Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Belgium
Match Time & Date:
17/06/2024
18:00
Prediction: 3-1
Slovakia
Belgium will look to kickstart their European Championship campaign when they take on Slovakia in Group E. The Red Devils are seen as favourites to win the group, but Domenico Tedesco must warn his men against complacency. Romelu Lukaku is widely expected to lead the line for the nominal hosts, while Man City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is still considered the team’s key player. Defender Thomas Meunier is a major doubt after limping off with injury in a 3-0 win over Luxembourg.
The Slovaks, on the other hand, rolled over Wales 4-0 in their last warm-up game, but they will have a mountain to climb against Belgium. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Napoli midfielder Stanislav Lobotka, while Slovakia legend Marek Hamsik has retired from international football. Anyhow, we are tempted to put our money on Domenico Tedesco’s troops, who have big ambitions for the showpiece tournament in Germany.
Highlighted Player (Romelu Lukaku):
Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli, born on 13th of ay 1993 is a Belgian player with roots form Congo. Lukaku played for several youth teams before he got picked up by RSC Anderlecht. After playing for only 2 seasons for Anderlecht Chelsea picked him up for around12 million euro.
Lukaku was never able to get a spot in the starting eleven of Chelsea and after playing for WBA he moved to Everton for approximately 35 million euro.Lukaku made his debut in February 2010 by the age of 16 and is one of the youngest players that player for the highest Belgian national team.
The biggest achievement of Lukakui is winning the Eerste klasse in Belgium and the English FA Cup. With his strength and goal scoring abilities Lukaku can be considered as one of the deadliest strikers of the world. Nicknames for Lukaku are Big Rom and the Tank.
Highlighted Team (Slovakia):
Slovakia only appeared on the international stage in 1993 as Czechoslovakia fell apart, and the new national team have yet to record a result worth mention. Repre have only qualified for two major tournaments so far, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2016, but the current generation definitely seem capable of improving the team’s profile in years to come.
Slovakia currently have quite a few players plying their trade in some of Europe’s top sides, with Marek Hamsik, Martin Skrtel and Juraj Kucka clearly the leaders of the national team at the moment, but they do struggle in some areas and are not exactly world beaters just yet. Under Vladimir Weiss and Jan Kozak, Slovakia have become a tough not to crack, relying on rock-solid back line and swift counter-attacks, and they even gave Spain a tough time during the Euro 2016 qualifiers.
Miroslav Karhan and Robert Vittek are the most capped player and top goalscorer respectively, with Robert Vittek another player worth the mention.
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