After getting involved in a pulsating fixture against Netherlands, Ukraine go into matchday two with the aim of securing their first win in the competition.
Andriy Shevchenko’s side produced a huge fight against the Dutch side but in the end fell to a 3-2 defeat. North Macedonia, in comparison, were easily brushed aside by an inspired David Alaba and Austria on matchday one.
The score line of that game was 3-1 and the team will hope to make amends as they prepare to battle a tricky Ukrainian side on Thursday.
Ukraine to grab first win
Ukraine showed against Netherlands that they have all the tools to cause problems against any opposition and North Macedonia will likely be the first to taste their wrath.
Andriy Yarmolenko will be important to their ambition. The West Ham United man was on target in the last game and will likely be trusted by his teammates to make things happen.
If North Macedonia are to earn an unlikely win, Goran Pandev will surely be their man to get the job done. The former Inter Milan man found the net against Austria and will be their spearhead in attack.
The odds
Ukraine are huge favorites to grab a positive result, with their odds priced at 1.62 by Betway. North Macedonia, in comparison, have their odds pinned at 5.76. A draw has been priced at 3.73 odds.
Roman Yaremchuk, a forward for Ukraine has the lowest odds among potential anytime goal scorers with 2.87.
Team news
Ukraine predicted XI: Bushchan, Mykolenko, Matviyenko, Zabarrnyi, Karavayev, Zinchenko, Sydorchuk, Malinovskiy, Zubkov, Yaremchuk, Yarmolenko
North Macedonia predicted XI: Dimitrievski, Alioski, Musliu, Velkovski, Ristovski, Nikolov, Elmas, Ademi, Bardhi, Trajkovski, Pandev
Austria v North Macedonia head-to-head
9th October, 2015: North Macedonia 0-2 Ukraine (UEFA European Championship qualifiers)
12th October, 2014: Ukraine 1-0 North Macedonia (UEFA European Championship qualifiers)
31st March, 2004: North Macedonia 1-0 Ukraine (International Friendly)
11th October, 2003: Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia (International Friendly)
Ukraine have been by far the superior team, winning two of their last four battles with North Macedonia. This will be their first ever battle in a competition of this magnitude.
How to follow the tournament in Ghana
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Enjoy selected live matches televised on Joy Prime (English) and Adom TV (Akan). You can also watch games in high definition on the HD+ Decoder, where Joy Prime HD is channel 102 and Adom TV HD is channel 103.
On radio, get live commentary of this match in English (Joy 99.7 FM, Luv 99.5 FM and/or Hitz 103.9 FM) or in Akan (Adom 106.3 FM, Nhyira 104.5 FM, and Asempa 94.7 FM).
You can also get all the above programs (radio and TV) streaming on the media section of this website.
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