Russia vs Slovakia, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Russia vs Slovakia — European Championship .
Match Details
- Referee Matej Jug
- Referee Slavko Vincic
- Referee Damir Skomina
- Referee Jure Praprotnik
- Referee Robert Vukan
- Referee Jonas Eriksson
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Key Stats
80%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
80%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
Slovakia this season
Slovakia this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Slovakia
0-15
1/–
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Slovakia
| Ivan Schranz | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Russia and Slovakia get this one started.
- 5' Russia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Slovakia backline.
- 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Russia and Slovakia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 30' Russia are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Slovakia's shape.
- 32' GOAL! Vladimir Weiss fires home to make it 0-1!
- 37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Russia and Slovakia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 42' It’s high time Jan Kozak made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' Marek Hamsik makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Slovakia are in front.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Pavel Mamaev. He replaces Aleksandr Golovin on 46 minute.
- 46' Jan Durica is having his name booked by the referee on 46.
- 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' 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.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Oleg Shatov, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 66' Roman Neustadter is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Slovakia so far.
- 67' A change in the Slovakia ranks — Ondrej Duda exits the field as Adam Nemec enters on 67.
- 72' The Slovakia manager makes a substitution. Vladimir Weiss departs to be replaced by Dusan Svento.
- 75' The supporters are chanting for Roman Shirokov. He replaces Aleksandr Kokorin on 75 minute.
- 79' Michal Duris is ready to make an impact after coming on for Robert Mak at the 79 minute mark.
- 80' What composure from Denis Glushakov! The Russia international strokes it home. 1-2.
- 85' The travelling Slovakia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Slovakia players.
Lineups
Russia Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 13
- 3
- 10
- 22
- 1
- 21
- 17
- 9
- 14
- 4
Bench
- 7
- 19
- 16
- 20
- 18
- 12
- 2
-
11
Pavel Mamaev ↑ 46'
-
8
Denis Glushakov ↑ 46'
- 23
-
15
Roman Shirokov ↑ 75'
- 6
Coach
Leonid Slutsky
Slovakia Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 15
- 2
-
8
Ondrej Duda ↓ Adam Nemec 67'
- 17
- 19
- 23
-
20
Robert Mak ↓ Michal Duris 79'
-
7
Vladimir Weiss ↓ Dusan Svento 72'
- 4
- 22
Bench
- 5
- 14
- 13
- 6
-
18
Dusan Svento ↑ 72'
- 10
-
21
Michal Duris ↑ 79'
- 1
- 9
- 16
- 12
-
11
Adam Nemec ↑ 67'
Coach
Jan Kozak
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Marek Hamsik | 1 |
| Vladimir Weiss | 1 |
| Denis Glushakov | 1 |
| Marek Hamsik | 1 |
| Vladimir Weiss | 1 |
| Denis Glushakov | 1 |
Head to Head
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24
Russia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49
Slovakia xG
I would bet for:
Russia or Slovakia 71% + Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Slovakia win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Russia or Draw
60%
Draw or Slovakia
68%
Russia or Slovakia
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Slovakia win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3%
Asian Handicap — Russia
| Handicap | Russia covers | Push | Slovakia covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 17% | 70% |
| -0.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 21% | 21% |
| +1.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +2 | 79% | 13% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
Russia keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Slovakia keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.