Europa League - Home against Ukraine Scotland aim for top spot

2022-09-21 15:40

Europa League - Home against Ukraine   Scotland aim for top spot


In less than 4 months in the Qatar World Cup qualifying play-off match, Scotland will face a strong Ukraine at Hampton Park in tomorrow's UEFA Nations League B Group 1 make-up match, and look to win Achieved the first place in the standings.


Scotland , who played at home, lost 3-1 to Ukraine in the semi-finals of the European play-offs for World Cup qualifying in June. However, Ukraine also unfortunately lost to Wells in the play-off final, and the two sides also missed the appearance of this year's World Cup in Qatar.


However, the two sides achieved good results in the UEFA Europa League. Scotland beat Armenia 4-1 away in the last round, ranking 2 in the B-level Group 1 standings with 2 wins and 1 losses with 6 points. Ukraine held a 1-1 draw with Ireland at home in the last round, but currently ranks first with 2 wins and 1 draw, so Scotland only needs to win to get to the top of the table.


In addition, the two sides have played against each other 3 times in international competitions, and Ukraine has some advantages with 2 wins and 1 losses, including 1 win and 1 loss on the road.


In terms of the lineup of the two sides, Scotland captain Andy Robertson is injured, but Tierney, who played for Arsenal, has recovered from injury and can serve as a left-back, while Ukraine has a relatively big injury problem, and Zinchenko is still there. Recuperating from injury, Shapalenko of Kyiv Dynamo suffered an injury to his cruciate ligament, and he would definitely not be able to play.


In other games, France will host Austria on September 23, Poland will play the Netherlands, Belgium will play Wales, and Italy will play England at home on Saturday.