The UEFA Nations League 2020/2021 Discussion Thread

[CLS63]

Scotland's easy victory wasn't a surprising incident considering the war in Ukraine now. And Ukraine didn't have some important players in the squad at the same time. It was a total domination by Scotland especially in the second half. We can consider that Ukraine still did a good job by keeping the score at 0-0 for 70 minutes. This was an important match for Ukraine as well. Because they lost the lead to Scotland after this result and there is a two-point gap now. Now they will just hope Scotland to make mistakes to maintain their chance for League A.

Maybe I'm partial about this but I'd like to see Ukraine in the upper league. Because I believe they really deserve this. Despite the very bad condition they are in they are still doing a really good job in the group.

[kamvreto]

Scotland's easy victory wasn't a surprising incident considering the war in Ukraine now. And Ukraine didn't have some important players in the squad at the same time. It was a total domination by Scotland especially in the second half. We can consider that Ukraine still did a good job by keeping the score at 0-0 for 70 minutes. This was an important match for Ukraine as well. Because they lost the lead to Scotland after this result and there is a two-point gap now. Now they will just hope Scotland to make mistakes to maintain their chance for League A.

Maybe I'm partial about this but I'd like to see Ukraine in the upper league. Because I believe they really deserve this. Despite the very bad condition they are in they are still doing a really good job in the group.

This 3-0 win saw Scotland move top in Group B1 and extended their unbeaten run at home in the UEFA Nations League (UNL) to 7 matches.
Even though Ukraine lost 3-0 they fought as hard as they could and to be able to hold on until the 70th minute was incredible. Scotland relentlessly continued to apply high pressure until they took the lead. John McGinn's opener turned the game around and Lyndon Dykes also scored in the 80th and 87th minutes with a header to give Scotland the win.
Ukraine seems to really have to focus on making its players have a good performance. we also know this year to be an unlucky year for ukraine because of the war going on. But I also feel that Ukraine is capable of being at the top of the table as well.

[snipie]

Scotland was clearly better in the second half and just destroyed Ukraine. Scotland with this win is really close to getting promoted and with how Ukraine is playing i dont think Scotland will have a problem advancing. Scotland showed they were better by a lot then Ukraine

I expected to see Ukraine winning or getting at least a draw but it appears I was totally wrong.. The game finished with 3 goals, not 1 or even 2... They resisted most of the time then collapsed in the last minutes of the game.
The worst part is that they will face each other in the next week and with that psychological damage, it will be a tight game..

[hahay]

Ukraine lost 3-0 even though in the match Ukraine basically won in ball possession and with this result, for the time being Scotland managed to become the group leader with 9 points while Ukraine with 7 points. But even so, at least Ukraine still has a chance to be able to win the group and continue to the next round but I also feel it remains a difficult job. Because after all they have to win the remaining two matches and Ukraine v Scotland will return to play in the last match and of course it will be the decisive match.

[LGD2Business]

Relegation to the C League was bad enough for Türkiye. It's rather humiliating that they are playing matches with small countries in League C, when they should be in League A. No one takes responsibility and resigns. Those who live this disgrace continue their work.
Having beaten Luxembourg easily by scoring many goals, Türkiye will continue on its way undefeated. What should happen is that they finish the group by winning all the matches without even conceding a goal. Being still playing in the C League when there is such a class difference shows the loss of time. 2 years was literally wasted.

[bering]

For today match on league D1 between Latvia vs Moldova that currently Latvia quite strong at 1st position on league standings because they have 4 consecutive wins and today against Moldova they have good chances to win the match especially on their last meetings Latvia can able to win 4-2 at Moldova home ground but i feel this match probably will ended to draw because their position on group standings is quite safe so draw result is enough to Latvia to secured their position and get promoted to higher league

[swogerino]

Ukraine lost 3-0 even though in the match Ukraine basically won in ball possession and with this result, for the time being Scotland managed to become the group leader with 9 points while Ukraine with 7 points. But even so, at least Ukraine still has a chance to be able to win the group and continue to the next round but I also feel it remains a difficult job. Because after all they have to win the remaining two matches and Ukraine v Scotland will return to play in the last match and of course it will be the decisive match.

Ukraine has showed that is quite capable of winning the games against other opponents,well one time they were held by a draw in Ireland and that game undermined their complete tournament performance.However Ukraine will most likely win the remaining games against the other teams and I believe they will also be able to win against Scotland in the last game.For them to do that they need that this ball possession that they had superiority in yesterday to convert to dangerous actions and finally into goals.

