22-year-old Volodymyr Brazhko made his first start of Euro 2024 against Slovakia last Friday and the combative midfielder’s impact was instant.

Winning just his sixth cap, Brazkho added some much-needed steel and grit to the Ukrainian midfield, making three tackles and committing two fouls against his Slovakian counterparts before he was withdrawn from the action with five minutes on the clock.

The Dynamo Kyiv starlet is a relatively new face on the international scene having made his debut for Ukraine in March, though he has fouled at least twice in two of his three starts for his country since.

Belgium are likely to control at least 60% of the possession on Wednesday, though working without the ball is Brazkho’s forte and the anchorman can be expected to carry out his harrying and hustling duties with gusto for the second game running. Look for Brazkho to commit at least one foul again.

Romelu Lukaku has been largely luckless at Euro 2024 so far and despite offering a consistent threat, the burly Belgian striker has yet to open his account for the tournament.

VAR intervened to chalk off three goals across the 31-year-old’s first two Group E appearances and Lukaku has also missed some other glaring opportunities, however, chances keep falling his way and he could find himself in more positions of promise against Ukraine.

Lukaku has been averaging an impressive 4.00 shots and 2.50 shots on target per 90 at the European Championship so far, figures that put him near the top of the pile for both metrics at this summer’s competition.

His teammates are finding his runs and feeding him in dangerous areas and if that service remains consistent, Lukaku should be able to clock at least two shots on target for the third Group E fixture in a row on Wednesday.

Ukraine Head Coach Serhiy Rebrov made the brave decision to replace Andriy Lunin with Anatolii Trubin between the sticks against Slovakia and his call reaped major dividends against The Falcons.

Lunin was at fault for two of three goals Ukraine conceded in their 3-0 matchday one reverse to Romania and Trubin was an across-the-board improvement against Slovakia, making four saves and proving a commanding presence throughout.

Trubin is likely to be just as busy against a Belgian outfit that racked up 20 attempts against Romania last weekend. Nine of those 20 efforts hit the target and seven of those strikes drew Romanian keeper Florin Nita into action.

Belgium really kicked into gear from an attacking perspective against Romania and only three teams (Germany, Croatia and Czechia) have been able to top their nine shots on target in a single Euro 2024 fixture so far. Trubin could be about to be given a thorough examination of his reflexes in Stuttgart.

This is a bet we enjoyed success with in Belgium’s triumph over Romania, so we’re happy to stick with it for Les Diables Rouges’ final Group E fixture against Ukraine.

Belgian midfield supremo Kevin De Bruyne was at his match-winning best on matchday two, however, the 32-year-old had to show plenty of mettle to overcome some rough treatment in Cologne.

De Bruyne was fouled four times by his Romanian antagonists having been fouled twice against Slovakia just days before, and his collection of bumps and bruises could grow against Ukraine.

The Man City star’s armoury of defence-shredding skills tends to put a target on his back at club level and the story has been similar in Germany so far.

Ukraine have been averaging 10 fouls per 90 since the start of Euro 2024 and they are likely to single De Bruyne out for some special attention on Wednesday.

Youri Tielemans was handed his first start of Euro 2024 against Romania last weekend and the Aston Villa midfielder needed just 73 seconds to make his mark when he swept the ball home to Belgium the earliest of leads.

Tieleman’s strike was the third-fastest goal in the history of the European Championships and tasked with providing attacking thrust from deep, the 27-year-old carried out his remit perfectly.

The former Leicester man mustered two attempts against Romania in total and Tielemans has been good for at least one shot in six of his last eight competitive appearances for Belgium overall.

Interestingly, Romania found it tough to track the runs of Slovakia’s Juraj Kucka on matchday two and the Faclons’ attacking midfielder was able to have three shots at goal as a consequence.

Tielemans is another player of that ilk and his intelligent forays forward could allow him to hit at least one shot on target for the second Belgian game on the spin.

Belgium controlled 60.4% and 55% possession on matchdays one and two against Slovakia and Romania respectively, and their combined corner tally (12) across the same games was a byproduct of their territorial dominance.

With Belgium almost certain to set the tempo again on Wednesday evening against Ukraine, another healthy corner haul could be in the pipeline for Domenico Tedesco’s side.

Belgium’s wing-back system stretches the pitch and creates space to cross from both flanks. The Belgians crossed the ball 27 times in their Group E encounters with Romania and Slovakia and generally, there is a correlation between crosses attempted and corners won.

Indeed, Belgium’s ability to dominate possession, along with their prolific crossing, routinely translated into lofty corner tallies during their Euro 2024 qualification campaign, when they won an average of 7.62 corners per fixture.

They won at least six corners in five of their eight matches en route to topping the pile as the unbeaten winners of Group F and a target of over 5.5 corners shouldn’t be too challenging a hurdle to clear against Ukraine.