June 11, 2012 7:45 PM BST
NSK Olimpijs'kyj — Kyiv (Kiev)
Referee: C. Çakιr
Team News
Ukraine
Ukraine must choose between Artem Milvskiy, Andrey Voronin, Marko Devic
and veteran Andrey Shevchenko to start up front, with their main threat
coming from wide areas.
Youngsters Konoplyanka and, in particular, Yarmolenko will have a heavy
creative burden on their shoulders in front of the home crowd, with a
lot of pressure on them to produce at the age of 22.
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk will hope to protect a fragile backline, with
right-back Gusev given a licence to support attacks occasionally.
Sweden
Early indications suggest that Ola Toivonen will get the nod over Johan
Elmander up front, with key man Zlatan Ibrahimovic playing in a slightly
withdrawn creative role for his country.
Toivonen's potential move up front could leave space for Rasmus Elm to
play in a wider role than usual, on the opposite flank to Sunderland
winger Seb Larsson.
Sweden could name the same side that won their most recent friendly
against Serbia, with Jonas Olsson missing out to Granqvist at the back.
Probable Lineups
Ukraine (4-1-3-2) : Pyatov, Selin, Rakitskiy, Kucher, Gusev, Tymoshchuk, Konoplyanka, Nazarenko, Yarmalenko, Voronin, Milevskiy.
Swedia (4-2-3-1) : Isaksson, Lustig, Granqvist, Mellberg, Olsson, Kallstrom, Svensson, Larsson, Ibrahimovic, Elm, Toivonen.
Match Facts
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Sweden's last 9 games in EURO Cup.
Sweden have won 6 of their last 7 matches in EURO Cup.
Sweden have scored at least 2 goals in 6 of their last 7 matches in EURO Cup.
Ukraine have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 3 matches against Sweden in all competitions.
Head to Head
International Friendlies (FR) | Aug 10, 2011 | Ukraine 0 - Sweden 1 | |
International Friendlies (FR) | Jun 1, 2008 | Sweden 0 - Ukraine 0 | |
International Friendlies (FR) | Jun 1, 2008 | Sweden 0 - Ukraine 1 |
Prediction
Both sides know that a win here may well be crucial to progressing to
the quarter-finals with the co-hosts looking to get off to a winning
start to give their fans something to cheer having gone into Group D as
underdogs.
Sweden's full-backs will need to be on the top of their game against
Ukraine's pacey wingers but the away side have more quality in other
areas of the pitch and the most intriguing battle will perhaps be
between Ibrahimovic, dropping deep, and Tymoshchuk.
If the Sweden captain can win that battle than they should win the game,
and defeat here for either side could potentially end their tournament
before it has even truly begun.
Ukraine 0 - 1 Sweden
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