EURO 2021 | ONLINE: Sweden – Slovakia, Hamšík, Mak a spol. they want to ensure progress

The Slovaks follow the initial 2: 1 victory over Poland, thanks to which they found themselves at the top of the table. The victory will move them further, three points and the loss of Poland against Spain will give them the certainty of the first place (on Saturday at 21:00).

The Slovaks did not beat their juice in any of the five matches so far, they received two defeats from him, however, in the last two official preparatory duels they always managed to draw (0: 0, 1: 1). During the second draw in 2018 in Stockholm, the current coach Tarkovič made his debut on the bench.

Slovakia fought its way to the Euro for the second time in history, however, it is defending a five-year-old round of 16. He currently holds a six-match series in international matches without a defeat.

The Swedes have been participating in the Euro continuously since 2000, but they have not entered the elimination phase for 17 years. At the beginning they drew with Spain 0: 0, they defended to the point.

In Seville, they lagged significantly behind the ratio of shots (4:17), passes (178: 953) and the percentage of possession of the ball (15:85).

The Swedes still lack midfielder Matthias Svanberg due to the coronavirus, however, Dejan Kulusevski left the team after the covid-19. Slovaks also have fresh experience with the disease, the defender Denis Vavro and an unnamed member of the implementation team had a positive test.