Ukraine vs Belgium Predictions & Tips – Low-Scoring Affair in the UEFA Nations League

Vedran Ostojic

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Last updated: 18 Mar 2025

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Belgium have failed to score in their last two UNL appearances
We are predicting a low-scoring affair on a neutral venue in Spain
Check our full match preview for Ukraine vs Belgium below

Belgium have seen under 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 10 matches (Getty)

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Belgium had poor efficiency in EURO 2024 and failed to score in their last two UNL contests. A majority of Ukraine’s recent games were low-scoring affairs, so under 2.5 goals is the best bet in Murcia.

Ukraine vs Belgium Preview
Stats
HTH
Ukraine Form
Belgium Form
Team News
Predicted Starting Lineups

Stats

Ukraine have seen under 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 matches.
Ukraine have drawn against Belgium 0-0 in EURO 2024.
Belgium have seen under 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 10 matches.

HTH

This is going to be the second head to head match between Ukraine and Belgium.

The first one was in the EURO 2024, ending in a goalless draw.

Ukraine Form

Ukraine played in UEFA Nations League B last season, finishing 2nd in Group 1 with eight points from six games, behind the Czech Republic, ahead of Georgia and Albania.

They secured a 1-0 win over Georgia in mid-October, with Mykhailo Mudryk scoring the only goal. This was followed by back-to-back 1-1 draws against the Czech Republic and Georgia.

Ukraine confirmed their 2nd-place finish with a 2-1 away victory against Albania on November 19, as Oleksandr Zinchenko and Roman Yaremchuk both scored inside the opening ten minutes.

Belgium Form

Belgium narrowly avoided relegation to UEFA Nations League B, finishing 3rd in Group 2 with just four points, behind France and Italy but ahead of Israel.

They had a decent run in October, holding Italy to a 2-2 draw before losing 2-1 to France but their campaign ended with two more defeats in November.

First, they lost 1-0 at home to Italy, then suffered another 1-0 loss against Israel at a neutral venue, despite having 70% possession, a 12-10 shot advantage, and expected goals of 0.83-0.85.

Team News

Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk is suspended while Oleksandr Pikhalyonok is injured. Ruslan Malinovskyi and Sergiy Sydorchuk were not called up. Andriy Yarmolenko has accumulated 124 appearances for Ukraine so far and scored 46 goals.

As for the away team, Amadou Onana and Romeo Lavia are injured, while Orel Mangala and Johan Bakayoko were not called up this time.

Predicted Starting Lineups

Ukraine: Trubin, Konoplya, Zabarnyi, Talovyerov, Mykolenko, Kaliuzhnyi, Tsyhankov, Sudakov, Zinchenko, Shaparenko, Dovbyk

Belgium: Courtois, Castagne, Faes, Theate, De Cuyper, Tielemans, De Ketelaere, Lukebakio, De Bruyne, Doku, Lukaku

Verdict

Ukraine v Belgium

All four of Belgium’s games in EURO 2024 were low-scoring affairs, while they failed to score in their last two UNL appearances. I am predicting a tight tussle in Murcia on Thursday, under 2.5 goals being the best bet.

Under 2.5 Goals

Total Goals

@9/10 - 3 Units

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