Russia will play Slovakia in the 1st round of the Euro 2022 group stage. Will our national team be able to start the tournament with a victory?
Russia
The Russian national team approaches the first round of the Euro 2022 group stage with a 6-match winning streak, which includes six matches of the third qualifying stage. In it, our team performed very convincingly, winning the group without the slightest problems. The most difficult match turned out to be the third round, in which France was the opponent and was able to score twice, but the Russians responded with three effective strikes.
Slovakia
Slovakia performed much more modestly in the third qualifying stage, winning three victories with two draws and one defeat, but even that was enough to finish in second place of Group 3 and get a ticket to Euro 2022. Before the start of the main draw of the tournament, the Slovak national team held seven test matches, in the first of which it lost, but then corrected itself, winning six victories in a row.
Statistics and figures:
- Russia has a 6-match winning streak;
- Slovakia has won in six previous matches;
- Russia has not lost to Slovakia yet - 3 matches, 3 victories.
Forecast
Our national team is trite stronger, so it is obliged to easily cope with the Slovaks and take the first victory, approaching the exit to the playoffs.