Match Preview

The home nation have a point to prove ahead of our Ukraine vs Slovakia preview and Friday’s football odds, following on from a very disappointing 2-0 defeat at the hands of Croatia last time out on their own soil. They miss out on the World Cup as a result, which will sting.

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Slovakia have been struggling on the road recently, with a couple of tough fixtures ending in defeat for them across September and October. Although they profited on their travels against minnows during their World Cup qualifying group, they should not have similar luck in Int. Friendly Games in Lviv.

Our Ukraine vs Slovakia predictions revolve around the hosts’ desire to make things up for their disappointed fans, which means that we are backing a comfortable victory for them within our international friendly forecast this week.

After missing out on a major tournament with a nation such as Iceland topping their group, Ukraine have plenty to make up for. They can start by gaining some momentum on Friday and coming up with some new ideas.

Ukraine vs Slovakia Prediction and Betting Advice

In Ukraine’s last four home victories, they haven’t conceded a goal. Kosovo, Finland, Serbia, and Turkey have all failed to find the back of the net, with the latter nation actually being in decent form upon their trip to Eastern Europe.

10Bet offer the best value in the market of the same happening again, should you back Ukraine to take a friendly win and Slovakia to fail to hit the back of the net. The visitors didn’t hit the back of the net against Scotland in their last away game, with Gordon Strachan’s men showing no real promise when the two clashed in October either.

Although Ukraine have lost at the hands of Malta and Croatia recently at home, they should have been given a rude awakening by missing out on the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Given that the home fans will have expected their country to make a better fight of their qualifying group, now is the time to show some improvement.

Our Ukraine vs Slovakia bets also back there to be two or more goals in Lviv on Friday evening. There have been two in three of the hosts’ last four matches at home, with 2-0 victories over Serbia and Turkey and a 2-0 defeat to Croatia showing the potential for there to be a gap opened between the two sides.

Sportingbet offer the best value on this outcome, and Slovakia’s away games have definitely seen some entertainment of late. Four of their last five matches have seen three or more goals fly in, with Sweden even managing a 6-0 friendly win against them back in January of this year.

Our Ukraine vs Slovakia betting tips suggest that Ukraine should be able to get back on track after a disappointing few months this week, with a win against Slovakia becoming the start of a rebuilding process. They’ve shown that they can be tough to break down at home, and missing out on the World Cup is the awakening they need to kick on again.