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WALES v SLOVAKIA
UEFA EURO Group stage
Saturday, 11 June, 17:00
Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux

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After 58 years Wales have finally made it to another major tournament. The countdown is on!


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Match Preview

Following Wales' disappointing 3-0 defeat to Sweden in their warm up game last Sunday, they will be hoping for a strong start to their first major tournament since 1958.

Wales have never appeared in the EURO finals and first Group B opponents Slovakia are similarly inexperienced.

Wales make their UEFA European Championship debut against Slovakia in Bordeaux, a game that will hold particular resonance for Gareth Bale.

Slovakia had a stronger start to their pre tournament warmups, with them unbeated in three games including an emphatic 3-1 victory against Germany.


Slovakia Euro Facts

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• While Slovakia have never before competed in a UEFA European Championship final tournament as an independent nation, as part of Czechoslovakia they appeared in three four-team finals.

• Czechoslovakia finished third in 1960 and 1980 and lifted the trophy in 1976. Eight of the 11 players who started the final against West Germany – and triumphed on penalties after a 2-2 draw – hailed from Slovakia.

• Slovakia reached the 2016 finals thanks mainly to wins in their first six Group C qualifiers, a run that included a 2-1 home triumph against Spain – the holders' first qualifying defeat in 36 matches and nine years.


Possible Lineups

Wales



Slovakia




The table as it stands

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Head to head

• The only fixtures played between the teams came in qualifying for UEFA EURO 2008 and produced two unlikely scorelines. Slovakia beat Wales 5-1 in Cardiff in the first leg, with Wales winning 5-2 in the return away leg.

• Bale scored his first goal for Wales in the first meeting, in Cardiff, but Slovakia managed five, Dušan Švento getting the first and Róbert Vittek the fifth.

• That goal made Bale Wales' youngest ever scorer, aged 17 years, two months and 22 days – a record that still stands.


Previous meeting highlights




Warm up games

Wales

Sun 5th June Sweden 3-0 Wales

Slovakia

Sat 4th June Slovakia 0-0 Northern Ireland
Sun 29th May Germany 1-3 Slovakia
Fri 27th May Slovakia 3-1 Georgia


Match Odds

Wales win 7/4
Slovakia win 2/1
Draw 21/10


Where can I watch it?

Kick off is 6pm local time, which makes it 5pm in the UK.

The match is live on BBC One - coverage begins at 4pm - and, in Welsh, on S4C from 4.15pm.


Guess the score

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I reckon a very close match 2-2

1-1

1-0 to Slovakia.

Occasion will get to them and get to us. 0-0 or a 1-0 either way.

1-1

1-0

Not so confident at least he moment but 1-0 to us

2-0 Wales with HRK getting a brace from James Chester/Joe Allen assists

You heard it here first

0-0

0-2 Slovakia a very dangerous opponent who in my opinion will qualify from the group. Hope I'm proved wrong.

Going into this on a bad run of results. I think we've won once in the last seven games. Slovakia by at least two goals for me.

0-2 Slovakia

Slovakia 2 v 1

better group of forwards than we have plus our defence has been very shakey lately

2-1 Wales

1-1

2-0 Wales with HRK getting a brace from James Chester/Joe Allen assists

You heard it here first

Thank god a positive post 3-1 Wales some doom gloom merchants on here mate

1-0 Wales

1.1

It depends on the mindset of Coleman,if he goes into the game positively then we could spring a win,on the other hand if he adopts a negative type Slade approach we could easily lose the game by 2 clear goals

Wales 2 - 1 Slovakia

Bale and Robson-Kanu goalscorers.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/foot ... s-11458405

Great Win