Slovakia host Bulgaria in a European friendly match this Tuesday at Josko Arena in Austria with kickoff at 19:00.
The friendly fixture will serve as a preparation for Slovakia as they await their European Championship campaign kicking off on Friday June 11. They head into the match off the back of a 2-1 victory against Russia in a World Cup qualifier in March a win that will surely give them confidence in their Euro campaign and FIFA World Cup Qualifiers coming in September.
Slovakia are the favorites to win the match as there are in good form currently with only three defeats in their past 10 matches winning four matches and three draws. However, they need to work on their defense as they have conceded 12 goals and have scored 13 goals in that run
Bulgaria on the other hand, failed to qualify for the European Championship and will be using this friendly as a preparation for FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Bulgaria come into the match off he back of a 0-0 draw to North Ireland and are short in confidence as they have won in any of their last five matches.
Slovakia vs Bulgaria head to head
Slovakia have a good head to head against Bulgaria as both teams have met in seven occasions with Slovakia prevailing with four wins while Bulgaria have won only two times. However, the two sides have only met once since 2006 a game in which Slovakia won a 3-1 at home. Take a look their previous results.
Home
- Slovakia 2-1 Russia
- Slovakia 2-2 Malta
- Cyprus 0-0 Slovakia
- Czech Republic 2-0 Slovakia
- Slovakia 1-0 Scotland
Away
- North Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria
- Bulgaria 0-2 Italy
- Bulgaria 1-3 Switzerland
- Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria
- Bulgaria 1-2 Finland
Slovakia team news
Slovakia don’t have any injuries at their camp however, Stefan Tarkovic called a 24-man squad for the upcoming friendlies against the today opponents and Austria before releasing his 26-man squad in the European Championship.
Bulgaria team news
Bulgaria have called 30 players for the friendlies and have no reports of any injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Slovakia win
- Goals over 2.5
- Correct score 2-1
