Slovakia vs Azerbaijan Predictions

It’s fair to say that there’s not been that much on the line during the final international break of the year, many of the Euro 2020 spots were already taken. However, Group E is the exception which keeps things interesting. The final night of internationals in 2019 sees three sides fighting for one last automatic place at next summer’s tournament. With Wales and Hungary meeting each other, Slovakia are hoping they can swoop in and take second.

The hosts aren’t in control of their own destiny, which isn’t easy in these situations. They come into this clash needing the other game in Cardiff to finish level, which would allow Slovakia to sneak in front with a victory. Slovakia are in a strong position to take all three points this week and finish the group on a high, but they will be left worrying over events elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Euro 2020 hosts Azerbaijan sit bottom of this group with a single point. They were handed a tricky pool in their bid to make the Euros, while they missed the chance to secure a Nations League backup. It’s not been a great year for the visitors, but they head into this game hoping to pull off a result right at the end to restore a little pride.

It’s tough to see the visitors doing it, especially following their poor results on the road. The visitors have lost their last four competitive away trips, including every match on the road in this group. However, they’ve scored five times across their last five trips as they chase a result here. Having seen both teams score in five of their last seven matches, we are backing goals in this one.

Slovakia have conceded in their last four at home, while their previous two here have both finished 1-1. The hosts have failed to keep a clean sheet in eight, while they have seen both teams score in each o their last four matches overall. That form should continue here, especially with the visitors likely to get a little more adventurous in the final game. As a result, we’re backing both teams to score.

We expect goals in this one, while the favourites should come out of this game with three points. Azerbaijan losing their last four competitive away trips shows their issues travelling. We are backing Slovakia to claim a home win, while we’re going with a 2-1 correct score tip in this one, with the visitors likely to continue their terrible record in this group.