Croatia vs. Slovakia – Prediction (EURO Qualification – 16.11.2019)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Requiring just a point to qualify for Euro 2020, Croatia should be confident here considering that they’ve never lost at home in European Championship qualifying (ECQ) in 34 such matches (W26, D8). What’s more, they are unbeaten in 13 internationals (W10, D3) in Rijeka and in the last five matches against Slovakia (W3, D2), including thumping their opponents 4-0 in the reverse fixture. Ivan Perišić (CRO) hasn’t been on the losing side for club or country in the last 15 games that he’s found the net. That’s not to say Croatia often make it easy on themselves at home, with nine of their last ten games (W7, D2, L1) on Croatian soil seeing both teams score, and six of the eight positive results either way coming via a single-goal margin.

There’s never been a 0-0 H2H result, plus ten of the 14 all-time H2Hs saw both teams score, despite three of the last four seeing Croatia win ‘to nil’. Six of Croatia’s last 11 internationals ended 2-1 either way. Five of Slovakia’s last six games saw both sides score.

Sitting third in Group E, two points off second with a game in hand, Slovakia could realistically still lose this one and qualify, especially considering their superior H2H record versus Hungary. Still, there is some hope in this tricky tie as Slovakia have won their last two ECQ road trips and have lost just two of their last 11 ECQ away games (W7, D2). Róbert Boženík’s last three goals for club and country (two for Slovakia) have been in the 55th-60th minute period of play. Dampening enthusiasm however, FIFA ranked # 31 side Slovakia haven’t won outside Slovakia against any side currently ranked in FIFA’s top 30 in 11 attempts since winning in Germany back in May 2016 (D3, L8 since). Indeed, eight of those 11 games saw them fail to even trouble the scoreboard.

Match Info and Live Scores.

Competition: EUROPE: Euro – Qualification.
Kick off: 16.11.2019, 19:45 UTC.
Venue: Stadion HNK Rijeka (Rijeka).

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