Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Slovakia vs Ukraine, European Championship 2024 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2024
Slovakia
1 – 2
Full Time
Ukraine
Fri 21 Jun 2024 · 13:00 UTC Merkur Spiel-Arena 43,910 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ivan Schranz 17' 1–0
1–1 54' Mykola Shaparenko
1–2 80' Roman Yaremchuk
Y 84' Roman Yaremchuk

Overview

Match Preview

Slovakia vs Ukraine — European Championship at Merkur Spiel-Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 Dan Cook
17 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

3
2
Slovakia 5 games · Avg 4.4 goals Ukraine
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-21 Slovakia 1–2 Ukraine 2018-01-20 Ukraine 2–3 Slovakia 2017-09-26 Slovakia 3–2 Ukraine 2017-02-13 Ukraine 2–1 Slovakia 2016-09-26 Slovakia 5–1 Ukraine

Recent Form

Slovakia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
05 May Iceland H 1–0 W
Ukraine
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Slovakia A 2–1 W
17 Jun Romania A 0–3 L
03 Jul England H 0–4 L
29 Jun Sweden A 2–1 W
21 Jun Austria H 0–1 L
17 Jun North Macedonia H 2–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Slovakia this season
33% Clean Sheets
Ukraine 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
Ukraine
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Slovakia
Ivan Schranz 3 G
Ukraine
Mykola Shaparenko 1 G 1 A
Roman Yaremchuk 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Merkur Spiel-Arena. Slovakia are looking to make home advantage count against Ukraine.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ukraine needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 17' A stunning finish from Ivan Schranz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Serhiy Rebrov will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' Slovakia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ukraine backline.
  • 32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Slovakia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 37' Ukraine 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.
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 47' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anatolii Trubin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Slovakia.
  • 52' Slovakia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 54' Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mykola Shaparenko makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 59' 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.
  • 60' Ondrej Duda makes way for Laszlo Benes at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Slovakia.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 67' Slovakia ring the changes. Lukas Haraslin has done his job and it is now time for Tomas Suslov to step up.
  • 72' Slovakia have won 25 goals from 107 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 77' A quiet spell here at Merkur Spiel-Arena. Ukraine seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' Roman Yaremchuk adds to his 2 season tally! Ukraine lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 84' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Roman Yaremchuk on 84 minutes.
  • 85' Ukraine manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ruslan Malinovskiy is hanging Mykhailo Mudryk on the field on 85 minute.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Slovakia. Ivan Schranz is replaced by Leo Sauer.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Ukraine. Mykola Shaparenko is replaced by Maksym Taloverov.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Slovakia Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francesco Calzona

Ukraine Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Serhiy Rebrov

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.54 Slovakia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Ukraine xG
I would bet for: Slovakia or Ukraine 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Slovakia39% Draw27% Ukraine34%
Actual: Ukraine win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Slovakia or Draw
66%
Draw or Ukraine
61%
Slovakia or Ukraine
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Slovakia28% Draw44% Ukraine28%
Actual: Slovakia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
5.6%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Slovakia

Handicap Slovakia covers Push Ukraine covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Slovakia keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Ukraine keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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