Nations League campaign enters endgame as Scotland aim to maintain momentum
Scotland will be looking to maintain their momentum in the Nations League when they take on Ukraine in their penultimate Group B1 match on Tuesday.
Steve Clarke's side have won their last two matches in the competition, against Armenia and the Republic of Ireland, and will be confident of making it three wins from three when they face Ukraine in Glasgow.
Ukraine, meanwhile, are bottom of the group with just one point from their opening two matches, but they will be hoping to cause an upset against Scotland and keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive.
The match is set to be a close encounter, with both teams knowing that a win would put them in a strong position to qualify for the Nations League finals.
Here is everything you need to know about the match:
- Date: Tuesday, September 27
- Time: 7:45pm BST
- Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow
- TV: Sky Sports
Team news:
Scotland will be without Kieran Tierney, Scott McTominay, and John McGinn due to injury.
Ukraine will be without Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ruslan Malinovskyi due to injury.
Predicted line-ups:
Scotland: Gordon; Patterson, Hendry, Souttar, Robertson; McGregor, Jack, Christie; Armstrong, Dykes, Adams Ukraine: Bushchan; Karavaev, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko; Stepanenko, Malinovskyi, Yarmolenko; Yaremchuk, Dovbyk, MudrykPreview:
Scotland will be looking to maintain their momentum in the Nations League when they take on Ukraine in their penultimate Group B1 match on Tuesday.
Steve Clarke's side have won their last two matches in the competition, against Armenia and the Republic of Ireland, and will be confident of making it three wins from three when they face Ukraine in Glasgow.
Ukraine, meanwhile, are bottom of the group with just one point from their opening two matches, but they will be hoping to cause an upset against Scotland and keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive.
The match is set to be a close encounter, with both teams knowing that a win would put them in a strong position to qualify for the Nations League finals.
Prediction:
Scotland are the favorites to win the match, but Ukraine are capable of causing an upset. I predict a 2-1 win for Scotland.