Slovakia (SVK), Spain (ESP) will be keen to seal a Euro 2020 last 16 spot when they square off against each other tonight. A draw will see Slovakia progress to knockout stages, while a point, too, will be enough for Spain, provided Poland won’t pick up three points Sweden. Both teams failed to pick up a win in their respective last games. Slovakia suffered a defeat at the hands of Sweden, and Spain had to share points with Poland.
Marek Hamsik is the player to watch out for in the Slovakia line-up. He is key to all attacking moves and could have added his second assist in the tournament had Juraj Kucka’s header went in against Sweden. Hamsik would be hoping that his fellow attacking players could be more clinical in front of the goal.
Spain will hope to avoid a third successive draw and qualify to the knockout stages with three points. Captain Sergio Busquets and Thiago Alcantara are likely to be drafted into the playing eleven. Meanwhile, Alvaro Morata’s return to scoring ways would have pleased Spain head coach Luis Enrique. It was Gerard Moreno who set up the goal for the Juventus forward.
Group E Standings
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GC |
GD |
Pts |
| Sweden |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Slovakia |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Spain |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Poland |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
1 |
Head-to-Head
Played: 6
SVK won: 1
ESP won: 4
Drawn: 1
Top Five Fantasy Points scorers (last match)
SVK: P Pekarik (9 pts), L Satka (6.5 pts), M Skriniar (6 pts), M Hamsik (6 pts), J Kucka (4.5 pts)
ESP: A Morata (12 pts), G Moreno (6.5 pts), M Llorente (6.5 pts), J Alba (6 pts), P Gonzalez (5.5 pts)
Euro 2020 Stats
Top Goalscorer: SVK – M Skriniar (1 goal); ESP – A Morata (1 goal)
Most Assists: SVK – R Mak, M Hamsik (1 assist); ESP- G Moreno (1 assist)
Most Passes Completed: SVK – L Satka (148 passes); ESP – J Alba (194 passes)
Most Successful Tackles: SVK – J Hromada (2 tackles); ESP – A Laporte (3 tackles)
Shots Saved: SVK – M Dubravka (5 saves); ESP – U Simon (1 save)
Injuries/Suspensions
SVK: D Vavro (unavailable), I Schranz (injured)
ESP: none
Playing 11
SVK (possible): M Dubravka; P Pekarik, L Satka, M Skriniar, T Hubocan; J Kucka, P Hrosovsky; L Haraslin, M Hamsik, R Mak; O Duda
ESP (possible): U Simon; C Azpilicueta, A Laporte, P Torres, J Gaya; Llorente, S Busquets Burgos, T Alcantara; G Moreno, A Morata, P Sarabia
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Parameswaran Sankaranarayanan
Parameswaran Sankaranarayan is a sports enthusiast who has worked in print, website, and other digital platforms. He was part of the editorial team of first-ever Indian football-based website - IndianFootball.com (now defunct) - and passionately follows the latest happenings in world football. During his time as a journalist, he had the opportunity to interact with some of the iconic personalities in Indian sports and witness some memorable moments in Indian football.
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