Wales v Slovakia preview and tips

Wales and Slovakia will meet in Saturday’s Group B clash in Bordeaux as both sides prepare for their first match in the finals of a European Championship.

Wales

Wales, who are featuring in a major tournament for the first time in 48 years, secured a place at this summer’s showpiece by losing just once in their qualifying campaign, conceding 4 goals in 10 games, but arrive off the back of a disappointing 3-0 friendly defeat to Sweden.

Real Madrid star Gareth Bale helped fire Coleman’s side to France with 7 goals. Coleman says Bale has shown he can handle “all the hype and pressure” of being in the spotlight, but the Welsh forward has downplayed his importance, instead highlighting Wales’ team spirit as their key attribute.

Joe Ledley is in line to start for Wales, just a month after fracturing his leg playing for Crystal Palace, while Hal Robson-Kanu has declared himself available despite missing Wales’ last four friendly matches.

There are concerns over Vaughan’s fitness, with the Nottingham Forest midfielder missing training on Thursday, but Joe Allen is set to recover from a knee injury in time for Saturday’s game.

Slovakia

Slovakia finished 2nd in their qualifying campaign, which included a famous 2-1 home win over group-winners and defending champions Spain.

Notable names in the Slovakian squad include Weiss, Stoch and of course Napoli playmaker Marek Hamsik, who are all expected to feature for Jan Kozak’s side on Saturday.

Slovakia defender Peter Pekarik says that his team-mates are in high spirits and are focusing on stifling the threat of Bale.

Slovakia’s only injury doubt concerns left-back Hubocan, who has missed their last three friendly games. Svento will continue to deputise if he cannot prove his fitness in time.

