIN.
