Saturday , 14 November 2026

Slovakia vs Spain, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Slovakia
0 – 5
Full Time
Spain
Wed 23 Jun 2021 · 16:00 UTC Estadio de La Cartuja HT 45' · FT 45'
Ondrej Duda 12' Y
Y 40' Busquets
Y 60' Jordi Alba
Y 61' Jordi Alba
Milan Skriniar 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Slovakia vs Spain — European Championship at Estadio de La Cartuja.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Stephanie Frappart

Head-to-Head

2
3
Slovakia 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-23 Slovakia 0–5 Spain 2017-12-30 Slovakia 1–2 Spain 2017-09-12 Spain 0–0 Slovakia 2017-04-14 Slovakia 0–1 Spain 2016-10-14 Spain 1–1 Slovakia

Recent Form

Slovakia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Spain H 0–5 L
18 Jun Sweden A 0–1 L
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
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Slovakia A 5–0 W
19 Jun Poland H 1–1 D
14 Jun Sweden H 0–0 D
01 Jul Russia H 1–1 D
25 Jun Morocco H 2–2 D
20 Jun Iran A 1–0 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Slovakia this season
43% Clean Sheets
Spain 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
Spain
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Slovakia
Ivan Schranz 3 G
Spain
Dani Olmo 3 G 2 A
Fabian Ruiz 2 G 2 A
Nico Williams 2 G 1 A
Alvaro Morata 1 G
Dani Carvajal 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Spain get us underway at Estadio de La Cartuja.
  • 5' Slovakia have won 25 goals from 107 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 12' It’s a booking for Slovakia player. Ondrej Duda gets a Yellow card.
  • 17' Alvaro Morata has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' Spain is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' The Slovakia goalkeeper Martin Dubravka breaks the deadlock on 30 minutes. 0-1!
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' A moment of madness from Busquets on 40 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Spain will be frustrated.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Slovakia ring the changes. Jakub Hromada has done his job and it is now time for Stanislav Lobotka to step up.
  • 48' Magnificent from Aymeric Laporte! That is 14 goals in 449 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 53' Slovakia are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Spain's shape.
  • 56' What a moment for Pablo Sarabia! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 60' Jordi Alba was booked on 60.
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Jordi Alba. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' Ferran Torres has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alvaro Morata on 66 minute.
  • 67' Brilliant from the forward! Ferran Torres makes it 0-4 with a superb finish on 67.
  • 69' A change in the Slovakia ranks — Robert Mak exits the field as Vladimir Weiss enters on 69.
  • 71' Juraj Kucka does the damage! The net is bulging and Spain surge ahead!
  • 71' It is a substitution in Spain team. Busquets is replaced by Thiago Alcantara on 71 minute.
  • 72' Eric Garcia makes way for Pau Torres at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Spain.
  • 77' Adama Traore is replacing Gerard Moreno for the Spain side.
  • 82' The travelling Spain supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 87' Slovakia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 90' Milan Skriniar was booked on 90.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Slovakia — Laszlo Benes on, Marek Hamsik off on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. Slovakia and Spain share the spoils 0-5.

Lineups

Slovakia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefan Tarkovic

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Enrique

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.78 Slovakia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Spain xG
I would bet for: Spain to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Slovakia19% Draw24% Spain57%
Actual: Spain win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Slovakia or Draw
43%
Draw or Spain
81%
Slovakia or Spain
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Slovakia11% Draw43% Spain46%
Actual: Spain win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–5 not predicted
0 – 5
Actual
0 – 2
12.2%
0 – 1
11.8%
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 3
8%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 3
6.3%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 4
4%
2 – 2
3.6%
2 – 1
3.6%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Slovakia

Handicap Slovakia covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 24% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 20% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Slovakia keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Spain keeps clean sheet
46% ✗

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