Slovakia vs Romania, European Championship 2024 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Slovakia vs Romania — European Championship at Deutsche Bank Park.
Match Details
- Referee Daniel Siebert
- Assistant 1 Jan Seidel
- Assistant 2 Rafael Foltyn
12 games this season
🟨 2.3/game
⚽ 5.3 goals/game
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun | Romania | H | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Jun | Ukraine | H | 1–2 | L |
| 17 Jun | Belgium | A | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Jun | Spain | H | 0–5 | L |
| 18 Jun | Sweden | A | 0–1 | L |
| 14 Jun | Poland | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun | Slovakia | A | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Jun | Belgium | A | 0–2 | L |
| 17 Jun | Ukraine | H | 3–0 | W |
| 05 May | Shaftesbury FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 28 Apr | SSC Napoli | A | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Apr | PFC CSKA Moskva | H | 3–1 | W |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
Slovakia this season
Slovakia this season
25%
Clean Sheets
Romania this season
Romania 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
Romania
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Slovakia
| Ivan Schranz | 3 G |
Romania
| Razvan Marin | 2 G |
| Denis Dragus | 1 G |
| Nicolae Stanciu | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Slovakia launch into their encounter with Romania.
- 5' Romania is showing some good football. However, Romania are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Slovakia and Romania are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 15' Romania come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 24' Slovakia is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ondrej Duda on 24.
- 29' The 28-year-old Andrei Ratiu has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 34' Romania are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 37' Razvan Marin does the damage! The net is bulging and Romania surge ahead!
- 42' 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.
- 45' Romania player sees a card in front of him.
- 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 55' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Edward Iordanescu on 55 minutes.
- 58' Florinel Coman makes way for Deian Sorescu at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Romania.
- 63' David Hancko has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 456 appearances.
- 66' The Romania bench stirs into life. Ianis Hagi is withdrawn and George Puscas gets his opportunity.
- 70' The crowd applauds David Strelec as he leaves the pitch. Robert Bozenik steps in for Slovakia.
- 75' Florin Nita needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 78' Fresh legs for Slovakia! David Duris comes on to replace Ivan Schranz.
- 83' Slovakia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 86' The crowd applauds Razvan Marin as he leaves the pitch. Adrian Rus steps in for Romania.
- 88' Romania receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
- 90' Ondrej Duda picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 90' The whistle greets Ondrej Duda as he departs to be replaced by Matus Bero.
- celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Slovakia Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1
-
2
Peter Pekarik ↓ Norbert Gyomber 90'
-
8
Ondrej Duda ↓ Matus Bero 90'
- 22
- 14
- 16
- 19
- 3
-
18
David Strelec ↓ Robert Bozenik 70'
-
17
Lukas Haraslin ↓ Tomas Suslov 70'
-
26
Ivan Schranz ↓ David Duris 78'
Bench
-
6
Norbert Gyomber ↑ 90'
- 12
-
21
Matus Bero ↑ 90'
- 11
- 10
- 13
- 23
-
7
Tomas Suslov ↑ 70'
-
9
Robert Bozenik ↑ 70'
- 25
-
20
David Duris ↑ 78'
- 5
- 15
- 4
- 24
Coach
Francesco Calzona
Romania Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 6
-
10
Ianis Hagi ↓ George Puscas 66'
-
19
Denis Dragus ↓ Dennis Man 66'
-
18
Razvan Marin ↓ Adrian Rus 86'
- 21
- 11
-
17
Florinel Coman ↓ Deian Sorescu 58'
- 1
- 2
- 15
- 3
Bench
- 22
-
9
George Puscas ↑ 66'
- 7
- 5
- 8
- 13
-
20
Dennis Man ↑ 66'
-
4
Adrian Rus ↑ 86'
- 14
- 26
- 24
- 16
- 25
- 12
-
23
Deian Sorescu ↑ 58'
Coach
Edward Iordanescu
H2H
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.18
Slovakia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21
Romania xG
I would bet for:
Slovakia or Romania 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Slovakia or Draw
67%
Draw or Romania
63%
Slovakia or Romania
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
9.9%
1 – 0
9.7%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Slovakia
| Handicap | Slovakia covers | Push | Romania covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 10% | 85% |
| -1.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -1 | 15% | 19% | 66% |
| -0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +1 | 65% | 20% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 10% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Slovakia keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Romania keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.