Sweden faces Slovakia in round 2 of the Euro group stage. The match will be played on Friday, June 18th at Gazprom Arena (Saint Petersburg)
It is extremely difficult to assess the true strength of the Swedish national team. In the match against Spain, the Swedes possessed the ball only 15% of the normal time. Moreover, the Scandinavians managed to carry out only 14 dangerous attacks and did not deliver a single shot on target. On the other hand, Sweden continues to show an excellent game in defense. The Swedes have conceded only one goal in the last five matches. And the match against the Spaniards was the first in the last eight games in which Sweden could not score.
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Slovakia cheerfully started the EURO. Following the results of the first round, the Slovaks became the leaders of their group after the victory over Poland. The Falcons gave the initiative to the Poles in the first half (59% vs 41% of ball possession in favor of Poland) but did not allow the opponents to deliver a single shot on target in the first 45 minutes. The Slovaks themselves hit the target of the Poles once, and that shot turned into a goal. In the second half, Poland was sharper (three shots on target) and even leveled the score. But the Slovaks responded with dignity — one shot on target again turned out to be efficient. We should note that the Falcons conceded in four of their last five matches. Interestingly, defender Milan Skriniar scored in three of them.
Both teams rarely score a large number of goals. The Swedes have scored over two goals in only two of their last five matches. However, they played against Armenia (3-1) and Kosovo (3-0). The Slovaks have never managed to score more than two goals in the last five games. The Swedes are doing fine with their defense — the team conceded only one goal in the last five games. Beyond that, the last head-to-head meetings between Sweden and Slovakia did not please the fans with high production. More than two goals have been scored in only one out of five games. The Slovaks are much less likely than Swedes to achieve victories in recent matches. Therefore, we think that the nominal hosts will manage to earn at least one point in a low-scoring manner.
Prediction for the match: Sweden to win with +0.5 handicap and Under 2.5 goals scored
