Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the European Championship round 9 game between Slovakia and Iceland and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
On Thursday, Slovakia will be playing against Iceland in Group J of the Euro 2024 qualifiers at the Tehelne Pole. Slovakia won the last two meetings against Iceland, as they followed up a 3-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score.
Form: Slovakia vs Iceland
Slovakia Form
Slovakia beat Liechtenstein by 3-0, lost 3-2 against Portugal, before defeating Luxembourg 0-1. Slovakia won four of their past six internationals, where they also drew zero and lost two. They scored nine goals and conceded five times.
Iceland Form
In their last three matches, Iceland beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-0, drew 1-1 with Luxembourg, and beat Liechtenstein by 4-0. In their last six internationals, Iceland won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting facts for Slovakia and Iceland
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Slovakia and Iceland. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 18 Slovakia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Slovakia home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Slovakia have not lost 9 of the last 11 matches
- In 5 of the last 6 Slovakia home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Slovakia have not won 7 of the last 9 home matches
- In the last 6 Iceland away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Iceland have conceded in 12 of the last 14 away matches
- Iceland have scored in 10 of the last 12 matches
- Iceland have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Iceland have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Interesting players: Slovakia vs Iceland
David Hancko scored twice in the three most recent games for Slovakia, with Alfred Finnbogason providing three goals for Iceland in his last six.
Popular markets: Slovakia vs Iceland
Full-time result
National Football Stadium witnessed Slovakia winning three times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing four and losing three as well. Iceland claimed two wins, three draws, and five defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Of the previous 10 outings, Slovakia scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents, Iceland, were first on target in five of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Slovakia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Iceland, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.
Betting tip: Slovakia vs Iceland
The match between Slovakia and Iceland should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this European Championship game.
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