Our prediction for this match:
Slovakia
Match Time & Date:
01/06/2021
11:00 AM
Prediction: 1-0
Bulgaria
Slovakia and Bulgaria go head to head at Josko Arena in Ried in what is expected to be an interesting warm-up game. Slovakia aim to build on a 2-1 win over Russia, and they will surely use the upcoming friendlies as a good preparation for the European Championship finals. Veteran midfielder Marek Hamsik is still part of the team, while Feyenoord attacker Robert Bozenik is widely expected to lead the line for the nominal hosts.
The Bulgarians, on the other hand, missed out on a place at the EURO 2021. Yasen Petrov’s men continue to struggle in the World Cup qualifiers, and given their difficulties in front of goal, we are tempted to put our money on Slovakia. When the two teams met in a friendly 15 years ago Slovakia defeated Bulgaria 3-1, and we predict that the history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Stanislav Lobotka):
Born in Trencin on November 25, 1994, Stanislav Lobotka is a Slovakia international who plays for Celta Vigo in La Liga. Lobotka began his youth career at his hometown club AAC Sparta Trencin and he made his senior debut for fellow local club Trencin. In 2013 he signed a loan deal with Dutch side Ajax, but he played for Jong Ajax during the 2013/2014 season.
In the summer of 2014, the Slovakian midfielder returned to Trencin, where he made 74 appearances in the league in total. In 2015 Stanislav Lobotka joined Danish side Nordsjaelland shortly before the transfer window closed. Lobotka made his debut in the Danish top flight against Brondby on August 30, 2015.
Two years later he decided to make a step forward in his career, signing a five-year contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo. Speaking of his international career, the Celta Vigo midfielder made his Slovakia debut against Austria in November2016. It has to be noted that Lobotka became the first Slovak to score at Wembley, finding the net in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against England.
Highlighted Team (Bulgaria):
Bulgaria national football team are well known for their “Golden generation” of players led by Hristo Stoichkov. The Bulgarian football legend was producing thrilling performances for the national team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in USA and he helped the Lions make it to the semi-finals of the tournament.
The likes of Trifon Ivanov, Krasimir Balakov and Yordan Letchkov enjoyed a very successful tournament as well and, no doubt, they recorded a historical result at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The Bulgarians defeated Germany in the quarter-finals, but Italy proved to be a big catch for Dimitar Penev’s team. Bulgaria eventually suffered a heavy loss to Sweden in the third-place playoffs. Nowadays, Bulgaria struggle in qualifiers for major tournaments and it has to be noted that they have not participated at the finals since 1994.
Vasil Levski National Stadium is considered Bulgaria’s home ground and the capacity of the stadium is 43.320. Bulgaria wear white shirts, green shorts and white socks when playing at home, whilst green and red are their second colours.
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