Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Slovakia
Match Time & Date:
26/06/2024
18:00
Prediction: 1-1
Romania
A spot in the EURO 2024 last 16 will be at stake when Slovakia and Romania lock horns at Deutsche Bank Park on Wednesday afternoon. Slovakia aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Ukraine, but they will have a big fish to fry against Romania. As the nominal hosts should be happy with one point from the match, we are positive that they will adopt a cautious approach in the decider. Feyenoord defender David Hancko is a major doubt after limping off with injury in the second group game.
The Tricolorii, on the other hand, aim to make amends for a 2-0 loss to Belgium. As Romania would be satisfied with one point from the game as well, there is a big value in betting on draw. In their last meeting in a competitive match the two sides played out a 1-1 draw. There are no fresh injury worries in Edward Iordanescu’s team ahead of the trip to Frankfurt.
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 (Romania):
Romania were one of just four European sides to take part at the first ever World Cup in 1930, and the team have since achieved respectable results on the international stage, albeit failing to challenge for major trophies.
Led by arguably their best ever footballer Gheorghe Hagi, the Tricolorii narrowly missed out on the semi-finals at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, losing to Sweden on penalties. Romania made a total of seven appearances at the World Cup finals, while qualifying for five European Championship tournaments. The Tricolorii went the farthest in 2000, when they were eliminated by Italy in the quarter-finals.
Tied at the top of the goalscoring charts, Gheorghe Hagi and Adrian Mutu are the only two Romanian footballers to have gained worldwide recognition, but Dorinel Munteanu, Dan Petrescu, Gheorghe Popescu and Viorel Moldovan are also worth mention. Romania play their home games at the Arena National in Bucarest.
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