Our prediction for this match:
Greece
Match Time & Date:
07/06/2025
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Slovakia
Buoyed by the UEFA Nations League win over Scotland, Greece will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Slovakia in a friendly. There are no possible debutants in the Greek squad, with first-team regulars Vangelis Pavlidis, Christos Tzolis, Tasos Bakasetas, and Dimitris Pelkas all making the cut. The Slovaks, on the other hand, aim to make amends for the heart-breaking Nations League defeat to Slovenia.
Greece, though, are more of a team than Slovakia and with Napoli midfielder Stanislav Lobotka missing out with injury for the visiting side, we are tempted to place our bets on the hosts. In their last meeting on the international stage, back in 2013, Greece defeated Slovakia 1-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. In Lobotka’s absence, a man to watch in the away team will be Fenerbahce defender Milan Skriniar.
Highlighted Player (Stanislav Lobotka):
Born in Trencin on November 25, 1994, Stanislav Lobotka is a Slovakia international who plays for Celta Vigo in La Liga. Lobotka began his youth career at his hometown club AAC Sparta Trencin and he made his senior debut for fellow local club Trencin. In 2013 he signed a loan deal with Dutch side Ajax, but he played for Jong Ajax during the 2013/2014 season.
In the summer of 2014, the Slovakian midfielder returned to Trencin, where he made 74 appearances in the league in total. In 2015 Stanislav Lobotka joined Danish side Nordsjaelland shortly before the transfer window closed. Lobotka made his debut in the Danish top flight against Brondby on August 30, 2015.
Two years later he decided to make a step forward in his career, signing a five-year contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo. Speaking of his international career, the Celta Vigo midfielder made his Slovakia debut against Austria in November2016. It has to be noted that Lobotka became the first Slovak to score at Wembley, finding the net in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against England.
Highlighted Team (Greece):
Former European champions Greece played their first official match on April 7, 1929, with the team suffering a heavy 4-1 loss to Italy in Athens. The Greeks booked their place at the FIFA World Cup finals in 1994 for the first time ever, but they failed to impress at the showpiece tournament in United States of America.
The Galanolefki were eliminated in the group stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup as well, but they made it to the knockout stages of the tournament in Brazil four years later. However, the Greeks were more than unfortunate not to book their place in the quarter-finals as they were beaten by Costa Rica on penalties. However, Greece did remarkably well to win the 2004 European Championship and that is considered the national team’s biggest success.
Otto Rehhagel outplayed the likes of France and Czech Republic in the knockout stages to set up a meeting with hosts Portugal in the title game. Thanks to Angelos Charisteas’ goal 12 minutes into the second half Greece won the European Championship.
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