On Tuesday, March 31, the Ukrainian national football team, which lost to Sweden (1:3) and was left without a ticket to the World Cup, will play a friendly match at the Estudiantes de Valencia stadium in Valencia, Spain, against another playoff loser, Albania, which lost to the Poles (1:2). The referee of the match is Juan Martinez Munuera from Spain.
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The rivals have previously met each other eight times, and the Albanians only managed to beat Ukraine for the first time (2:1) in the last round of the Nations League. In other confrontations, the Balkans have six defeats and a draw with a total goal difference of 5:15 in matches with the “yellow-blue”: Albania – Ukraine – 0:1 and Ukraine – Albania – 1:0 in 1997, Albania – Ukraine – 0:2 and Ukraine – Albania – 2:2 in 2005, Albania – Ukraine – 1:3 in 2016, Albania – Ukraine – 1:4 in 2018 and Albania – Ukraine – 1:2 in 2024.
In the upcoming match, bookmakers see the Ukrainian national team as the favorite. For example, the GGBet office accepts bets on a victory for Serhiy Rebrov's team, for whom the upcoming match may be his last at the helm of the team, with odds of 1.94, a draw — 3.64, and a win for the team of former Arsenal, Barcelona, Manchester City and Brazil national team player Silvinho — 3.58.
Watch the Ukraine-Albania match live on the territory of our country at 9:45 PM on the MEGOGO media service and the free MEGOGO Sport TV channel, which broadcasts on T2 and cable networks.
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Friendly match
March 31 (Tuesday)
Ukraine — Albania 21:45 MEGOGO, MEGOGO Sport
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Previously, “FACTS” reported that the Ukrainian national team has learned its opponents in the Nations League group.
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