Sunday , 15 November 2026

Ukraine vs North Macedonia, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Ukraine
2 – 1
Full Time
North Macedonia
Thu 17 Jun 2021 · 13:00 UTC Arena Nationala HT 45' · FT 45'
Mykola Shaparenko 43' Y
Y 59' Darko Velkovski
Y 60' Darko Velkovski
Y 84' Daniel Avramovski

Overview

Match Preview

Ukraine vs North Macedonia — European Championship at Arena Nationala.

Match Details

  • Referee Diego Bonfa
  • Referee Fernando Rapallini
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Slavko Vincic
  • Referee Jose Sanchez

Head-to-Head

1
Ukraine 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals North Macedonia
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-17 Ukraine 2–1 North Macedonia

Recent Form

Ukraine
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun North Macedonia H 2–1 W
13 Jun Netherlands A 2–3 L
05 May Portugal H 2–1 W
28 Apr Penistone Church FC A 2–1 W
21 Apr Hungary H 1–0 W
14 Apr Italy A 1–3 L
North Macedonia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Ukraine A 1–2 L
13 Jun Austria A 1–3 L
16 Jun 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig H 2–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Ukraine this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Ukraine
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Ukraine
Mykola Shaparenko 1 G 1 A
Roman Yaremchuk 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Ukraine and North Macedonia get this one started.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Ukraine currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Ukraine must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Igor Angelovski might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 29' The Ukraine Andrii Yarmolenko breaks the deadlock on 29 minutes. 1-0!
  • 34' Goal! Roman Yaremchuk scores his 78 goal in 308 matches.
  • 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mykola Shaparenko.
  • 46' North Macedonia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Darko Churlinov is hanging Stefan Spirovski on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The 32-year-old Heorhii Bushchan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' Ezgjan Alioski makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and North Macedonia are in front.
  • 59' Poor challenge from Darko Velkovski. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 60' Darko Velkovski catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 60.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mykola Matviienko made 206 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' Viktor Tsyhankov gets the nod from Ukraine. He replaces Andrii Yarmolenko and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Another change for Ukraine made on 71 minute. Roman Yaremchuk leaves to be changed by Artem Biesiedin.
  • 76' Boban Nikolov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Avramovski. He replaces Enis Bardhi on 77 minute.
  • 79' Ukraine manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Serhii Sydorchuk is hanging Mykola Shaparenko on the field on 79 minute.
  • 84' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Daniel Avramovski.
  • 85' Arijan Ademi makes way for Kire Ristevski at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from North Macedonia.
  • 86' A change in the North Macedonia ranks — Darko Velkovski exits the field as Ivan Trickovski enters on 86.
  • 90' Eduard Sobol gets the nod from Ukraine. He replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Ukraine take all three points.

Lineups

Ukraine Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andriy Shevchenko

North Macedonia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Igor Angelovski

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.72 Ukraine xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 North Macedonia xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ukraine54% Draw25% North Macedonia21%
Actual: Ukraine win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Ukraine or Draw
79%
Draw or North Macedonia
46%
Ukraine or North Macedonia
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ukraine37% Draw46% North Macedonia17%
Actual: Ukraine win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
5.6%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Ukraine

Handicap Ukraine covers Push North Macedonia covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Ukraine keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
North Macedonia keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.