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DateEventPickOddsBet+/-Type
25/04/2025GER - BLStuttgart - HeidenheimBTTS (GG)1.73700Pre
25/04/2025FRA - L1PSG - Nice2 DNB4.00300Pre
24/04/2025SPA - LLOsasuna - SevillaBTTS (GG)1.95400-400Pre
24/04/2025BEL - AClub Brugge - USGOver 2.51.87300-300Pre
24/04/2025SPA - LLReal Betis - Valladolid1/1 at HT/FT1.75400-400Pre
23/04/2025SPA - LLAlaves - Real SociedadBTTS (GG)2.20200-200Pre
23/04/2025SPA - LLGetafe - Real Madrid21.80200+160Pre
23/04/2025ITA - CupInter - Milan1X & GG2.05200-200Pre
22/04/2025SPA - LLValencia - EspanyolBTTS (GG)2.00300+300Pre
22/04/2025SPA - LLBarcelona - MallorcaGG & Under 5.52.50200-200Pre
22/04/2025ENG - PLMan City - Aston VillaOver 1.5 at HT2.30200+260Pre
21/04/2025SPA - LLGirona - Real BetisBTTS (GG)1.75600+450Pre
21/04/2025ENG - PLTottenham - Nott Forest1X & GG2.15500-500Pre
21/04/2025ENG - CHLeeds - StokeOver 2.51.80500+400Pre
20/04/2025FRA - L1Reims - ToulouseBTTS (GG)1.80200-200Pre
20/04/2025SPA - LLVillareal - Sociedad2-3 goals2.00200-200Pre
20/04/2025SPA - LLReal Madrid - BilbaoGG & Over 2.52.00200-200Pre
19/04/2025ITA - ALecce - ComoBTTS (GG)1.90500-500Pre
19/04/2025GER - BLUnion Berlin - StuttgartGG & Over 2.52.00500+500Pre
19/04/2025SPA - LLBarcelona - Celta1 & GG2.50500+750Pre
19/04/2025ENG - PLAston Villa - Newcastle1X & GG2.15500+575Pre
18/04/2025ENG - CHBristol City - SunderlandBTTS (GG)1.851000+850Pre
18/04/2025POR - LPSporting - Moreirense1/1 at HT/FT1.801000+800Pre
18/04/2025FRA - L1Rennes - NantesOver 2.51.981000+980Pre
17/04/2025UCLChelsea - LegiaBTTS (GG)1.901000+900Pre
17/04/2025UCLFiorentina - Celje1 & Over 2.51.921000-1000Pre
17/04/2025EULEintracht - TottenhamOver 2.51.651000-1000Pre
17/04/2025ENG - L2Bradford - Notts CountyBTTS (GG)1.801000+800Pre
16/04/2025CHLInter - Bayern2-3 goals2.001000-1000Pre
16/04/2025CHLReal Madrid - Arsenal1 & Over 2.52.72500-500Pre
16/04/2025ENG - PLNewcastle - Crystal Palacwe11.75800+600Pre
15/04/2025CHLAston Villa - PSGGG & Over 2.51.911000+910Pre
15/04/2025CHLDortmund - BarcelonaGG & Over 2.51.701000+700Pre
15/04/2025ENG - L2Salford - DoncasterBTTS (GG)1.78500+390Pre
14/04/2025ENG - PLBournemouth - FulhamBTTS (GG)1.67600-600Pre
14/04/2025ITA - ANapoli - Empoli2-3 goals2.00400+400Pre
14/04/2025SPA - LLAtletico - Valladolid1 & Over 3.52.25200+250Pre
13/04/2025FRA - L1Havre - RennesBTTS (GG)1.78500+390Pre
13/04/2025ENG - PLWolves - TottenhamBTTS (GG)1.67600+402Pre
13/04/2025ITA - ALazio - Roma2-3 goals2.00500+500Pre
13/04/2025ENG - PLChelsea - Ipswich1 & Over 2.51.75600-600Pre
11/04/2025ITA - AUdinese - MilanBTTS (GG)1.75400-400Pre
11/04/2025GER - BLWolfsburg - LeipzigGG & Under 4.52.10300-300Pre
11/04/2025FRA - L1Lens - Reims1 & Over 1.52.05300-300Pre
10/04/2025EULRangers - BilbaoBTTS (GG)1.85300-300Pre
10/04/2025EULBodo Glimt - Lazio1X & GG2.65200-200Pre
10/04/2025EULTottenham - EintrachtOver 1.5 at HT2.37200+274Pre
10/04/2025UCLReal Betis - Jagiellonia2-3 goals2.00200+200Pre
09/04/2025CHLPSG - Aston Villa1/1 at HT/FT2.10200-200Pre
09/04/2025CHLBarcelona - DortmundBTTS (GG)1.70300-300Pre
08/04/2025CHLArsenal - Real Madrid2 DNB2.45100-100Pre
08/04/2025CHLBayern - InterUnder 2.51.90100-100Pre
08/04/2025ENG - CHBlackburn - Sheff WedBTTS (GG)1.90100+90Pre
07/04/2025POR - LPSporting - BragaBTTS (GG)2.00500+500Pre
07/04/2025SPA - LLLeganes - Osasuna1X & GG2.75300+525Pre
07/04/2025ITA - ABologna - NapoliX3.10200+420Pre
07/04/2025ENG - PLLeicester - Newcastle2/2 at HT/FT2.00500+500Pre
