Armenia vs Ukraine prediction, preview | Nations League 2022-23
The Ukrainian national team will play against the Armenian team in the fifth round of the group stage of the League of Nations. The match will take place on September 24 in Yerevan, starting at 13:00 GMT.
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Nations League 2022-23
 Armenia | vs |  Ukraine |
Preview
Armenia found themselves in a difficult position ahead of Saturday’s UEFA Nations League Group B1 match against promotion hopeful Ukrainians.
After a crushing (1-4) defeat to Scotland in June, Joaquín Caparros’s side are bottom of the group after four matches and are well placed for their first relegation after successive promotions in 2018/19 and 2020/21.
An uphill battle lies ahead this weekend to bolster their hopes of survival against their favorite rivals, who won (0-3) in the second leg in June.
Armenia have scored the first goal in each of their last six home matches, so there’s always a chance the hosts can put in another bright start and throw them off their opponents.
Ukraine seemingly put an end to their agonizing World Cup play-off defeat to Wales by building a three-match unbeaten start for their second campaign, placing them in the lead of promotion.
However, a (0-3) away loss on Wednesday night to nearest rivals Scotland severely hurt their chances of promotion, with three goals in the last 20 minutes enough for Scotland to jump them into first place with two games to go.
The defeat now makes this match much more meaningful for Alexander Petrakov’s men, who are undefeated in every game they play against Armenia.
Fueling their confidence even more have lost just two of their six competitive matches in 2022 and will support themselves to maintain their impressive form once they return to competitive action.
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Players to watch
In the past couple of years, Armenia had little chance of scoring for the national team, but all three of the last three shots of experienced winger Tigran Barseghyan’s came in the second half.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbyk’s last 15 goals for the club and national team have all been unbeaten.
Head to Head
Ukraine has been dominant in the history of this match, with six victories in the last nine meetings between the teams. Armenia is yet to beat the away side, while trophies have been shared in this match on three different occasions.
Armenian National team head coach @JoaquinCaparros🎙️#ARMUKR 🇦🇲🇺🇦 #Armenia #ArmeniaNT #Հայաստան #NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/Dxj5jhY7oa
— Official Armenian FF (@OfficialArmFF) September 23, 2022
Prediction
| Armenia win 7.50 | Draw 4.33 | Ukraine win 1.45 |
While Ukraine is running out of steam in the Nations League, they will be dreaming of their chances against the Armenian team that lost in the last three matches.
We predict that Ukraine will extend its solid streak against the hosts and win a modest victory.
Prediction for this match: Ukraine win + total over 1.5.
- Ukraine’s victory with a handicap (-1)
