Slovakia vs Romania Prediction: Romania to win and BTTS

Romania will play Slovakia on Wednesday in a group-stage match of the UEFA European Championship at Frankfurt am Main's Frankfurt Arena. Romania's goal is to advance to the Round of 16. On June 21, Slovakia lost 2-1 against Ukraine in their last group-stage encounter, their first loss in the competition thus far. In the defeat, Ivan Schranz was the only player with a point. They have three wins, one tie, and two losses from their six games this season.

In their final group stage match of the competition, Romania was defeated 2-0 by Belgium on June 22 in Cologne Stadium, marking their first loss of the year. They have won one, drawn three, and lost two games in 2024. Slovakia and Romania are tied for third place in the group with three points apiece. While Slovakia is now out of the knockout round spots but still has a chance to advance to the Round of 16, Romania is currently slated to play in that stage.

Belgium is in second place in the group with three points, and they will easily make it to the Round of 16. Ukraine, who are currently in fourth place with three points, could be eliminated. Their most recent meeting took place in August 2013 and ended in a 1-1 draw.

Schranz has been Slovakia's most important player in the last phase of the Euro 2024 competition. With two goals, tying for fourth most in the competition's scoring statistics, the striker leads the team. With one goal apiece in this Euro 2024 campaign, Nicolae Stanciu, Razvan Marin, and Denis Dragus have emerged as Romania's main offensive threats.

Slovakia has won three, drawn one, and lost two of its last six games across all competitions. During that time, the Slovak team scored 11 goals and gave up five, winning four of the six games. While their opponents scored twice in the opening forty-five minutes, the bulk of their goals—six—came in the first half. In their last six games, Romania has won one, drawn three, and lost two. During that time, the Romanian team scored six goals and gave up six, scoring first in one of the six. In the first half, they scored twice, but their opponents scored four goals prior to halftime.

Slovakia will undoubtedly be aiming for second place in Group E, but they might make it to the Euro 2024 knockout phase with a solid third-place showing. Slovakia participated in Euro 2020 but was knocked out in the first round. Slovakia's best-ever finish in the competition came in the last-16 of the 2016 European Championship.

Coming into their opening match of 2024 at Euro, they won both of their friendly matches, 4-0 over Wales and San Marino. With only one loss in their previous seven games across all competitions, Francesco Calzona's team finished second in their European Championship qualifying group, one point behind Portugal, with 22 points from ten games.

Slovakia will be looking for their first-ever victory over Belgium on Monday. The last time the two teams faced off in an international friendly was in February 2013.

Romania is competing in its sixth European Championship, their first since finishing bottom of their group with just one point in 2016. This summer, they want to advance to the knockout stage. Romania's win percentage of 6% in previous Euro finals implies that this could be a difficult assignment; their only victory in 16 games came against England in 2000. However, recent performances have boosted hopes.

Romania's incredible journey came to an end when they defeated Switzerland in their last qualifying match to go undefeated in Group I, winning six and drawing four of their ten games en route to Germany. Recent friendlies have validated Romania's defensive prowess: aside from a 3-2 loss to Colombia, the Tricolorii allowed just one goal in draws with Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, and Liechtenstein.

Romania will face tougher opponents in their Euro 2024 group, which includes Slovakia, Belgium, and Ukraine, but they may still believe they can advance. 

After eleven minutes, Slovakia looked fantastic, but they achieved nothing further. Romania, meanwhile, looked terrible following their victory against Ukraine in the first game. With three points apiece, this match is more important than ever for both nations. On paper, Slovakia appears to be a little stronger. Nevertheless, neither squad is good enough to be the clear favorite. The teams have drawn five times in their previous meetings.

This group finals is expected to be an exciting rollercoaster, and this particular game is unpredictable. Romania has put in the best performances thus far, and they have a good chance to advance to the round of sixteen.

As such, we think Romania will win this, making it their sixth.