England vs Slovakia: prediction & betting odds 30 June 2024

A Round of 16 game of Euro 2024. England vs Slovakia. The game kicks off on June 30 at 17:00 (BST) at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen. England – Slovakia: Prediction and betting odds, statistics for the Euro 2024 match.

Potential line-ups for England vs Slovakia

England (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford – Kieran Trippier, Marc Guéhi, John Stones, Kyle Walker – Declan Rice, Conor Gallagher – Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham – Harry Kane.

Slovakia (4-3-3): Martin Dúbravka – Dávid Hancko, Denis Vavro, Milan Škriniar, Peter Pekarík – Stanislav Lobotka, Ondrej Duda, Juraj Kucka – Lukáš Haraslín, Ivan Schranz, David Strelec.

England

England secured their knockout stage spot after the second round. They beat Serbia (1:0) and ended their game versus Denmark in a draw (1:1). The third round saw a draw (0:0) against Slovenia. England topped their group. This was the fourth consecutive time that England finished the group stage without losing a game. England scored only two goals in the group stage in the previous European Championship, too and finally reached the final.

• England have scored a maximum of 2 goals in regular time in 15 out of their last 16 European Championship games. England Under 2.5 – 3/10

• A maximum of 2 goals have been scored in regular time in 9 out of the last 10 European Championship games England have played. Under 2.5 – 13/20

• At least one team has failed to score a goal in regular time in 7 out of the last 10 European Championship games England have played. Both teams to score – no – 3/5

Slovakia

Slovakia secured their knockout stage spot only in the third round after a draw (1:1) against Romania. They also beat Belgium (1:0) and suffered a defeat from Ukraine (1:2). Slovakia finished 3rd in their group losing the sides above them only on tiebreakers. Slovakia have lost only 3 out of their last 14 official games (8 wins, 3 draws).

• Slovakia have scored at least a goal in their last 8 official games. Slovakia Over 0.5 – 21/20
• Slovakia haven’t lost the first half in their last 6 official games (3 wins and 3 draws). First half: Slovakia to win or Draw – 4/5
• At least 1 goal has been scored in the first 30 minutes in 6 out of the last 8 official games Slovakia have played. 1-30 minutes: Over 0.5 – 4/5

England – Slovakia Prediction

The way England have played can’t be called brilliant. This goes even beyond the current tournament. Gareth Southgate prefers a pragmatic style. The result is above everything. Entertainment is not a priority. Due to this strategy England managed to reach the UEFA Euro final in 2021, for the first time in their history. This is how everything’s going to work in this knockout stage too.

England scored only two goals in the group stage, conceding just once. Over 2 goals in regular time have been scored only in 1 out of the last 10 European Championship games England have played.

Slovakia will contribute to this style too. They won’t rush into attacks against England. They’re likely to play in the way they did versus Belgium. Slovakia can keep the defensive line. They haven’t conceded over 1 goal in 11 out of their last 14 official games.

Our prediction is Under 2.5 at 13/20 .