Ukraine v Spain predictions, tips, odds, lineups and free bets (Euro 2016 qualifiers - 12.10.2015)

Monday, 12 October 2015 15:55
Written by David Bet

Spain travel to the NSK Olimpiyskyi in Kiev on Monday to take on Ukraine, who is still fighting for a place at next summer's European Championship in France. Find below our UKRAINE v SPAIN betting preview with the best tips, predictions, odds, lineups, free bets and no deposit bonuses!

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Ukraine are at least guaranteed a play-off spot as they are level with Slovakia on 19 points, five behind Spain. The hosts go into their final qualifier knowing they need to better Slovakia's result in Luxembourg to snatch second spot. They won 2-0 in Macedonia on Thursday while Slovakia slipped up against Belarus. Ukraine have won their last three home qualifiers

Coach Fomenko is without defender Yevhen Khacheridi and midfielder Serhiy Sydorchuk through suspension with their places likely to be claimed by Oleksandr Kucher and Denys Garmash. Yevhen Konoplyanka and Andriy Yarmolenko are expected to flank Artem Kravets in a 4-3-3 formation.

Spain secured their place in Euro 2016 as group winners with a comfortable 4-0 success over Luxembourg last week. La Roja have won 8 of 9 qualifying matches so farincluding their last seven in a row since losing against Slovakia last October.

Vicente del Bosque could make a number of changes here. David de Gea, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nacho, Etxeita and Mario Gaspar may all start while David Silva and Alvaro Morata are injured and will miss this game. Sergio Ramos, Daniel Carvajal and Andres Iniesta have also been ruled out with fitness concerns.Striker Paco Alcacer is also set to start after coming off the bench to score twice against Luxembourg.

These two sides have both conceded just three goals during the entire qualifying campaign. Spain have kept a clean sheet in their last 7 european qualifiers while Ukraine have kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 8 matches. When these two sides met earlier in the campaign, it was Spain that won through 1-0.