Although France may not be at full strength, they should still be too strong for the Ukrainians in this match.

Ukraine vs France Betting Predictions

All odds are courtesy of bet365, correct at the time of publishing and subject to change.

Les Bleus are too strong

Ukraine have had some decent results of late. They beat New Zealand 2-1 in their last fixture and achieved an impressive 3-1 win over Belgium in March. However, they suffered a heavy defeat to the Belgians afterwards, and were beaten 4-2 by Canada in June.

The French will fancy their chances because of their record, especially with their wealth of attacking talent. There are concerns over Ousmane Dembele, who was injured while playing for Paris Saint-Germain, but he has suggested it isn’t serious. Even if he doesn’t play, Didier Deschamps has plenty of other options.

Les Bleus should be too strong for their opponents to come in the end. However, as Israel, Croatia, and Spain have shown over the last year – France can be scored against. The Ukrainians have the ability to cause some problems.

The goalkeeper’s absence

One major factor in this tie could be the loss of the home side’s number one, Andriy Lunin. He was invited to play this month, but had to pull out due to a back injury. While Anatoliy Trubin is a capable replacement, he doesn’t have the same level of experience and is likely to be busy.

Additionally, Trubin is likely to be busy. This is because Deschamps’ wealth of attacking threats will be eager to cause problems at the beginning of their path to the World Cup. They’ve scored two or more in all of their last six matches.

The Ukrainians will also play their part, as seven of their last eight games featured over 2.5 goals. They’ve found the back of the net in six of them, and will be eager to get on the scoresheet in Wrocław.

Mbappe as the main threat

In a squad featuring the likes of Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Hugo Ekitike, Michael Olise, and Desire Doue, it’s difficult to single out just one threat. However, when Kylian Mbappe is leading the line, he’ll always be the most dangerous player.

The 26-year-old has had incredible success for club and country in recent years, and is already third on France’s list of all-time goalscorers. He needs to score eight more times to overtake Olivier Giroud (57), and it is very possible he will achieve that during this WCQ campaign. Rebrov and his side will be very wary of the threat he poses.

Mbappe has scored three times across three games for Real Madrid this season. So, he is in excellent form heading into this match. He is considered a good value bet at this time.

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