Luxembourg vs Slovakia prediction: EUROPE: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-09-06 18:45.
[p]After making a losing start to their latest FIFA World Cup qualifying (WCQ) campaign, Luxembourg host surprise matchday one winners Slovakia[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Luxembourg – 92nd in FIFA’s world rankings – are on paper the weakest team in the group, but will still be disappointed at slipping to a 3-1 defeat to Northern Ireland on Thursday after being level at the break. A period of adjustment is to be expected after the Red Lions changed manager for the first time in 15 years less than a month before this WCQ cycle, but new boss Jeff Strasser found their slow starts to both halves “hard to take”. It was a difficult debut for Strasser, who along with his players, also had to contend with the shock of Luxembourg’s Under-21s being involved in a non-fatal bus accident the same day.[/p]
[p]Slovakia caused a major upset by becoming the first away team to ever beat four-time world champions Germany in a WCQ game, dominating the 15-minute periods either side of half-time and consequently taking a big step forward in their bid to make the tournament for the first time since 2010. Winning the group and securing automatic qualification will require them to improve significantly on their away form, having lost their last four such games going back to November.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Slovakia have won five of the seven H2Hs (D1, L1), but the two most recent H2Hs in 2023 produced just one goal from either side.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Luxembourg have scored in only five of their last 13 games (W1, D4, L8).[/p]
[p]Five of Luxembourg’s last seven home matches have produced under 2.5 total goals.[/p]
[p]Slovakia have kept a clean sheet in seven of their last eight wins.[/p]
[p]Seven of Slovakia’s last eight away WCQs have either been drawn or decided by a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Aiman Dardari has started back-to-back matches for Luxembourg, and scored his first international goal in the defeat against Northern Ireland. David Strelec was Flashscore’s Man of the Match for his goal and assist against Germany and has struck in five of his last ten games for club or country, winning three of them (D1, L1). [/p]
[p]Seid Korać, Luxembourg’s only scorer in their last win, has to serve a suspension here, while Slovakia don’t appear to have suffered any fresh injuries. [/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Slovakia executed their gameplan to perfection against Germany and you can confidently back Slovakia to win again on Sunday.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]