Wales vs Ukraine: prediction for the FIFA World Cup qualifier

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5 June 09:00 UTC

Wales and Ukraine square off in the playoffs final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Which team will book a ticket to Qatar? Here's our prediction.

Wales vs Ukraine Prediction and Betting Tips (05.06.2022)

Command Analysis

Wales

Last summer, the Wales national team showed decent results at Euro 2020. They finished in second place in their group, on top of Switzerland and Turkey. In the first knockout round, however, Wales suffered a crushing defeat to Denmark (0:4).

Wales did well in the World Cup qualifiers. Ryan Giggs' men won four out of eight games and recorded three draws, which brought them 15 points and second place in the group. In the playoffs semifinals, they prevailed over Austria (2:1).

The Dragons lost their last game to Poland (1:2) away from home. Today, the hosts will be without Cabango, who has an injured ankle.

Ukraine

Ukraine made it to the quarterfinals of the European showpiece last year. In the Round of 16, the Blue-and-Yellows defeated Sweden in extra time, but then got crushed by England (0:4) at Wembley in the last eight.

After Euro 2020, Oleksandr Petrakov replaced Andriy Shevchenko as head coach of the national team. Under his guidance, Ukraine finished second in their World Cup qualifying group with 12 points from two victories and six draws.

Earlier this week, Ukraine confidently beat Scotland (3:1) in the playoffs semifinal.

Trends

СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5

This bet played in 3 of the last 5 head-to-head games.

1.87

СтавкаCorrect score 1:2

Ukraine never lost to Wales.

13.50

СтавкаYellow cards: total under 4

This bet played in 3 of the last 5 games of Ukraine.

1.92

СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes

In 2 of Wales' last 3 games, goals were scored in both halves.

1.83

Tip and bets

2.04Handicap (0) to Ukraine

A few days ago, Wales lost in Poland. The team looked bleak and tired - the players probably are still tired after the intense season. Ukraine, on the other hand, played a very good game in Scotland and celebrated success with a score of 3:1. The Ukrainian team is very motivated to get to Qatar, and the quality of their performance matches that ambitious goal. We will be backing the visitors in this game (who, by the way, haven't left the British Isles in the last weeks, so travelling isn't really a factor in this game).

Our prediction — Asian handicap (0) to Ukraine

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4.25Ukraine to win by 1 goal

We predict a close and intense fight with minimum scoring chances and focus on ball control. The stakes are high, and the teams won't be taking unnecessary risks.

Second bet — Ukraine to win by 1 goal

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