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Slovakia vs Azerbaijan Prediction & Betting tips
The starting position in Group E of the European Championship qualification is simple and complicated. The remaining two games are Wales vs. Hungary and Slovakia vs. Azerbaijan. It’s about the second European Championship ticket next to the already qualified Croatians.
Wales and Hungary are in the direct duel all the trumps themselves in the hand and the winner of this game prevails. In a draw, however, the Slovaks could be the laughing third when they solve their compulsory task against Azerbaijan.
For Slovakia, the constellation is very simple. A personal victory is needed and the team of coach Pavel Hapal has no influence on all other things. The defeat on Saturday in Croatia has put the team in a bad situation, in which they are dependent on other results.
At least your own homework should be supposedly easy. A guest in Tymau is Azerbaijan’s bottom club, who has only been able to score a single point in qualifying (against Croatia, of all places).
Anyone who dares to make a prediction towards the guests between Slovakia and Azerbaijan can, if successful, increase their engagement more than tenfold. The match will be kicked off by Ukrainian referee Boiko at 19:45 in the City Arena.
Slovakia:
After the 2-1 victory at the beginning of September in Hungary, things looked really good for Slovakia in the fight for the European Championship tickets. But it was followed by a bitter 1-1 at home against Wales and finally the 1: 3 loss on Saturday against Croatia. For the break, the guests led by a goal from Robert Bozenik 1-0 and everything went according to plan.
But after the break, the team was completely overrun by coach Pavel Hapal of the vice-world champion and within 20 minutes, the game turned completely.
Three goals and a red card for the guests made the decision. The dismissal of superstar Robert Mak of Zenit St. Petersburg is doubly bitter, as the 28-year-old will now fail in the final group match.
Between Slovakia and Azerbaijan, this forecast has to be made, this will not play too much role as the hosts are still individually superior in all positions.
Nevertheless, the midfield engine lacks an important pillar in the team. Lukas Haraslin or Patrik Hrosovsky would be two possible alternatives for the starting eleven. The system will probably be again the well-rehearsed 4-3-3, with which the Slovaks have sold well overall in the qualifiers.
Whether the achievements in the end also for the happy ending, will decide on Tuesday. It is no longer alone in the hands of the hosts. With at least one eye, fans and leaders will also look to Wales as players focus on completing their compulsory homework assignment.
Azerbaijan:
Azerbaijan was already the big underdog in Group E right after the draw and was, if you like, fair enough to play that role.
The team was in almost all group matches no chance and more or less a point supplier. Before the last match day, there is only a single counter on the account of coach Nikola Jurcevic’s team.
But this point was just for the Croatian coach something very special. He succeeded against his own homeland, against the reigning runner-up, and was thus more than a respectable success for the small country. A 1: 1 defied the underdog to the seemingly overpowering neighbors.
Joker Tamkin Khalilzade was the hero of the day with his equalizer in the 72nd minute, which equalized the 1-0 of world footballer Luka Modric. Also on the court was a man who is best known in football in Germany: Dimitrij Nazarov. The attacker has been under contract with Erzgebirge Aue in the Bundesliga for years and is also a true performer in the national team.
Most other players travel to local clubs in Baku or Qarabag Agdam. The international class is a bit off the squad, which is why the meager yield in the qualification did not come as a surprise. The goal difference is 5:16, which shows that the defense is not that bad.
The guests can not be compared to soccer dwarves like Liechtenstein, San Marino or Andorra, but they also do not keep up with nations like Hungary, Wales or the Croats. Even between Slovakia and Azerbaijan, the prognosis is that a tip on the home win clearly has the greatest chance of success.
Slovakia vs Azerbaijan head to head matches
11.06.19 EUR Azerbaijan Slovakia 1 : 5
06.06.01 WC Azerbaijan Slovakia 2 : 0
28.03.01 WC Slovakia Azerbaijan 3 : 1
08.10.99 EUR Azerbaijan Slovakia 0 : 1
04.09.98 EUR Slovakia Azerbaijan 3 : 0