Ukraine vs Italy tips and predictions: Italians to book their place at Euro 2024
- Sergiu Baltuta
- 20 November 2023
Ukraine will play host to Italy in Germany on Monday night and football tipster Sergiu thinks the away side will secure the point they need to qualify.
A victory for Ukraine would see them leapfrog Italy in the table and join England in the draw for the European Championships.
Ukraine will play Italy on Monday night at BayArena in Leverkusen to determine who will qualify for the Euro 2024 next summer.
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Italy vs Ukraine verdict
Italy and Ukraine are tied on points, but the defending European champions only need a draw to qualify for the next round because they won the first match between the two teams.
So far, Sergei Rebrov's team has won four matches, drawn one, and lost two. The team which reached the quarterfinals of the last European Championship has scored 11 goals and conceded 8.
Viktor Tsyhankov, who plays for Girona in La Liga, is the only Ukrainian player to score more than one goal in the Euro qualifiers, with two goals.
Italy, the reigning European champions, are currently in second place in Group C with 13 points. They have won four games, drawn one, and lost two.
After a turbulent qualifying campaign that included a change in manager, Italy are aiming to secure their eighth consecutive qualification for the European Championship.
The team led by Luciano Spalletti survived a scare from a familiar foe in North Macedonia last time out, pulling away to win 5-2 having led 3-0.
The star of Euro 2020, Federico Chiesa, stole the show with two crucial goals in Italy’s capital.
Italy have never lost a competitive meeting with Ukraine, having won seven and drawn to of the nine meetings.
While we’re used to seeing goal-laden games where this Italian side are involved, Ukraine tend to keep things tight. There have been under 2.5 goals in the majority of their qualifiers.
Italy boast a super record in European Championship qualifying, losing just two of the previous 47 and winning 38.
The fact this game is being played at a neutral venue benefits the Italians more than it does Ukraine, even if it will still be a partisan home crowd.
