San Marino vs Slovakia prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-06-04 16:00.
[p]Slovakia won seven of their ten group games to qualify for Euro 2024 this summer (D1, L2), a run which saw them return five clean sheets in the process and lose only home and away to eventual group winners Portugal, who themselves ended with a 100% record. Reaching the Euros for a third consecutive term – after 2016 & 2020 – four of Slovakia’s seven wins during their qualifying campaign came via a one-goal margin, and with both defeats also coming by a single goal, their defence continues to give them a chance in games.[/p]
[p]Since qualifying though, Francesco Calzona’s side have since failed to win either of their two most recent fixtures, drawing 1-1 with Norway having been beaten 2-0 by Austria prior. Following those results, it’s now just one victory for Sokoli in their last nine friendlies dating back to October 2019 (D6, L2), and keeping in line with their low goal scoring trend, they’ve not scored 3+ goals in any of those nine games either.[/p]
[p]They may well be confident of doing so here in Austria when facing off against San Marino, the worst international team in the world according to FIFA’s current rankings. La Serenissima’s only win to date came in a friendly, though that was back in 2004, and they’ve never won a game away from the micro state either. More recently, Roberto Cevoli’s side had lost 12 games in a row before a goalless draw with St Kitts & Nevis back in March bucked that trend.[/p]
[p]Unsurprisingly given their struggles, the landlocked republic have never qualified for a major tournament and therefore, won’t be heading to Germany this summer. In fact, across their 38-year history, San Marino have only ever scored 32 goals, though four of those came in the four games which preceded March’s goalless draw, unprecedentedly netting in four consecutive outings which could give them a little confidence here! [/p]
[p]Key battle: Ondrej Duda had four goal involvements (G2, A2) in six Euro 2024 qualifying appearances, and also netted against Norway during the March international break. Lorenzo Capicchioni was booked three times in seven Euro qualifying appearances, and was also booked against St Kitts & Nevis in March, with all four cautions coming in the second half. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Slovakia have scored 22 goals across the four previous H2Hs (W4), netting 5+ times in three of those meetings.[/p]