The football match Croatia vs Slovakia will take place on Saturday, November 16, 2019, in Group E of the preliminaries of the European Championship 2020, at the “Rujevica” stadium in Rijeka.
Croatia wants 1st place in Group E
Croatia’s national team won 4p in October, after playing in Group E with Hungary and Wales. In the first game, which took place at the “Poljud” stadium in Split, “Vatreni” won 3-0 in front of Hungary (Luka Modrić 5, Bruno Petković 24, 42), and in the second, they ended on a draw. Cardiff City stadium in Cardiff, 1-1 with Wales (Gareth Bale 45 + 3 – Nikola Vlašić 9). The team coached by Zlatko Dalić is in first place in the standings, with 14p in 7 matches, and needs another 1p in the home match with Slovakia, to qualify for EURO 2020. However, the world vice-champion will play in the victory with Slovaks, to make 17p and win Group E.
Slovakia still hopes for EURO 2020
Slovakia’s representative won 4p in October with Hungary and Wales in Group E. In the first match, “Sokoli” won at the “Groupama Aréna” stadium in Budapest, 2-1 with Hungary (Szoboszlai Dominik 50 – Róbert Mak 40, Juraj Kucka 53), followed by a draw at the “Anton Malatinský” stadium in Trnava, 1-1 with Wales (Juraj Kucka 53 – Kieffer Moore 25). The team coached by Pavel Hapal is in 3rd place in the standings, with 10p, after Croatia 14 and Hungary 12p, but has a less contested match than them. The Slovaks still hope for 2nd place, but to reach EURO 2020 they would need 6p in the “double” with Croatia and Azerbaijan or favorable results in the matches of the candidates.
Croatia vs Slovakia: Direct Results (H2H)
Croatia vs Slovakia met 9 times, the balance being 9 victories of “Vatreni”, 3 draws and 2 successes of “Sokoli”.
Last 5 direct results
⚽️ 16.08.2000: Slovakia vs Croatia 1-1 (friendly)
⚽️ May 29, 2004: Croatia vs Slovakia 1-0 (friendly)
⚽️ 16.10.2007: Croatia vs Slovakia 3-0 (friendly)
⚽️ 08/11/2010: Slovakia vs Croatia 1-1 (friendly)
⚽️ 09.09.2019: Slovakia vs Croatia 0-4 (EC 2020 preliminaries)
Croatia vs Slovakia Picks
If he wins or is equal, Croatia will be mathematically at EURO 2020. In contrast, Slovakia, 10p, has a more delicate situation, being in danger of losing the 2nd place if they lose in Croatia, because Wales would make 11p after the game in Azerbaijan, and then play at home with Hungary who has 12p. The Slovaks could make 13p if they win at home with Azerbaijan, but Hungary with a success in Wales would make 15p. In conclusion, the Slovaks would need a victory in Croatia, which is hard to believe, considering that they were beaten 4-0 by world champions in the tour. It will be a match in which the guests are expected to play with great determination, as well as the hosts, who theoretically can still lose their qualification for the final tournament.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.45
