Saturday , 14 November 2026

Poland vs Slovakia, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Poland
1 – 2
Full Time
Slovakia
Mon 14 Jun 2021 · 16:00 UTC Saint Petersburg Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Tomas Hubocan
Grzegorz Krychowiak 22' Y
Grzegorz Krychowiak 62' R

Overview

Match Preview

Poland vs Slovakia — European Championship at Saint Petersburg Stadium.

  • Poland 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Slovakia 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Ovidiu Hategan
  • Referee Sebastian Gheorghe
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee
5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Head-to-Head

5
Poland 5 games · Avg 3.4 goals Slovakia
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-14 Poland 1–2 Slovakia 2018-04-02 Slovakia 2–1 Poland 2017-08-26 Poland 2–3 Slovakia 2017-03-03 Poland 1–2 Slovakia 2016-08-12 Slovakia 2–1 Poland

Recent Form

Poland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Slovakia H 1–2 L
28 Jun Japan A 1–0 W
24 Jun Colombia H 0–3 L
19 Jun Senegal H 1–2 L
05 May Sweden A 3–0 W
28 Apr Royal Standard de Liège H 2–1 W
Slovakia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Poland A 2–1 W
05 May Iceland H 1–0 W
28 Apr Croatia A 2–1 W
21 Apr Switzerland H 0–4 L
17 Apr England A 0–0 D
14 Apr Austria A 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Poland this season
25% Clean Sheets
Slovakia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Poland
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Slovakia
0-15
1/–
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Poland
Krzysztof Piatek 1 G
Adam Buksa 1 G
Slovakia
Ivan Schranz 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Saint Petersburg Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Poland and Slovakia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' It’s high time Paulo Sousa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Poland in their trying to find a way past Slovakia's compact .
  • 18' Robert Mak makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Slovakia are in front.
  • 20' Tomas Hubocan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' Poland receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 22.
  • 27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 37' The 30-year-old Jakub Hromada has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' What a moment for Karol Linetty! That strike on 46 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Poland are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Slovakia's shape.
  • 62' The referee has no hesitation. Grzegorz Krychowiak is booked for Poland — Red card on 62.
  • 67' Juraj Kucka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 69' The Slovakia Milan Skriniar breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 1-2!
  • 74' Tymoteusz Puchacz is replacing Maciej Rybus for the Poland side.
  • 79' Another change for Slovakia made on 79 minute. Jakub Hromada leaves to be changed by Patrik Hrosovsky.
  • 84' Poland is showing some good football. However, Poland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Poland — Jakub Moder on, Mateusz Klich off on 85 minutes.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Slovakia — Michal Duris on, Lukas Haraslin off on 87 minutes.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Slovakia team. Ondrej Duda is replaced by Jan Gregus on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Slovakia is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Poland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Sousa

Slovakia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefan Tarkovic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.13 Poland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Slovakia xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Poland27% Draw27% Slovakia46%
Actual: Slovakia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Poland or Draw
54%
Draw or Slovakia
73%
Poland or Slovakia
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Poland21% Draw47% Slovakia32%
Actual: Slovakia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 1
9.7%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Poland

Handicap Poland covers Push Slovakia covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 22% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Poland keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Slovakia keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.