06/04/2025POR - LPPorto - BenficaBTTS (GG)1.801000+800Pre
06/04/2025ITA - ARoma - Juventus1 DNB1.751200-Pre
06/04/2025GER - BLSt Pauli - GladbachGG & Under 5.51.851000+850Pre
06/04/2025ENG - PLMan Utd - Man City22.22800-800Pre
05/04/2025ENG - PLIpswich - WolvesBTTS (GG)1.901000+900Pre
05/04/2025ENG - PLAston Villa - Nott Forest12.031000+1030Pre
05/04/2025SPA - LLBarcelona - Betis1/1 at HT/FT2.001000-1000Pre
05/04/2025FRA - L1Brest - MonacoGG & Over 2.51.921000+920Pre
04/04/2025FRA - L1Nice - NantesBTTS (GG)1.901000+900Pre
04/04/2025GER - BLAugsburg - BayernBTTS (GG)1.901000+900Pre
04/04/2025ITA - AGenoa - Udinese2-3 goals2.10900-900Pre
04/04/2025AUS - BLSturm - Rapid Vienna12.30800+1040Pre
03/04/2025C. SUD.Bahia - InternacionalBTTS (GG)1.851000+850Pre
03/04/2025ENG - PLChelsea - TottenhamOver 1.5 at HT2.101000-1000Pre
02/04/2025SPA - CupAtletico - BarcelonaGG & Over 2.51.80500-500Pre
02/04/2025ITA - CupMilan - InterGG & Over 2.52.20350-350Pre
02/04/2025ENG - PLLiverpool - EvertonBTTS (GG)2.15400-400Pre
01/04/2025ENG - L1Wigan - BoltonBTTS (GG)1.95300-300Pre
01/04/2025SPA - CupReal Madrid - Real Sociedad2 at HT7.50100-100Pre
01/04/2025ITA - CupEmpoli - BolognaX3.50200-200Pre
01/04/2025ENG - PLNott Forest - Man UtdGG & Under 4.52.25400-400Pre
31/03/2025ITA - AVerona - ParmaBTTS (GG)1.85200-200Pre
31/03/2025ITA - ALazio - Torino11.85200-200Pre
31/03/2025SPA - LLCelta - Las PalmasOver 2.51.80200-200Pre
30/03/2025FRA - L1Toulouse - BrestBTTS (GG)1.90200+180Pre
30/03/2025GER - BLDortmund - Mainz11.72200+144Pre
30/03/2025ITA - ANapoli - Milan2 DNB2.80100-100Pre
30/03/2025ITA - AFiorentina - AtalantaGG & Over 2.52.00200-200Pre
29/03/2025GER - BLWolfsburg - HeidenheimBTTS (GG)1.75100-100Pre
29/03/2025GER - BLEintracht - StuttgartOver 3.52.30100-100Pre
29/03/2025FRA - L1Monaco - LyonGG & Over 2.51.90100+90Pre
28/03/2025ENG - CHShef Utd - CoventryBTTS (GG)1.83100+83Pre
28/03/2025FRA - L1Strasbourg - LyonGG & Over 2.51.90100+90Pre
28/03/2025GER - BLLeverkusen - BochumOver 1.5 at HT2.22100+122Pre
27/03/2025SPA - LLBarcelona - OsasunaBTTS (GG)1.73100-100Pre
25/03/2025WC - QColombia - ParaguayBTTS (GG)2.42100+142Pre
25/03/2025WC - QVenezuela - Peru12.15100+115Pre
25/03/2025WC - QArgentina - BrazilX3.0050-50Pre
25/03/2025WC - QIsrael - Norway2 & GG3.4050+120Pre
24/03/2025WC - QBosnia - CyprusBTTS (GG)2.15200+230Pre
24/03/2025WC - QPoland - Malta1/1 at HT/FT1.75250+187Pre
24/03/2025WC - QTunisia - Malawi1 & Under 3.51.97200+194Pre
23/03/2025NLHungary - TurkeyBTTS (GG)1.75400-400Pre
23/03/2025NLSpain - Netherlands1 & GG3.50100-100Pre
23/03/2025NLFrance - Croatia2-3 goals2.00250+250Pre
23/03/2025NLScotland - Greece2-3 goals2.00250+250Pre
22/03/2025WC - QMoldova - NorwayBTTS (GG)2.55100-100Pre
22/03/2025WC - QIsrael - Estonia1 & NG2.00100-100Pre
22/03/2025WC - QSudan - Senegal2 & Under 3.52.05100-100Pre
21/03/2025WC - QMalta - FinlandBTTS (GG)2.3350-50Pre
21/03/2025WC - QUruguay - ArgentinaX3.0050-50Pre
21/03/2025WC - QCyprus - San MarinoOver 3.52.6050-50Pre
20/03/2025NLNetherlands - SpainBTTS (GG)1.80100+80Pre
20/03/2025NLGreece - Scotland2-3 goals2.00100-100Pre
20/03/2025WC - QParaguay - Chile11.95100+95Pre
19/03/2025WC - QEswatini - Cameroon2 & Under 2.51.85100-100Pre
18/03/2025ENG - NLRochdale - BostonBTTS (GG)2.07200+214Pre
18/03/2025ENG - NLGateshead - Braintree2 DNB4.00100+300Pre
17/03/2025ARG - ASan Martin - PlatenseOver 1.51.87600+522Pre
17/03/2025ARG - AAtl. Tucuman - VelezBTTS (GG)2.17400+468Pre
