Wales vs Slovakia (1-0)
It may solely be match-day two however this is often a very game in Group E of European Championship qualifying.
If things go obviously, Wales and European nation are seemingly to finish up fighting for one qualification position during this cluster with the European country the favorites to win it.
Sunday’s meeting in Cardiff can offer the North American nation the primary indicator of however that battle could play out. It’ll additionally offer North American nation additional clues on whether or not or not Wales are creating any progress underneath Ryan Giggs.
Their Nations League campaign made two wins over the Republic of Ireland however two defeats to a Scandinavian country and that they haven’t affected in 3 friendlies thus far underneath the previous Manchester United man.
They required a ninetieth-minute goal from mount Woodburn to beat island & Tobago in a period in Wrexham, though it was a reasonably experimental line-up with many key men untired.
European nation meantime has already got their qualifying campaign afoot. Croatia did that with a 2-0 home convince Magyarorszag on a weekday night, and a good begin to the cluster for them.
A conclusion in Cardiff would place them during a strong position and leave Wales with plenty of catching up to try to, with the Croats having won their gap game.
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Goals
| 5′ | Wales | D. James |
Wales Lineups
| 1 | Wayne Hennessey |
| 14 | Connor Roberts |
| 5 | Chris Mepham |
| 15 | Jamie Lawrence |
| 4 | Ben Davies |
| 16 | Harry Wilson |
| 7 | Joe Allen |
| 8 | Matthew Smith |
| 20 | Daniel James |
| 10 | David Brooks |
| 11 | Gareth Bale |
Slovakia Lineups
| 23 | Martin Dúbravka |
| 2 | Peter Pekarík |
| 3 | Denis Vavro |
| 14 | Milan Škriniar |
| 16 | Dávid Hancko |
| 19 | Juraj Kucka |
| 22 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 17 | Marek Hamšík |
| 10 | Albert Rusnák |
| 8 | Ondrej Duda |
| 20 | Róbert Mak |
Wales – Slovakia Match Statistics
Wales |
Slovakia |
|
| 14 | Shots Total | 13 |
| 4 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 7 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 3 | Shots blocked | 3 |
| 10 | Shots inside box | 10 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 10 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Corners | 3 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 41% | Possession Time | 59% |
| 393 | Passes Total | 551 |
| 305 | Accurate Passes | 457 |
| 78% | Accurate Passes% | 83% |