Estonia vs Slovakia Prediction & Betting Tips (5 September)

This Estonian selection took advantage of participating in the Baltic Cup in June to win two matches against the Faroe Islands 4-1 and Lithuania after penalties in the final. These two successes allowed the Estonians to put an end to a drought of more than a year without a victory in all competitions. Their last victory dates back to January 2023, and a success on neutral ground against Finland 0-1. It will be recalled that Estonia was promoted to Nations League C and following this promotion, it was enhanced with a “free” play-off round for the Euro. After failed qualifiers with seven defeats and a draw in eight games, Estonia will ultimately not have used its luxury pass to join the European Championship by taking a football lesson from Poland in the play-off semi-final 5-1.

Slovakia had a very good campaign at Euro 2024, reaching the round of 16 stage and pushing the English to their limits, saved by a spectacular scissor from Jude Bellingham in the final moments. regulation time defeat 2-1 after overtime. During the Euro, Slovakia even beat Belgium on the first day 0-1 and held Romania to a draw on the last day 1-1 which allowed it to finish in the best 3rd. This Slovak selection appears as the big favorite in this group made up of Estonia, Sweden and Azerbaijan.

It would be fair to say that Estonia have not been the most exciting team to watch recently, with only three of their last 12 UEFA Nations League matches producing goals at both ends. Given that ten of the previous 12 Slovakia away games at this level have also seen at least one of the two keepers emerging with a clean sheet, do not expect both teams to find the net.