Slovakia vs Wales Prediction & Match Preview

Slovakia vs Wales Prediction

Slovakia will host Wales in a festive atmosphere at CITY ARENA in Trnava on Monday evening. The local fans will create a fantastic atmosphere at the sold-out stadium to greet the nation’s heroes ahead of their battles at the 2024 Euro.

• Wales failed to beat World No. 203 side Gibraltar in an exhibition three days ago.
• Slovakia won four of their last six matches in all competitions.
• Just one of Wales’ previous five games produced three or more goals.

The hosts will enter this tie in much higher spirits. They eased past San Marino 4-0 on Wednesday. The Slovakians did not allow the rivals a single attempt in the 90 minutes of action on the neutral venue in Austria.

The story is completely different with Wales. They lost the playoffs final in the battle for the very last place for the 2024 Euro to Poland on penalties in March. Rob Page’s men carried the negative momentum to June’s friendlies. They failed to beat continent’s minnows Gibraltar in a disappointing goalless stalemate on Portuguese soil three days ago.

Recent Meetings

• Wales will rely on tradition as they go into this unbeaten in the previous four matches against the Slovakians.
• The Dragons took four points from the two meetings with Slovakia in the 2020 Euro qualifying campaign.
• All but one of the last five H2H encounters between these teams saw goals scored at both ends.

The Verdict

Rob Page did rotate his starting XI heavily on Thursday evening against Gibraltar. Nevertheless, a draw against a team that had earlier lost 13 consecutive games should by all means be regarded as a massive failure for Wales. Their players will have a free summer and they do not have too many reasons to push hard on Sunday in Trnava.

On the other side, a win would further boost morale in Slovakia’s dressing room. The hosts also offered much better performances than Wales during the previous Euro qualifying campaign. We like the look of the 2.10 odds offered for the home win pick here.

Four of Wales’ last five games in all competitions ended with fewer than three goals scored. We did not see three or more goals in either of the previous two head-to-head meetings between Slovakia and Wales either. Also, two of Slovakia’s previous three matches ended with fewer than three goals scored. We have enough reason to take the Under 2.5 goals bet at the 1.66 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- June 8, 2024

Slovakia vs Wales Betting Tips

Slovakia to win

OK

2.05 Odds

Under 2.5 goals

OK

1.68 Odds

Correct Score: Slovakia 1-0

OK

6.50 Odds