📢 Can Slovenia's U21 team pull off a minor upset and secure a spot in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship playoffs? Both teams are navigating a challenging phase, eager to improve their standings. The nominal hosts show resilience, rarely succumbing to their opponents. Meanwhile, the Czech side are looking for ways to break their streak of setbacks, showcasing an attacking style of play. This match will be a test for both teams in terms of capitalizing on their potential.

Head-to-Head

📊The sides have played three official matches. The statistics are as follows:

• goals: 2 against 3;
• average total in the 1st half – 0.67, in the 2nd half – 1;
• average total goals in the match – 1.67.

Slovenia U21 Team Overview

The team's most recent official match took place on in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, with England U21 as the nominal hosts and Slovenia U21 as the nominal visitors. The match ended in a 0-0 draw.

Here are the match statistics (Slovenia U21 vs England U21):

• possession: 35% vs 65%;
• corner kicks: 4 vs 4;
• fouls: 7 vs 8;
• yellow cards: 0 vs 2;
• shots on target: 3 vs 3.

🔵 The Slovenia U21 national team are showcasing impressive football. They are known for their disciplined defense and ability to maintain results even under challenging conditions. Currently, they hold the third position in the tournament standings. The team have shown consistency recently, with five wins, two draws, and three losses in their last ten official matches. Their playing style is built on solid defense and counterattacks, which have yielded results against stronger opponents.

✅ Slovenia surprised many in the second round. After a disheartening 0-3 defeat to Germany, few believed they could secure points, especially against England. However, the Slovenians displayed character and held off one of the tournament's most powerful attacks, earning a 0-0 draw. Goalkeeper Martin Turk played a pivotal role with three crucial saves. Thanks to this result, Slovenia still have a theoretical chance of advancing from the group.

Czech Republic U21 Team Overview

The most recent official match for the current nominal visitors took place on in the context of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (nominal hosts were Czech Republic U21, nominal visitors were Germany U21). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2-4.

The game statistics were as follows (Czech Republic U21 vs Germany U21):

• possession percentage: 39% vs 61%;
• corner kicks: 7 vs 2;
• fouls: 18 vs 6;
• yellow cards: 3 vs 3;
• shots on target: 3 vs 8.

🔴 The Czech Republic U21 team is a squad that aims for a high-paced game with a focus on attack. Despite inconsistent results (two wins and two losses in official matches), they display a high level of efficiency, averaging 1.5 goals per game. However, their weakness lies in defense, conceding too many goals with an average of 3.5 per match. Positioned below Slovenia in the standings, the Czech side is ready to put all their efforts into improving their ranking.

✅ The Czech team has officially lost their chance to advance to the playoffs after the second round—two defeats with a total goal difference of 3:7 speak volumes. While they managed to create chances against England (1-3), their performance against Germany (2-4) was much worse: by the 58th minute, they were already trailing 0-4. The Czechs only managed to score two goals as their opponents began making mistakes and losing focus towards the end. The only bright spot was left-back Martin Suchomel, who provided an assist. The rest of the team looked decidedly weak.

Prediction on the outcome

H2H:

• number of encounters – 3;
• home team wins – 0, away team wins – 1, draws – 2.

Statistics: Slovenia U21 vs Czech Republic U21

• matches played in the tournament: 2 vs 2;
• wins: 0 vs 0;
• win percentage: 0% vs 0%;
• losses: 1 vs 2;
• draws: 1 vs 0.

Last 10 matches:

• wins: 5 vs 5;
• losses: 2 vs 3;
• draws: 3 vs 2.

• Slovenia U21 have not lost in 9 of last 10 home games.
• Slovenia U21 have not lost in 7 of last 8 games.
• Czech Republic U21 have not won in 7 of last 8 games (European Under-21 Championship).

Prediction on the over/under

H2H

• the home team scores on average - 0.67, the guests - 1;
• average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 1.67;
• both teams scored: overall - 2; at the home team's field - 2.

• Under 3.5 goals scored in 16 of last 17 Slovenia U21 games.
• Under 3.5 goals scored in 7 of last 8 Slovenia U21 home games.
• Under 3.5 goals scored in 8 of last 9 Czech Republic U21 away games.

Prediction on corners

• average Over/Under corners in H2H matches - 10 (5 - for home team and 5 - for away team);
• average Over/Under corners at home team's field - 10 (5.5 - for home team and 4.5 - for away team).

• Under 10.5 corners in last 5 Slovenia U21 games (European Under-21 Championship).

Prediction on cards

H2H

• average Over/Under yellow cards in H2H matches - 4.66 (2.33 for home team and 2.33 for away team);
• average Over/Under yellow cards at the home team's field - 2.5 (1.5 for home team and 1 for away team).

Slovenia U21: Statistics

• season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 2.5; at home - 0;
• last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 0.5; at home - 0.

Czech Republic U21: Statistics

• season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 1.5, away - 0;
• last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 0.3; away - 0.

Prediction on BTTS

H2H:

• number of encounters – 3;
• both teams scored all-time - 2 times;
• on the home team’s field - 2 times.

Statistics: Slovenia U21 vs Czech Republic U21

• number of matches played in the tournament: 2 vs 2;
• number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 0 vs 2;
• number of BTTS matches for Slovenia U21 at home – 0 (0%);
• number of BTTS matches for Czech Republic U21 away – 0 (0%).

Last 10 matches:

• number of BTTS matches: 3 vs 6;
• BTTS matches for Slovenia U21 at home – 0 (0%);
• BTTS matches for Czech Republic U21 away – 2 (50%).