16/03/2025NED - AAjax - AZBTTS (GG)1.851000+850Pre
16/03/2025ENG - PLArsenal - Chelsea2-3 goals2.001000-1000Pre
16/03/2025ENG - LCLiverpool - Newcastle2-3 goals2.001000+1000Pre
16/03/2025GER - BLHeidenheim - HolsteinGG & Over 2.52.101000+1100Pre
16/03/2025SPA - LLAtletico - BarcelonaOver 1.5 at HT2.381000-1000Pre
15/03/2025GER - BLAugsburg - WolfsburgBTTS (GG)1.88500-500Pre
15/03/2025GER - BLWerder - GladbachGG & Over 2.51.80500+400Pre
15/03/2025SPA - LLVillareal - Real Madrid22.35500+675Pre
15/03/2025ENG - PLMan City - Brighton1 & GG2.90500-500Pre
15/03/2025ENG - PLEverton - West Ham12.15500-500Pre
14/03/2025ENG - CHBristol City - NorwichBTTS (GG)1.781000+780Pre
14/03/2025GER - BLSt Pauli - HoffenheimUnder 2.51.781000+780Pre
14/03/2025ITA - AGenoa - Lecce2 DNB3.00500-500Pre
13/03/2025EULOlympiacos - Bodo GlimtBTTS (GG)1.901000+900Pre
13/03/2025EULBilbao - Roma11.951000+950Pre
13/03/2025EULRangers - Fenerbahce2 & GG4.50500-500Pre
13/03/2025UCLFiorentina - PanathinaikosBTTS (GG)2.051000+1050Pre
12/03/2025CHLAston Villa - Club BruggeBTTS (GG)1.751000-1000Pre
12/03/2025CHLLille - Dortmund2-3 goals2.001000+1000Pre
12/03/2025CHLAtletico - Real MadridGG & Under 4.52.101000-1000Pre
11/03/2025CHLInter - FeyenoordBTTS (GG)2.181500+1770Pre
11/03/2025CHLLiverpool - PSG2 DNB2.181500+1770Pre
11/03/2025CHLLeverkusen - BayerOver 2.51.752000-2000Pre
11/03/2025CHLBarcelona - BenficaGG & Over 2.51.752000+1500Pre
10/03/2025ITA - ALazio - UdineseBTTS (GG)1.854000+3400Pre
10/03/2025ENG - PLWest Ham - Newcastle22.303000+3900Pre
10/03/2025SPA - LLEspanyol - Girona13.152000-2000Pre
09/03/2025ITA - AEmpoli - RomaBTTS (GG)1.902000-2000Pre
09/03/2025ITA - AJuventus - Atalanta12.702000-2000Pre
09/03/2025ENG - PLChelsea - Leicester1 & GG2.622000-2000Pre
09/03/2025ENG - PLMan Utd - Arsenal21.752000-2000Pre
08/03/2025ITA - ALecce - MilanBTTS (GG)1.801500+1200Pre
08/03/2025ENG - PLNott Forest - Man City21.951000-1000Pre
08/03/2025GER - BLDortmund - AugsburgOver 2.51.731500-1500Pre
08/03/2025FRA - L1Marseille - LensGG & Over 2.52.001000-1000Pre
07/03/2025ITA - ACagliari - GenoaBTTS (GG)2.151000+1150Pre
07/03/2025GER - BLGladbach - MainzX or 2 & GG2.301000+1300Pre
06/03/2025EULRoma - Athletic BilbaoBTTS (GG)1.902500+2250Pre
06/03/2025EULBodo Glimt - OlympiacosGG & Under 4.52.202000-2000Pre
06/03/2025UCLCopenhagen - Chelsea2 & Over 2.52.382000+2760Pre
05/03/2025CHLFeyenoord - InterBTTS (GG)1.901000-1000Pre
05/03/2025CHLBayern - Leverkusen11.851500+1275Pre
05/03/2025CHLBenfica - BarcelonaOver 1.5 at HT2.101000-1000Pre
05/03/2025CHLPSG - Liverpool2-3 goals2.101000-1000Pre
04/03/2025CHLDortmund - LilleBTTS (GG)1.821000+820Pre
04/03/2025CHLReal Madrid - Atletico11.921500+1380Pre
04/03/2025CHLPSV - Arsenal2-3 goals2.00800-800Pre
04/03/2025CHLClub Brugge - Aston VillaUnder 2.51.751200-1200Pre
03/03/2025ITA - AVillareal - EspanyolBTTS (GG)1.951000-Pre
03/03/2025POR - LPSporting - Estoril1 & GG2.88500+940Pre
03/03/2025ITA - AJuventus - Verona1/1 at HT/FT2.001000-1000Pre
02/03/2025ITA - AMilan - LazioBTTS (GG)1.701500+1050Pre
02/03/2025SPA - LLBarcelna - Real Sociedad1 & Over 2.51.851500+1275Pre
02/03/2025FRA - L1Lyon - Brest1 & GG3.30500+1150Pre
02/03/2025SPA - LLOsasuna - ValenciaBTTS (GG)2.401000-Pre
01/03/2025SPA - LLGirona - CeltaBTTS (GG)1.701500+1050Pre
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01/03/2025SPA - LLBetis - Real Madrid21.991000-1000Pre
01/03/2025GER - BLEintracht - Leverkusen2 & GG3.40500+1200Pre