England vs Slovakia: Prediction & Betting Odds

In the last-16 Euro 2024 match England will clash with Slovakia, which managed to reach the playoffs from the third place in group E. Gareth Southgate’s team scored only twice, however ended the group stage on the first place in group C. Betting sites believe England are the favourites to win the championship. We will see where their pragmatic game leads them to.

The match will take place on June 30 at 6 p.m. local time at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Let’s look at the betting odds offered by bookmakers and make a prediction for this upcoming event.

Who will win: England or Slovakia?

Despite a small number of goals scored, bookmakers believe in England’s victory. You can bet on their win at 2/5 . Slovakia is an outsider in this event. The betting odds for Slovakia’s win are 9/1 . You can also bet on a draw at 16/5 .

Bookmaker	Switzerland to win	Draw	Italy to win
Betfred	2/5	33/10	8/1
Unibet	2/5	16/5	17/2
10bet	2/5	16/5	15/2
Copybet	2/5	14/5	9/1
Betway	2/5	33/10	15/2

You can bet on England going to the next playoff round at 1/5 .  There is an option to bet on Slovakia to get to 1/8 at 33/10 .

England national team

England can certainly be called the most boring team of the Euro 2024 group stage. Despite their star team featuring Kane, Saka, Bellingham and Foden, England managed to score only twice in three matches. However, Southgate’s strategy is robust and inexorable - he cares about the final result only.

It is not yet clear if a right-back Kieran Trippier will participate in the upcoming match because of his calf injury. Previously he played in the main squad in every Euro 2024 match. Another question is about a centre-back Luke Shaw. He arrived in Germany already injured and has not appeared on the field yet. However, Southgate definitely has plans for Shaw in the playoffs. Despite some troubles in the squad, England is still the favourite in the upcoming match. You can bet on their win at 2/5 .

Slovakia national team

The main surprise from the Slovakian team at Euro 2024 was their unexpected victory against Belgium (1:0). After that sensational match Francesco Calzona’s team was not so impressive: they lost points in a match against Ukraine and finished 1:1 against Romania. Group E looked very strange overall: each team ended the group stage with 4 points. Only the difference between the goals scored and the goals missed helped to identify those who got to the playoffs.

There are no losses in the Slovakia’s main squad before the upcoming match. However, even in its best shape, Calzona’s team cannot be considered the top European team. Bookmakers hardly believe in Slovakia’s success. You can bet on Slovakia’s win at 9/1 .

England - Slovakia betting odds

None of the teams managed to show an attacking football in the group stage, scoring only five goals in total. Let’s look at the “both to score” odds for the upcoming match.

England has only 2.28. expected goals (xG) in the upcoming match. Slovaks scored in every match at Euro 2024, but generally they had few chances to score. Their xG is estimated at 3.2

England is demonstrating a very pragmatic game thanks to Southgate who knows how to ruin every opponent’s attack. The upcoming game is not going to be an exception. You may bet on Both teams to score — no at 1/2 .

Handicap betting

During this championship, Slovakia has always been more active at the start of the matches than at the end. Slovaks haven’t lost to anyone in the group stage (2 wins and 1 draw) They also managed to score in the first halves of every match they played. Taking into account England’s extremely careful game style at this Euro, we think that a handicap on Slovakia +1 in the first half at 3/10 . can be a valuable bet.

Over/under betting

Everyone speaks out loud about England’s extremely boring game at Euro 2024. Even in the Three Lions’ homeland people are disappointed by Gareth Southgate’s tactics. Fans lack what they love football for: a productive game. The English national team scored only twice so far and missed only one goal. Under 2.5 goals had been scored in the past five matches of these two teams. We are expecting a similar result in the upcoming match. You can bet on under 2.5 at 13/20 .

Betting on statistics

Slovakia and England are among the most disciplined teams at this Euro. Both of them got a total of 6 yellow cards. Slovaks got only 0.66 yellow cards per match, while England got 1.33. We do not expect a lot of foals in the upcoming match. We suggest betting on under 4.5 yellow cards at 1/2 .

England - Slovakia predictions and betting odds

Slovakia got to the playoffs at Euro for the second time in their history. They are not the beginners in the European football, but it is a big question what do they have in store to confront England. Calzona’s team shows impressive football, but it’s too early to speak about a serious competition to the top contender to win Euro 2024.

England to win + Under 3.5 — 17/20 .