Sweden and Slovakia will take on each other in the matchday 2 of Euro 2020 Group E at Krestovsky Stadium on Friday. The kick-off is at 15:00 CEST.

Preview

Sweden's defensive masterclass against Spain on Monday helped Janne Andersson's side to earn a goalless draw in Seville and thus take one step towards reaching the tournament's knock-out stage - something they've failed to so since 2004. By doing so, the Swedens also extended their unbeaten streak to six games so the 'hosts' will definitely be eager to keep their incredible run on Friday.

Slovakia, in turn, managed to take all three points in their Euro 2020 opener as Stefan Tarkovic's side defeated Poland 2-1 thanks to Milan Skriniar's winner after Wojciech Szczesny's own goal.

Team news

Dejan Kulusevski and Mattias Svanberg are set to return to the Sweden squad after testing negative for Covid-19 earlier this week while Ivan Schranz is the only injury doubt in Tarkovic's set-up with a thigh problem.

Prediction

The Slovaks were considered as the Group E 'favourites' to quit the tournament after the group stage but now they have a pretty high chance of making it to the last-16 round, especially if they manage to beat Sweden in Saint Petersburg. Andersson's side, however, proved themselves a hard nut to crack vs Spain and it doesn't seem likely that they'll drop any points here. What also seems obvious is that we should not expect an abundance of goals in this encounter, given Sweden's strength at the back.

Tip

Total under 2 at 2.06 with 1XBET.