Luxembourg vs Ukraine Predictions

Luxembourg got off to the perfect start in Group B as they picked up three points at home to Lithuania, and over the last couple of years they have made large improvements as an international side. Ukraine somehow escaped from Portugal with a point on Friday night, despite being dominated from start to finish and rarely threatening their hosts goal.

Luxembourg got off to a poor start on Friday night when Černych put Lithuania 1-0 up in the fourteenth minute, but in the forty-fifth minute Barreiro equalised for Luxembourg and the teams went in level at the break. The host started the second half how they ended the first, as Rodrigues scored what turned out to be the winning goal in the fifty-fifth minute. Ukraine had just 42% of the possession and managed two shots against a Portugal side that created so many goal scoring opportunities they really should have won the game with ease, but the visitors held on to secure a point via a 0-0 draw.

While Luxembourg have improved over the last few years they have still lost the majority of their matches against mid and upper tier international sides, and their head to head record against Ukraine suggests they will end up comfortably beaten on Monday night. Ukraine have a 100% record against Luxembourg, keeping clean sheets agains them in each encounter, and have won all three matches via the same 3-0 scoreline. Ukraine have kept four clean sheets in their last six matches, two of which have arrived in their last two away games. All of the above suggests Ukraine will win and keep another clean sheet on Monday, with the most likely final score being 3-0.

Aurélien Joachim top scores for Luxembourg with fifteen goals, while Ukraine’s Yevhen Konoplyanka has netted nineteen goals in seventy-eight appearances from midfield and will be one of his countries main goal threats with Yarmolenko out injured. We’re confident that Ukraine will win to nil on Monday, and have backed a final scoreline of 3-0. The previous three meetings between the pair have all ended in 3-0 wins of Ukraine, and the visitors arrive having kept four clean sheets in their last six matches. Luxembourg are improving as a footballing nation, but don’t often pick up points against countries like Ukraine that qualify for major international tournaments on a regular basis.