Sunday , 16 August 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio de La Cartuja!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Slovakia in their trying to find a way past Spain's compact .
  • 10' Thiago Alcantara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Spain so far.
  • 12' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ondrej Duda.
  • 17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 22' Spain fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 27' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Martin Dubravka doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Busquets picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' Spain is showing some good football. However, Spain are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' The whistle greets Jakub Hromada as he departs to be replaced by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 48' Aymeric Laporte is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 53' Slovakia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Spain backline.
  • 56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pablo Sarabia makes it 0-3.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Jordi Alba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 61' Controversy at the stadium! Jordi Alba argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Spain team. Alvaro Morata is replaced by Ferran Torres on 66 minute.
  • 67' Ferran Torres has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 67 minutes.
  • 69' Slovakia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vladimir Weiss is hanging Robert Mak on the field on 69 minute.
  • 71' GOAL! Juraj Kucka scores on 71.
  • 71' Another change for Spain made on 71 minute. Busquets leaves to be changed by Thiago Alcantara.
  • 72' Another substitution for Spain to replace Eric Garcia by Pau Torres on 72 minute.
  • 77' Spain make a change. Gerard Moreno trudges off to be replaced by Adama Traore on 77 minutes.
  • 82' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Slovakia and Spain are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 87' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 90' Milan Skriniar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Slovakia — Laszlo Benes on, Marek Hamsik off on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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.