[bct_ail]

Scotland was clearly better in the second half

Yes, Scotland were very good in the second half and in the end the pressure was also too much for Ukraine. Scotland are now in first place in Group B. Now they have it in their own hands to defend the first place and to promote to League A. The return match on Tuesday will be exciting. Only Scotland or Ukraine will achieve first place.

[Cryptmuster]

Ukraine lost 3-0 even though in the match Ukraine basically won in ball possession and with this result, for the time being Scotland managed to become the group leader with 9 points while Ukraine with 7 points. But even so, at least Ukraine still has a chance to be able to win the group and continue to the next round but I also feel it remains a difficult job. Because after all they have to win the remaining two matches and Ukraine v Scotland will return to play in the last match and of course it will be the decisive match.

Ukraine has not been able to create anything compared to the match in the selection for the World Cup. Ukraine did not create a single dangerous moment, didn't make a single shot on target in Scotland, this is somehow very strange for Ukrina. Here thoughts creep in, either Ukraine is not interested in the League of Nations (although they used to play well there), or they repaid the debt for the previous match...

[hashrateproducts]

Ukraine has not been able to create anything compared to the match in the selection for the World Cup. Ukraine did not create a single dangerous moment, didn't make a single shot on target in Scotland, this is somehow very strange for Ukrina. Here thoughts creep in, either Ukraine is not interested in the League of Nations (although they used to play well there), or they repaid the debt for the previous match...

The game was kind of boring to me and I wasn't expecting Scotland to keep the pressure on Ukraine so badly. Ukraine didn't put up an impressive performance in the game and it was really poor. They try in the first half not to concede a goal, why not maintain the tactics in the second halve and know that it's a draw game and will be sharing points, instead they tend to allow scotland invade their midfield and defend and led scored three goals in the second half. Scotland led with big win and Ukraine might de devastated at the moment.

[Juggy777]

Ukraine has not been able to create anything compared to the match in the selection for the World Cup. Ukraine did not create a single dangerous moment, didn't make a single shot on target in Scotland, this is somehow very strange for Ukrina. Here thoughts creep in, either Ukraine is not interested in the League of Nations (although they used to play well there), or they repaid the debt for the previous match...

The game was kind of boring to me and I wasn't expecting Scotland to keep the pressure on Ukraine so badly. Ukraine didn't put up an impressive performance in the game and it was really poor. They try in the first half not to concede a goal, why not maintain the tactics in the second halve and know that it's a draw game and will be sharing points, instead they tend to allow scotland invade their midfield and defend and led scored three goals in the second half. Scotland led with big win and Ukraine might de devastated at the moment.

@Cryptmuster it’s clear that their mind wasn’t present on the pitch, and I don’t blame them considering what’s happening back at their home. Furthermore I’m really excited for Belgium vs Wales, and Italy vs England and my predictions are that Belgium and Italy will win their respective game’s comfortably, and this may finally be the wake up call that England need’s before the World Cup begins.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Scotland was clearly better in the second half

Yes, Scotland were very good in the second half and in the end the pressure was also too much for Ukraine. Scotland are now in first place in Group B. Now they have it in their own hands to defend the first place and to promote to League A. The return match on Tuesday will be exciting. Only Scotland or Ukraine will achieve first place.

No doubt Scotland were very good in the second half. I think a change of system, away from a back three, enabled Scotland to flourish. And Clarke’s substitutions were perfect. Also Ukraine had some key players missing. Zinchenko was injured and Mykolenko wasn't 100%. But overall Scotland performed really well. If they should replicate this performance it will be eminently possible to secure Nations League promotion and a back-up play-off option for Euro 2024.

[fzkto]

France and Austria are at the bottom of the group. Austria could beat Croatia and France could beat no one. But still today, everyone sees France as the favourite against Austria. I don't know why many people still believe in the success of the reigning world champions, but Austria is not an easy opponent at all. I think it could be a draw today. Of course I don't rule out France finally starting to play football, but I wouldn't be so sure of them winning.

[joker_josue]

France and Austria are at the bottom of the group. Austria could beat Croatia and France could beat no one. But still today, everyone sees France as the favourite against Austria. I don't know why many people still believe in the success of the reigning world champions, but Austria is not an easy opponent at all. I think it could be a draw today. Of course I don't rule out France finally starting to play football, but I wouldn't be so sure of them winning.

In a normal situation, France is far superior to Austria. But at the moment Austria has been playing well and even made some positive results against theoretically superior teams. But in this game, even if they play badly, France will always be favorites, because from one moment to the next, they have the capacity to win the game. The last game between Austria and France ended in a draw. So today's game could end in the same way.

Although France certainly doesn't want to finish the group in the last position, because that would make them drop down the division.

