Action from Euro 2012 Friday evening comes from the Donbass Arena, Donetsk featuring the Ukraine vs France.
The whole game can be seen Live on ITV 1 High Definition with a scheduled 17:00pm (BST) Kick Off Time.
Euro 2012 Ukraine v France Betting Tips Preview and Team News.
Ukraine currently lead the way at the top of the group having secured an impressive 2-1 victory over Sweden earlier this week in their opening game and that victory will have certainly boosted the confidence of the whole squad and more importantly one man in particular, Andriy Shevchenko who at 35 years old showed that he still has it.
France battled out a 1-1 draw with England in their opening game and despite a number of attempts they were unable to win the game and will know that victory in this match is extremely important if they are to secure passage through to the quarter final stage of the tournament.
Ukraine v France Team News
Ukraine Team News :- Coach Oleg Blokhin will probably adapt a more defensive formation for this game against France due to their strength going forward and this could mean either Andrey Voronin or Andriy Shevchenko being sacrificed for an extra midfield player which looks likely to be Marko Devic.
Probable Lineup : Pyatov, Husyev, Khacheridi, Mykhalyk, Selin, Tymoschchuck, Devic, Nazarenko, Konoplyanka, Yarmolenko, Voronin.
France Team News :- Coach Laurent Blanc will probably stick with the same starting eleven that took to the field against England last monday with the only exception being Yann M’Vila coming in for Alou Diarra.
Probable Lineup : Lloris, Debuchy, Rami, Mexes, Evra, Cabaye, M’Vila, Florent Malouda, Samir Nasri, Benzema, Frank Ribery.
Ukraine v France Head to Head Statistics
Friday evening’s group d, second round match will become just the 7th time the two nations have met over the years and all the results of those previous games can be seen in our head to head statistics table shown below.
- Ukraine Victories : 0
- Draws : 3
- France Victories : 3
The last time the two sides met was back in early June 2011, where France came away with an impressive 4-1 victory at the Donbass Arena.
