Ukraine vs Belgium Euro 2024 Preview: Team News & Playing XI, H2H Record, Stats, Prediction

Ukraine vs Belgium Euro 2024, Group B: Belgium take on Ukraine on June 26th, at the Stuttgart Arena in Germany what promises to be a decisive clash in Group E of Euro 2024.

This high-stakes match promises to be a thrilling encounter with both teams fighting to secure their place in the knockout stages.

Group E has been the most unpredictable and exciting group of the tournament. All four teams—Belgium, Ukraine, Slovakia, and Romania—are tied on three points, making the final round crucial for qualification.

A loss could spell the end for either Belgium or Ukraine, both of whom entered the tournament as favorites to progress.

Ukraine started their Euro 2024 campaign with a heavy defeat to Romania, leaving them in a shaky position heading into Matchday 2. However, they bounced back with a narrow victory over Slovakia, putting their fate back in their hands.

Currently, Ukraine have the worst goal difference in the group, meaning only a win against Belgium will guarantee their progression to the knockout stages.

Belgium also began their campaign poorly, suffering a surprising defeat to Slovakia. The Red Devils managed to turn things around with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Romania, boosting their confidence as they head into the final group match.

With a slightly better goal difference than Ukraine, a draw will be enough for Belgium to advance to the next round.

Ukraine vs Belgium Euro 2024 Schedule

When will be the Ukraine vs Belgium Euro 2024 Match?

The Ukraine vs Belgium Euro 2024 Group E match will be played on Wednesday (June 26th). The game starts at 9:30 pm IST/ 5.00 pm GMT.

Where will be Ukraine vs Belgium Euro 2024 Match Played?

The Ukraine vs Belgium match will be played at Stuttgart Arena in Stuttgart, Germany.

Ukraine vs Belgium FIFA Ranking, Recent Form

• Ukraine FIFA Ranking: 24

• Belgium FIFA Ranking: 2
• Recent Form (Most Recent First)
• Ukraine (in all competitions): W-L-W-L-D
• Belgium (in all competitions): W-L-W-W-D

Ukraine vs Belgium H2H Record and Last Meeting

This is the first meeting between these two nations.

Ukraine vs Belgium Team News, Injury Update

• Ukraine coach Serhiy Rebrov expects to have Everton left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko fit to start after missing their opening games due to a foot injury. Apart from that, there may not be many changes in the lineup with Ukraine having no injury issues at all.
• Belgium on the other hand are expected to field the same team. Only Dodi Lukebakio is suspended for Belgium which could lead to Leandro Trossard returning to the starting XI.

Ukraine vs Belgium Predicted Playing 11

Ukraine Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Trubin; Tymchyk, Zabarnyi, Matvienko, Mykolenko; Sudakov, Zinchenko, Shaparenko; Yarmolenko, Dovbyk, Mudryk

Belgium Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Casteels; Castagne, Faes, Vertonghen, Theate; Tielemans, Onana; Doku, De Bruyne, Trossard; Lukaku

Ukraine vs Belgium Match Prediction

Ukraine handed its fans with hopes after an impressive comeback in the match against Slovakia but they will now have their biggest test. Despite the opening-day shock defeat, Belgium have been impressive offensively. Ukraine, with its poor defensive solidity, appear less favorite in this tie with the Red Devils expected to get a win.

Predicted Score: Ukraine 0-2 Belgium