Ukraine vs Bulgaria: Ukraine faces Bulgaria in a friendly clash on Thursday before both return to their World Cup Qualification campaign.
Match Details:
Teams: Ukraine vs Bulgaria
Venue: Chornomorets Stadium, Ukraine
Date: Thursday 11th November, 2021
Time: 11:00 PM IST
Live Link:Â https://t.co/tBqDkl8r2c?amp=1
Preview
Ukraine comes into this after a 1-1 home draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina in their previous qualifier match last month.
Yarmolenko and Ahmedhodzic scored for either side in this clash as both sides shared the spoils.
This left Ukraine in 2nd spot in Group B with 9 points from 7 matches.
After this friendly, they play their last match against Bosnia away and hope to finish their campaign with a win and remain in the qualification scenario.
On the other hand, Bulgaria beat Northern Ireland in their Group C match 2-1 last time out.
Nedelev’s second half brace was enough to gain the points, but it still will not help the Bulgarians qualify for the next stage of the competition.
With one match to go, Bulgaria is in 3rd place with 8 points from 7 matches. The hosts would be confident ahead of this since they haven’t lost in their last 5 matches.
Both sides last met in a friendly clash in 2012 where Ukraine won 1-0 through Kucher’s first half effort.
Form Guide
Ukraine: DDDWD
Bulgaria: DWWLW
Last Matches of both teams:
Ukraine 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria 2-1 Northern Ireland
@Team_Bulgaria head coach Yasen Petrov announced the names of the players called up for the upcoming games vs. @uafukraine and @nati_sfv_asf pic.twitter.com/B9BdQa7TTH
— Team Bulgaria (@Team_Bulgaria) November 1, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Ukraine vs Bulgaria in India?
The match is live streamed on either national team’s official social media handles.
Team News
There are no injury concerns to either side ahead of this clash.
Ukraine possible 11:
Pyatov, Matviyenko, Kryvstov, Zabarnyi, Sobol, Shaparenko, Stepanenko, Tymchyk, Tsigankov, Yarmolenko and Yaremchuk
Bulgaria possible 11:
Karadzhov, Velkovski, A. Hristov, P. Hristov, Turitsov, B. Tsonev, Chochev, R. Tsonev, Nedelev, Despodov and Iliev
Prediction: Ukraine 2-0 Bulgaria
Ukraine has been one of the most improved sides in recent times and after a fantastic showing in the Euro 2020, they remain a team to beat.
With not much left in the bank, Bulgaria hopes to get a positive result before they finish their WC Qualification campaign this week.
The hosts look too strong for the visitors and we expect a Ukraine win in this friendly affair.