[fzkto]

France and Austria are at the bottom of the group. Austria could beat Croatia and France could beat no one. But still today, everyone sees France as the favourite against Austria. I don't know why many people still believe in the success of the reigning world champions, but Austria is not an easy opponent at all. I think it could be a draw today. Of course I don't rule out France finally starting to play football, but I wouldn't be so sure of them winning.

In a normal situation, France is far superior to Austria. But at the moment Austria has been playing well and even made some positive results against theoretically superior teams. But in this game, even if they play badly, France will always be favorites, because from one moment to the next, they have the capacity to win the game. The last game between Austria and France ended in a draw. So today's game could end in the same way.

Although France certainly doesn't want to finish the group in the last position, because that would make them drop down the division.

But it seems that France have said that the Nations League is not a serious competition for them and there is no strong motivation to try to win it. I could be wrong though and that's the other team's words. Speaking of favourites, it seems to me that Austria is as good a favourite as France. And in fact if France can finally win it will be a miracle, but it still won't move them out of the relegation zone.

[bct_ail]

Today Croatia and Denmark play against each other. Denmark can fix their first place in League A, Groupe A with a win today. They would then be 5 points ahead of second place. Croatia won the first leg 1:0. Denmark had scored 2 goals in that game but the goals were disabled. The last win from Denmark is 23 years ago. I think it will be a very exciting game.

[bering]

Today Croatia and Denmark play against each other. Denmark can fix their first place in League A, Groupe A with a win today. They would then be 5 points ahead of second place. Croatia won the first leg 1:0. Denmark had scored 2 goals in that game but the goals were disabled. The last win from Denmark is 23 years ago. I think it will be a very exciting game.

Indeed if we see their latest meetings Croatia should be able to win the match because currently they were playing at their home and Croatia records during playing at home also quite impressive because they were unbeatable but Denmark also not weak especially they can win from France before so this match actually hard to predicted because both of teams have equal chance to win the match and for bets purpose bookmakers provide high odds for them with Croatia has slightly the favourite in this match with odds @2.48

[Slow death]

France and Austria are at the bottom of the group. Austria could beat Croatia and France could beat no one. But still today, everyone sees France as the favourite against Austria. I don't know why many people still believe in the success of the reigning world champions, but Austria is not an easy opponent at all. I think it could be a draw today. Of course I don't rule out France finally starting to play football, but I wouldn't be so sure of them winning.

looking at france's goals and the injury situation of some of their players I would say that the odds had to be more balanced, because I have many doubts that france will put their best players in this game right from the start, but even if they if you put some of the best players in this game right from the start these players will not try hard in this game because they will not want to get injured and miss world cup games, I really believe that in this game the favorite should be austria and not france due to these arguments i mentioned, austria has nothing to lose by playing serious, but france has a lot to lose if they play serious. good france players are looking forward to playing in the world cup where all scouts are watching their performance, that is a great chance for them to achieve more in their careers, while this league is just another place to harm them.

Today Croatia and Denmark play against each other. Denmark can fix their first place in League A, Groupe A with a win today. They would then be 5 points ahead of second place. Croatia won the first leg 1:0. Denmark had scored 2 goals in that game but the goals were disabled. The last win from Denmark is 23 years ago. I think it will be a very exciting game.

the Denmark played very well against Croatia, but they were unlucky to lose, and in this game i even thought of betting on the Denmark as in the first leg they played well so maybe this time they will have more luck, but then i changed my mind, there is more chance of being a game that ends in a draw, the under goals market also does not have an odd value that attracts me so I really prefer not to bet on this game

[Pulsar77]

I've decided to prepare another betslip that includes only both teams to score picks. I thought of Croatia - Denmark @1.89, Poland - Netherlands @1.76 and France - Austria @1.95 for this. The total odd is 6.49 which is really nice for a multi.

This is a crucial match for Croatia and Denmark both. The winner will have a big advantage before the last matches. Croatia won in their previous head-to-head match but this time I don't think they will repeat this. I expect a better performance from Denmark to retain their lead. They might find the first goal also. I think it won't last very long for Poland and Netherlands both to score. Their previous match was pretty interesting as Poland got ahead 2-0 first. I don't expect them to have a big trouble to score here too. France will have a critical match. If they don't win it is very likely that they can drop down to the league below. I expect them to start with their biggest players this time to secure a win. This might be the most risky choice maybe but I think Austria can score at least one goal to fight for their position.

[Ratash]

Scotland vs ukraine result was unexpected especially after seing ukraine performance recently they had good results and almost made it to the world cup but it seems that the war has finally affected them maybe they had trouble preparing for the game still the scottish team did great an excelent performance and a big result which will gave them the leadership of group 1 of the B league.