Analysis and prediction for Azerbaijan vs Ukraine: The home team will leave empty-handed.
The World Cup qualifying match between Azerbaijan and Ukraine will take place at 11:00 PM on September 9th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest information on the Azerbaijan vs Ukraine matchup.
Azerbaijan is expected to continue using a five-defender formation due to their shaky defense. Center-backs Elvin Badalov, Bahlul Mustafazada, and Rahman Dashdamirov are likely to start. Up front, Nariman Akhundzade and Mahir Emreli, the duo who played against Iceland, will continue to partner up.
On the Ukrainian side, Artem Dovbyk is a familiar choice in attack, potentially supported by Oleksandr Zubkov and Oleksii Hutsuliak. In midfield, Georgiy Sudakov and Ivan Kalyuzhnyi are likely to feature in the midfield trio alongside defensive midfielder Yehor Yarmolyuk.
Illia Zabarnyi will lead the defense, while Oleksandr Zinchenko is almost certain to start at left-back.
Latest predicted lineups for Azerbaijan vs Ukraine
Azerbaijan:
Mahammadaliev; Badalov, Mustafazada, Dashdamirov; Huseynov, Abdullazada, Makhmudov, Ibrahimli, Cafarquliyev; Akhundzade, Emreli
Ukraine:
Trubin; Konoplia, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Zinchenko; Kalyuzhnyi, Yarmolyuk, Sudakov; Zubkov, Dovbyk, Hutsuliak
Latest football match prediction: Azerbaijan vs Ukraine
Azerbaijan only conceded the first goal against Iceland in injury time of the first half, but in the second half they failed to register a single shot and allowed their opponents to create four clear chances.
Coach Fernando Santos enjoyed the glory of winning Euro 2016 with Portugal, but the team he currently manages has failed to score in 6 of their last 7 matches across all competitions.
Milli Komanda has never participated in the World Cup. In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, they did not win a single match in eight rounds, losing seven.
Azerbaijan has gone 11 consecutive matches without a win, including 9 defeats and conceding at least 2 goals in 9 of those games. At home, they have lost 5 and drawn 1 of their last 6 matches. If they lose again to Ukraine, it will be their fourth consecutive defeat at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium.
Ukraine aimed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 2006, but they began their 2026 qualifying campaign with a 0-2 defeat against France, conceding goals at both the beginning and end of the match.
The yellow-and-green team has lost 3 of their last 4 matches, despite a previous streak of 3 wins and 2 draws. Coach Sergiy Rebrov is concerned as the team has gone 8 consecutive matches without a clean sheet, conceding 10 goals in just the last 4 games.
The most recent meeting between the two teams took place in August 2006, when Ukraine won 6-0. Prior to that, they also drew 0-0 with Azerbaijan in February of the same year.
Ukraine's away form has been inconsistent, with two wins and two losses in their last four matches. However, they have scored at least two goals in three of those games.
Latest Azerbaijan vs Ukraine score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Azerbaijan vs Ukraineas follows:
- Sportsmole:Azerbaijan 1-3 Ukraine
- WhoScore:Azerbaijan 0-2 Ukraine
- Our newspaper predicts:Azerbaijan 0-2 Ukraine
When and where can I watch Azerbaijan vs Ukraine live?
To watch the Azerbaijan vs Ukraine match live in the World Cup qualifiers at 11:00 PM on September 9th, viewers can tune in to various online sports channels. We wish you enjoyable football viewing moments.
