UKRAINE go into their Nations League clash against Germany on Saturday having conceded 11 goals in their last two international fixtures.
Andriy Shevchenko’s side lost 4-0 to Spain in their Group A4 meeting on September 6, before they were thrashed 7-1 by France in a friendly on Wednesday.
Ukraine sit second in Group A4, with Saturday’s opponents Germany sitting thirdCredit: EPA
Their opponents Germany haven’t won a match since beating Northern Ireland 6-1 in November 2019.
They have drawn their opening two games in the Nations League so far, before drawing 3-3 against Turkey in a friendly midweek.
Here SunSport runs you down everything you need to know ahead of the encounter.
What time does Ukraine vs Germany kick off?
- The Nations League clash between the two countries kicks off at 7.45pm.
- Their match-up takes place on Saturday, October 10 at the NSC Olimpiyskiy.
What TV channel is Spain vs Switzerland on and can I live stream it?
- Ukraine vs Germany is live on the Sky Sports Red Button from 7.45pm.
- Unfortunately you cannot stream the encounter from your Sky Go account.
- But you can access the red button service on Now TV.
- Non-Sky Sports subscribers can watch the match with a Now TV Day Pass from £9.99.
- Alternatively you can keep up to date by following the SunSport live blog of the encounter.
Team news
Ukraine’s third-choice goalkeeper Heorhiy Bushchan is poised to start again between the sticks with Oleksandr Shovkovskiy, 45, to be on the bench.
Andriy Yarmolenko could lead the line for the hosts, although he has competition from Roman Yaremchuk to start up top.
Joachim Low is expected to ring the changes from the side that drew against Turkey, with the likes of Manuel Neuer, Serge Gnabry, Timo Werner and Toni Kroos to all potentially come in.
Antonio Rudiger, Niklas Sule and Emre Can could be the central defenders, with Lukas Klostermann and Robin Gosens to be deployed as the wing-backs.
Betting (Ladbrokes)
- Ukraine to win – 14/1
- Draw – 11/2
- Germany to win – 1/5
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
