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Wales vs Slovakia, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
Wales
2 – 1
Full Time
Slovakia
Sat 11 Jun 2016 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Patrik Hrosovsky
Y 78' Robert Mak
Y 80' Vladimir Weiss
Y 82' Juraj Kucka
Y 90' Martin Skrtel

Overview

Match Preview

Wales vs Slovakia — European Championship .

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

Match Details

  • Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
  • Referee Svein Oddvar Moen
  • Referee Kim Haglund
  • Referee Frank Andas
  • Referee Ken Henry Johnsen
  • Referee Svein Erik Edvartsen

Head-to-Head

3
2
Wales 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Slovakia
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-11 Wales 2–1 Slovakia

Recent Form

Wales
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jun Slovakia H 2–1 W
08 May Juventus FC H 1–2 L
30 Apr PAOK FC A 2–2 D
23 Apr FC Basel 1893 H 0–3 L
19 Apr Ukraine A 1–1 D
16 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva H 1–4 L
Slovakia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jun Wales A 1–2 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Slovakia 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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Slovakia
Ivan Schranz 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Wales and Slovakia get this one started.
  • 5' It looks surprising Slovakia does not make any changes. has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' What composure from Gareth Bale! The Wales international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jan Kozak will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Ben Davies, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wales needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 31' Poor challenge from Patrik Hrosovsky. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wales must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Wales in their trying to find a way past Slovakia's compact .
  • 59' Slovakia make a change. Michal Duris trudges off to be replaced by Adam Nemec on 59 minutes.
  • 61' What an equalizer from Ondrej Duda!
  • 66' Martin Skrtel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 69' Joe Ledley is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dave Edwards at the 69 minute mark.
  • 71' Hal Robson-Kanu is replacing Jonny Williams for the Wales side.
  • 76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 78' Slovakia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Vladimir Weiss. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 81' A goal from the Wales international Hal Robson-Kanu! He fires home on 81 to make it 2-1!
  • 82' Slovakia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 83' A change in the Slovakia ranks — Vladimir Weiss exits the field as Miroslav Stoch enters on 83.
  • 88' Aaron Ramsey makes way for Jazz Richards at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wales.
  • 90' Slovakia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Slovakia.

Lineups

Wales Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Coleman

Slovakia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Kozak

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Wales xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Slovakia xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wales46% Draw27% Slovakia27%
Actual: Wales win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Wales or Draw
72%
Draw or Slovakia
54%
Wales or Slovakia
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wales31% Draw46% Slovakia23%
Actual: Wales win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Wales

Handicap Wales covers Push Slovakia covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Wales keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Slovakia keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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