Sunday , 16 August 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' Ukraine have kicked off against North Macedonia. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' North Macedonia is showing some good football. However, North Macedonia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' It looks surprising Ukraine does not make any changes. Eljif Elmas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' The 32-year-old Heorhii Bushchan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Arijan Ademi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 29' What composure from Andrii Yarmolenko! The Ukraine international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 34' Brilliant from the ! Roman Yaremchuk makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 34.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' Ukraine player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' Darko Churlinov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stefan Spirovski at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mykola Matviienko suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Goal! Ezgjan Alioski scores his 19 goal in 358 matches.
  • 59' Darko Velkovski was booked on 59.
  • 60' Darko Velkovski has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' The Ukraine manager makes a substitution. Andrii Yarmolenko departs to be replaced by Viktor Tsyhankov.
  • 71' Ukraine ring the changes. Roman Yaremchuk has done his job and it is now time for Artem Biesiedin to step up.
  • 76' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Enis Bardhi as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Avramovski steps in for North Macedonia.
  • 79' A change in the Ukraine ranks — Mykola Shaparenko exits the field as Serhii Sydorchuk enters on 79.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Avramovski.
  • 85' Kire Ristevski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arijan Ademi at the 85 minute mark.
  • 86' The North Macedonia bench stirs into life. Darko Velkovski is withdrawn and Ivan Trickovski gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Eduard Sobol. He replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.