Ukraine vs Switzerland Predictions

• Ukraine lost just once in their last 21 fixtures.
• Ukraine won eight of their last nine matches at home.
• Ukraine scored exactly two goals in three of their last four home assignments.

Ukraine riding the crest of a wave

Since their failure to qualify for the last World Cup, Ukraine have been quietly developing into one of Europe’s best emerging teams, as evidenced by their superb run to top spot in their European Championship qualification group ahead of Portugal and Serbia last year.

Ukraine won six and drew two of their eight matches in their successful surge to the summit of that section, and in total they were beaten just once in 21 international matches since October 2017.

A usually robust Switzerland side meanwhile, won just three of their last nine away matches, with victories at Iceland, Georgia and Gibraltar interspersed with some underwhelming results and performances on the road during the same period.

With eight wins from their last nine matches on home soil, including impressive triumphs against Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Serbia and Portugal, Ukraine have a considerable amount of momentum behind them and we’re backing Andriy Shevchenko’s charges to harness home advantage to good effect against an inconsistent Swiss team this week.

Alongside our home win forecast, we’re tipping Ukraine to emerge as 2-1 victors for our correct score prediction. The hosts scored exactly two goals in three of their last four home matches, though they should concede against a Switzerland forward line that notches in six of their last seven away assignments.