Slovakia vs Spain, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Slovakia vs Spain — European Championship at Estadio de La Cartuja.
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
Recent Form
Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Slovakia this season43% Clean Sheets
Spain this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Slovakia0-151/–16-303/–31-45–/146-60–/161-75–/–76+–/3■ Scored ■ ConcededSpain0-151/116-303/–31-453/–46-603/–61-751/176+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
SlovakiaIvan Schranz 3 G SpainDani 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 game is set. Slovakia kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It’s high time Stefan Tarkovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 12' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ondrej Duda on 12.
- 17' Slovakia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 22' Slovakia seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Spain that had 118 games and scored 36 goals.
- 30' Spain is taking the lead after the goal scored by Martin Dubravka on 30.
- 35' Spain started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' It’s a booking for Spain player. Busquets gets a Yellow card.
- 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ondrej Duda made 462 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 46' Slovakia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stanislav Lobotka is hanging Jakub Hromada on the field on 46 minute.
- 48' Goal! Aymeric Laporte scores his 14 goal in 421 matches.
- 53' It looks surprising Spain does not make any changes. Pablo Sarabia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' What a strike from Pablo Sarabia! The score is 0-3.
- 60' The referee calls foul for Jordi Alba. He receives a Yellow card.
- 61' It’s a booking for Spain player. Jordi Alba gets a Yellow card.
- 66' Time for substitution for Spain. Alvaro Morata is replaced by Ferran Torres.
- 67' Goal! Ferran Torres scores his 60 goal in 408 matches.
- 69' Time for substitution for Slovakia. Robert Mak is replaced by Vladimir Weiss.
- 71' What a strike from Juraj Kucka! The score is 0-5.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Thiago Alcantara. He replaces Busquets on 71 minute.
- 72' Pau Torres has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eric Garcia on 72 minute.
- 77' Another change for Spain made on 77 minute. Gerard Moreno leaves to be changed by Adama Traore.
- 82' 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.
- 87' 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.
- 90' Milan Skriniar is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' Laszlo Benes is replacing Marek Hamsik for the Slovakia side.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Spain players.
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Lineups
Slovakia Lineups
Starting XI
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- 15
- 2
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8
Ondrej Duda ↓ Michal Duris 46'
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17
Marek Hamsik ↓ Laszlo Benes 90'
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- 19
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20
Robert Mak ↓ Vladimir Weiss 69'
- 25
- 5
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18
Lukas Haraslin ↓ Tomas Suslov 69'
Bench
- 23
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11
Laszlo Benes ↑ 90'
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22
Stanislav Lobotka ↑ 46'
- 16
- 4
- 13
- 6
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7
Vladimir Weiss ↑ 69'
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21
Michal Duris ↑ 46'
- 12
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10
Tomas Suslov ↑ 69'
- 24
Coach Stefan TarkovicSpain Lineups
Starting XI
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2
Azpilicueta ↓ Mikel Oiarzabal 77'
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7
Alvaro Morata ↓ Ferran Torres 66'
- 24
- 8
- 22
- 23
- 18
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5
Busquets ↓ Thiago Alcantara 71'
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9
Gerard Moreno ↓ Adama Traore 77'
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12
Eric Garcia ↓ Pau Torres 71'
- 26
Bench
- 1
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20
Adama Traore ↑ 77'
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10
Thiago Alcantara ↑ 71'
- 14
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11
Ferran Torres ↑ 66'
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21
Mikel Oiarzabal ↑ 77'
- 16
- 6
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Pau Torres ↑ 71'
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- 19
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Coach Luis Enrique -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Aymeric Laporte 1 Martin Dubravka 1 Ferran Torres 1 Pablo Sarabia 1 Juraj Kucka 1 Head to Head
Slovakia Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.78 Slovakia xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.01 Spain xGI would bet for: Spain to win 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Spain winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.79Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Spain win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–5 not predicted0 – 5Actual0 – 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.