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Poland U21 vs Slovakia U21 Prediction & Betting tips
In Poland, the European Championship of U21 national teams will be held between 16 June and 30 June this year. A total of 12 nations have qualified to participate in this U21 EURO. The mood for the first time is already on the 16th of June, when the match between the hosts Poland and Slovakia will take place at 20:45 in Lublin.
Poland U21 :
The Polish U21 national team is not necessarily one of the big favorites at the U21 EURO in their own country, but the team of coach Marcin Dorna may be able to outperform themselves through the support of their own fans during the tournament. As hosts of the European Championship, the Poles naturally had the privilege that they did not have to qualify for the U21 EURO. On the other hand, the Polish U21 national team had no official duty since September 2014, which could be a disadvantage. Last year, Poland completed a total of 5 friendships to check their own form and prepare for the European Championship as optimally as possible.
The Polish U21 national team remained undefeated throughout the year 2016 and had to contend with a 1: 1 draw only once in a home match against Hungary. In November last year, the U21 national team played in Tychy against 12,000 spectators against Germany and also the team of coach Marcin Dorna could look forward to a 1: 0 home win. For the decisive goal in this test game, David Kownacki of Lech Posen in the 57th game minute by a placed right shot. This year, the Polish team has also completed 2 friendships in March. However, the Polish U21 national team could not really convince both Italy and the Czech Republic, and had to leave the field with a 2: 1 defeat.
The coach Marcin Dorna wants to surprise with his team at the European Championships in the home, of course, positively and come as far as possible in the tournament. A victory in the opening game against Slovakia would certainly be helpful. Barosz Kapustka, who had already won the EURO 2016, and David Kownacki, who, according to many experts, might even be in the footsteps of Robert Lewandowski, are particularly important within the team.
Possible setup: Wrabel; Lasicki, Kedziora, Jaroszynski, Bednarek; Kapustka, Dawidowicz, Lipski, Kubicki; Stepinski, Kownacki
Slovakia U21 :
The Slovakian U21 national team was definitely a surprise in the qualifying for the upcoming U21 EURO. Finally, not many had expected the Slovaks to qualify for the group in the qualifying group 8 before the Netherlands and Turkey. But you have to say that the coach Pavel Hapal has done an excellent job with the Slovak U21 national team. In total, the Slovakians won 6 wins and 1 draw during the qualifying, while they only had to be defeated once. That was a little surprising on the 1. Matchday, when the team in Belarus was 1: 0. But after that, the Slovakians did not leave the field as a loser during the entire qualifying season, so the team could go without pressure in their last qualifying match against Turkey. Nevertheless, Slovakia showed a good performance against the Turks and after a delay by a Stanislav Lobotka converted penalty still a 1: 1 draw. This year, the Slovakian U21 national team still played 3 friendships and only had a 4: 1 defeat at the start of the year against the Czech Republic. The Slovaks then celebrated a tight 2-1 win against Serbia and a friendly 4-0 home win against Hungary in April.
The coach Pavel Hapal has already been able to positively surprise EURO with his team in the qualification for this U21 EURO. This path is now to be continued in the ideal case also at the European Championship. At the same time, the Slovakian U21 could be a strong exclamation mark with a success against the hosts Poland. In the offensive game, the coach is likely to rely on Adam Zrelak, who has already scored 5 goals for his team.
Possible setup: Chovan; Ninaj, Skriniar, Valjent, Mazan; Lobotka, Mihalik, Chrien, Rusnak, Bero; Zrelák