Entering their fourth consecutive knockouts in the tournament, Group C winners England face Group E’s third-placed side Slovakia in the Round of 16 of Euro 2024. Switzerland or holders Italy will be the opponent of the winning team in the next round.
ENG vs SVK Match Details
Date: Sunday, 30 June 2024
Time: 18:00 (CET), 21:30 (IST)
Venue: Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
ENG vs SVK Match Preview
England are entering the knockout stage for the seventh time in European Championship history on the back of an unbeaten group but with an unadmirable performance. Sneaking out a 1-0 wing against Serbia in their Group C opener, the Three Lions only managed a 1-1 draw against Denmark before a goalless stalemate against Slovenia. Picking up five points earned them a spot in the last 16 as group winners and a favourable tie against Slovakia. However, just two wins in seven games this year with the majority being draws show Gareth Southgate's side’s struggle with team chemistry. The apparent booing in the final group game reflects the frustration but England could change that if they can play at their full potential in the knockouts. The Three Lions will aim to extend an unbeaten record against Slovakia having won five of the six meetings and advance to the quarterfinal stage for the seventh time.
Slovakia secured qualification to the last-16 stage for the second time in their third consecutive Euro appearance as an independent nation by being among the best third-placed teams. The Falcons were part of the group that had all the members namely Romania, Ukraine and Belgium finishing on the same points in an unprecedented manner. Despite taking just a point off the last two group matches, the 1-1 draw against Romania in the final group game sealed the third spot, the team’s masterstroke came in their Group E opener by surprising the Red Devils in the 1-0 win. The team showed their capability of producing upset and improved their attack significantly than the previous finals. Head coach Francesco Calzona now wishes his side create another miracle in the knockouts to stun the last edition’s finalists, having played out a goalless draw against the Three Lions in the only other Euro meeting in 2016.
Recent Form (all competitions)
ENG: WLWDD
SVK: WWWLD
Recent Form (Euro 2024)
ENG: WDD
SVK: WLD
ENG vs SVK Predicted Lineups
England
Pickford; Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier; Mainoo, Rice; Saka, Bellingham, Foden; Kane
Slovakia
Dubravka; Pekarik, Vavro, Skriniar, Hancko; Kucka, Lobotka, Duda; Schranz, Bozenik, Haraslin
ENG vs SVK Head-to-head
Played - 6
ENG won - 5
Drawn - 1
SVK won - 0
ENG vs SVK Dream11 Match Prediction
While Slovakia showed their spirit against Belgium and England still searching for their best show in the tournament, the Three Lions should have enough to see them through. We don’t expect the scoring spree to spring up so a narrow 1-0 win could be in store.
ENG vs SVK Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Harry Kane
Vice-captain Picks: Jude Bellingham, Ivan Schranz
Our top pick for ENG vs SVK Dream11 is Harry Kane with six goals scored in his last six knockout matches of a major tournament including four in the last Euros.
ENG vs SVK Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Pickford (Cr - 8)
DEF: Walker (Cr - 8.5), Stones (Cr - 8), Trippier (8)
MID: Schranz (9), Bellingham (Cr - 9), Kucka (Cr - 8.5), Duda (8)
FW: Foden (8.5), Kane (9), Haraslin (8.5)
Vice-captain: Jude Bellingham
Captain: Harry Kane
