Market: Spain win
Odds: 1/2 @
Looking to continue on their unbeaten start to this year s Nations League, Spain will make the trip to a struggling Ukraine on Tuesday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Ukraine might have shocked many across Europe as they stormed their way to next year s delayed European Championships, they have struggled to keep up that momentum since opening 2020. While the Yellows might have managed to open up this year s Nations League with a 2-1 win against Switzerland last month, Andriy Shevchenko s men were hit with a 2-1 defeat against Germany over the weekend and Ukraine now find themselves in the midst of a three-match losing run, their worst run since June 2016. Now shipping 13 goals on that losing run, including a 7-1 drumming at the hands of France in a friendly contest last week, the former AC Milan icon could also be concerned by his side s most recent meeting against Tuesday s guests. When they made the trip out to Madrid last month, Ukraine were hit with a 4-0 drumming on their travels.
As for the visitors, putting in a professional display over the weekend and picking up a 1-0 win against Switzerland on home soil, Spain have now landed back-to-back Nations League victories and have shown some real improvements since Luis Enrique returned to his post. While the former world champions might still be a squad in a transition, La Roja have continued to impress many with their new-found resolve at the back. Recording another clean sheet in the Spanish capital on Saturday, the Reds have recorded three clean sheets on the spin and have shipped just a single goal in almost 500 minutes of action. Given their thumping victory against Ukraine last month and now winning each of their last five straight meetings against Shevchenko s side, we re backing a similar outcome on Tuesday night.
Bet: Spain 1/2 to beat Ukraine in Tuesday s Nations League matchup @
