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Ukraine national football team
Nations League | Playoffs A/B | 1st Leg
Mar 20, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia
Belgium national football team

Ukraine
3 - 1
Belgium

Hutsuliak (66'), Vanat (73'), Zabarnyi (78')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Lukaku (40')
Tielemans (68')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Nations League clash between Ukraine and Belgium, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Albania 1-2 Ukraine
Tuesday, November 19 at 7.45pm in Nations League
All competitions
Last Game: Israel 1-0 Belgium
Sunday, November 17 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Current League A2 Standings P GD PTS
1France6613
2Italy6513
3Belgium6-34
4Israel6-84

We said: Ukraine 1-1 Belgium

Belgium will be looking to start Garcia's tenure with a win, but we think that they may have to settle for a draw in Murcia, especially as Ukraine have proven to be a tough team to beat in recent times after avoiding defeat in their final four matches of the league phase. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Belgium win with a probability of 41.36%. A win for Ukraine had a probability of 31.43% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Belgium win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.52%) and 0-2 (7.63%). The likeliest Ukraine win was 1-0 (9.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.87%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.

Result
UkraineDrawBelgium
31.43% (-0.242 -0.24) 27.21% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05) 41.36% (0.295 0.3)
Both teams to score 49.37% (0.074000000000005 0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.1% (0.132 0.13)55.9% (-0.13 -0.13)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.99% (0.109 0.11)77.01% (-0.10600000000001 -0.11)
Ukraine Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.28% (-0.101 -0.1)32.72% (0.103 0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.73% (-0.114 -0.11)69.27% (0.116 0.12)
Belgium Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.38% (0.22199999999999 0.22)26.61% (-0.22 -0.22)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.16% (0.292 0.29)61.84% (-0.28899999999999 -0.29)
Score Analysis
    Ukraine 31.43%
    Belgium 41.35%
    Draw 27.2%
UkraineDrawBelgium
1-0 @ 9.73% (-0.077 -0.08)
2-1 @ 7.19% (-0.032 -0.03)
2-0 @ 5.44% (-0.058000000000001 -0.06)
3-1 @ 2.68% (-0.02 -0.02)
3-0 @ 2.02% (-0.028 -0.03)
3-2 @ 1.77% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.6%
Total : 31.43%
1-1 @ 12.87% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
0-0 @ 8.71% (-0.043999999999999 -0.04)
2-2 @ 4.76% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
Other @ 0.86%
Total : 27.2%
0-1 @ 11.52% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-2 @ 8.52% (0.039 0.04)
0-2 @ 7.63% (0.055999999999999 0.06)
1-3 @ 3.76% (0.04 0.04)
0-3 @ 3.37% (0.045 0.04)
2-3 @ 2.1% (0.017 0.02)
1-4 @ 1.25% (0.021 0.02)
0-4 @ 1.11% (0.022 0.02)
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 41.35%

How you voted: Ukraine vs Belgium

Ukraine
Draw
Belgium
Ukraine
20.0%
Draw
24.4%
Belgium
55.6%
135
Head to Head
Jun 26, 2024 5pm
Group Stage
Ukraine
0-0
Belgium
Dovbyk (69')
Faes (43')
rhs 2.0
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