Ukraine vs Cyprus Prediction & Match Preview

Aron Wright - June 5, 2021

Ukraine vs Cyprus
Friendlies
Date: Monday, 7 June 2021
Kick-off at 16:00 UK/ 17:00 CET
Venue: OSC Metalist.

Ukraine are one of the best teams in Europe, whereas their counterparts for the day, Cyprus, are amongst the worst in the continent. On top of that, the former also have a good h2h record against the other. Likely, expect a Ukraine win this Monday.

Cyprus are ranked 97^th in the world by FIFA, and are going through a dismal run at the moment. In fact, their offense is struggling a lot, and especially on the road, the team has been on a poor streak for the last few years.

They were a part of League C in the Nations League in the just-concluded edition, and at the end of the campaign, they were placed dead last in their group. And now they have to go through the relegation playoffs to avoid getting a boot to the bottom-most League D.

Note that they had a single win all through the tournament, and had conceded the most number of goals as well as had scored the least in the competition.

They also missed a ticket to the Euros with a fourth-place finish in Group I in the Qualifiers.

Meanwhile, Ukraine are ranked 24^th by FIFA, and they were a part of the top-most League A in the UNL. Note that the other three teams in their group were Spain, Germany and Switzerland.

In the Euro Qualifiers, they secured a first-place finish in Group B, and that too above reigning Euro champions Portugal.

With the Euro Cup about to kick off in two weeks, the team is gunning to build some momentum with a win this Monday.

Ukraine vs Cyprus: Head-to-head (h2h)

• Ukraine have a 100% unbeaten record against this opponent.
• Not once have they failed to score against this rival, while it’s been 13 years since they have conceded a goal.
• They have a 100% winning record at home, and are yet to concede a goal in such match-ups.

Ukraine vs Cyprus Prediction

Ukraine are on a five-game unbeaten run, and they have lost just once at home in the past four-year period. The sole defeat had come against 2014 world champions Germany. Note that during the stretch they had gone on two separate four-game winning streaks.

On the other hand, their counterparts were winless in 13 of their past 15 overall matches, and in the process they had gone on a seven-game losing run. Note that they had also lost six of their former seven road trips.

Finally, Cyprus have a poor h2h record against this opponent as well.

By the looks of things, expect a convincing Ukraine victory this Monday.

Ukraine vs Cyprus: Betting Tips

• Ukraine -1 Asian Handicap @ 1.80 Odd

• Over 1.5 First Half Goals @ 2.20 Odd.

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