Slovakia vs Wales Prediction 09.06.2024

• Competition: International Friendlies
• Date: Sunday, 9th, June 2024
• Kickoff: 19:45 UTC +1 / 20.45 CEST
• Venue: City Arena Trnava (Trnava)

Slovakia will look to maintain their positive momentum ahead of the European Championship as they host an inconsistent Wales at City Arena Trnava in Sunday's last tune-up match.

Slovakia vs Wales Betting Tips: UNDER 2.5

Although they had an easy fish to fry in their first warm-up match, the Falcons made the most of the opportunity to bolster their momentum ahead of what lies ahead, as they soared past San Marino in a comprehensive 4-0 victory at the neutral Wiener Nestadt.

The hammering of FIFA's lowest-ranked nation saw the Slovaks get back on the winning track after they slumped to a 0-2 loss to Austria and claim a 1-1 draw versus Norway in the March friendlies, while the weekend quest for a morale-boosting victory will be of paramount importance.

Francesco Calzona's troops, who will kick off their third consecutive EURO campaign on June 17 against Belgium, are hoping for a successful end to their preparations, but their recent history with Wales doesn't make for pleasant reading, as they haven't beaten them in any of the past four H2Hs (D1 L3).

Granted, the Slovaks will rightfully fancy their chances of toppling the Welsh, who put on a lifeless display in their first June friendly as they were held to a shameful goalless draw against Gibraltar, a team that had previously lost 14 matches on the bounce and conceded a staggering 50 goals without reply.

It seems that the Welsh still haven't quite gotten over the heart-wrenching penalty shootout loss to Poland at the end of March, which prevented them from reaching their third consecutive European Championship final, but the unfortunate draw with the minnows at least saw their unbeaten run stretch to nine matches in normal time (W4 D5).

Even they're going through torrid times, defeating the Dragons will be anything but a walk in the park, but we remain firmly convinced that the Slovaks will do enough to pick up a morale-boosting victory, albeit by a narrow margin. Otherwise, the Welsh side has been involved in low-scoring affairs on their travels recently, with each of their last six visits producing two goals or fewer. Plus, the most recent two encounters between these nations have seen fewer than 2.5 goals, which is another reason why we're taking this as the main bet.