Ukraine vs Scotland

There's a lot riding on this game, isn't there? Ukraine need to win and Scotland just need a point to top the group and go up into the top tier. Scotland are on ...

[Dykes to Score Anytime](https://www.paddypower.com/football/uefa-nations-league/ukraine-v-scotland-31774696). This is going to be very tight, so I’ll go for [Scotland to Win 2-1](https://www.paddypower.com/football/uefa-nations-league/ukraine-v-scotland-31774696). I’ve been looking at Che Adams before but Dykes, this will suit him, so I’m going for I know Ukraine can be a good team on their day as we’ve seen in the past, so this is massive. Ukraine need to win and Scotland just need a point to top the group and go up into the top tier. [Both Teams To Score](https://www.paddypower.com/football/uefa-nations-league/ukraine-v-scotland-31774696) [Scotland to Win 2-1](https://www.paddypower.com/football/uefa-nations-league/ukraine-v-scotland-31774696) [Lyndon Dykes to Score Anytime](https://www.paddypower.com/football/uefa-nations-league/ukraine-v-scotland-31774696)

Lots of Ukraine flags festooned around three sides of the Stadium and St Andrew's crosses behind one goal.

Scott McTominay, a round peg in a round hole back in central midfield after the reinstatement of a back four, is suspended, while Kieran Tierney and Scott McKenna are injured. Should Scotland go up, not only will it potentially afford them the opportunity of playing for a trophy and valuable experience of finals play if they make it through to the biennial finals tournaments, it allows them to move on up from the familiar opponents in the shallow international pool to which they've been consigned for years, to heavyweights such as Portugal or Holland or France or Italy or Spain or Germany or Croatia, the kind of company among whom the people have always felt the national team belonged. Scotland's players and supporters would be the first to tell you that promotion from Uefa Nations League B to League A, which they will secure should they avoid defeat against Ukraine in Krakow tonight, is no solace for their failure to qualify for the Qatar World Cup. Scotland cannily surround the keeper and stop Lunin getting a decent, running punch on the cross from the free-kick. It wasn't good enough in the summer and it was up to us to put it right at Hampden and we surely did that. Scotland are awarded a penalty for Stepanenko's 'hand ball' but it looked like a ludicrous decision as (a) the cross was from point-blank range and (b) it hit him in the face. Ukraine break the press down the right with Yarmolenko, Tymchyk and Malinovskyi working a neat triangle. Scotland can't make the ball stick upfield and that keeps inviting Ukraine on to them. But Ukraine have grown into the match and look the more threatening now, kept at bay by a combination of a well-drilled back four, an offside trap and poor finishing. Richard Dunne, back in the studio, thinks Scotland should maintain a 4-5-1 shape and just see the game out for a draw that will be good enough. Ukraine break and Dovbyk, offside but allowed to play on for now, breaks down the right but can't get past Gordon. Some 'After you, Claud' defending allows them in down their left but the man picked out with the cross is a centre-back, Stepanenko, who drags his left-foot strike wide as the Scots defence was stranded on its heels.

Goals and updates as the Nations League group stage concludes. Join Rob Smyth.

31 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland Ryan Jack misses a good chance for Scotland. They only need a draw to avoid relegation and send the Czech Republic down. Plenty happening across Europe, though our two featured games – Portugal v Spain and Ukraine v Scotland – are goalless. He’s had a fine game. They will be playing in League B with the Nations League returns in 2024-25. 53 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland It’s one-way traffic in Krakow, with Scotland hanging on a little desperately. 63 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland Another chance for Ukraine, with Zabarnyi lifting a deep free-kick over the bar. They are 16 minutes away from a famous result. If Armenia score again, Ireland will be relegated to League C, and Stephen Kenny will be under all kinds of pressure. 90 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland Four minutes of added time in Poland. Full time: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland They’ve done it! The Spain players are bouncing around in celebration; Cristiano Ronaldo is shaking his head in disgust.

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The final round of this year's UEFA Nations League tournament sees Ukraine and Scotland face-off in Krakow in what is a crucial tie, with the winner ...

[due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine](https://www.sportbible.com/football/russia-banned-from-euro-2024-over-ukraine-invasion-20220921), and can also be streamed on the Premier Sports player. [Andrew Roberston](https://www.sportbible.com/andrew-robertson) and his men will be desperate to gain three points tonight and deny Ukraine a spot in the [Nations League](https://www.sportbible.com/uefa-nations-league) B finals. [Scotland](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jSaswAF8-TynytrgfmysPR4CNIlyYpE1jNIcehl2H_s/edit) have the upper hand as they sit top of group B1, two points ahead of Ukraine, and Steve Clarks’s side need only a draw or a win to be crowned group winners.

Get a report of the Ukraine vs. Scotland 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage football match.

[Andriy Yarmolenko](https://www.espn.in/football/player/_/id/124878/Andriy-Yarmolenko) firing over the bar from close-range in the eighth minute and [Mykhailo Mudryk](https://www.espn.in/football/player/_/id/299911/Mykhailo-Mudryk)'s effort saved by keeper [Craig Gordon](https://www.espn.in/football/player/_/id/17617/Craig-Gordon) just after the break. [Scotland](/football/team?id=580) drew 0-0 away to [Ukraine](/football/team?id=457) in the Nations League on Tuesday, securing a crucial point that sealed their promotion to the competition's top tier as the war-torn country hosted their final group game in Poland. Scotland, who started the inaugural edition of the competition in League C, finished top of League B-Group 1 on 13 points -- two ahead of Ukraine.