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Ukraine is very strong team. but The Cypriotes, on the other hand, missed out on a place at the upcoming showpiece tournament. Cyprus boss Nikos Kostenoglou is likely to use this friendly to test as many players as possible, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered.
Key attacker Pieros Sotiriou has been left out of Cyprus squad, which is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on the Ukrainians.
OSC Metalist stadium in Kharkiv will host Monday’s friendly between Ukraine and Cyprus, the two teams who meet for the first time since March 2016. Back then Ukraine defeated Cyprus thanks to Taras Stepanenko’s goal, and Andriy Shevchenko’s troops are once again seen as favourites to win the warm-up game. Since this will be Ukraine’s last warm-up game before their EURO 2020 opener against the Netherlands, Shevchenko is likely to field the best possible side.