The second set of group games for Group E kicks off with the ‘Slovenski sokoli’ taking on the ‘Synio-Zhovti’ and both sides will be eager to nab the points as likely group-topper Belgium will almost certainly mean these two compete to progress. While Slovakia have qualified for their third successive Euros and will be looking to try defy the odds and repeat their 1976 Euros performance where they were crowned Champions, Ukraine will be buoyed by their previous Euros quarter-final finish, although their qualifiers took to the playoffs for them to get through, so are likely to be eager to show what they can really do. For the moment, let’s review what the bookies are saying when it comes to the latest Slovakia vs Ukraine betting odds and see who they think will win the game.
At BetVictor, at the time of writing, when we look at the latest Euro 2024 odds, it seems that Slovakia are the likeliest loser with odds of 13/5, meaning a £10 bet would return £36 if correct. In contrast, the Ukraine team are evenly matched at 1/1, where a £10 stake would pay out £20 if they win over the 90 minutes. For those who think the match might be a stalemate, a draw is fairly priced at 9/4 now, so the same £10 wager would net £32.50. With Ukraine up to 22nd in the FIFA World standings and Slovakia languishing 26 places below in 48th, the odds seem fairly typical, although neither side are likely to roll over, knowing that 3rd FIFA standing place Belgium is in their group and likely to create problems for both.
While Slovakia’s coach, Francesco Calzona, will look to PSG’s Milan Škriniar as his captain, to lift his team’s spirits after the country’s leading goalscorer, Marek Hamšík, retired and with the omission of Róbert Mak, Ukraine’s coach, Serhiy Rebrov, will hope his own captain, Andriy Yarmolenko, can draw on his passion for scoring and overtake the county’s all-time leading scorer, Andriy Shevchenko, with just 3 more goals needed to take first place. Even though Slovakia have a strong team, the absence of several key players through retirement or injury, and the fact that Ukraine have a strong scoring side, means that we predict that after a tough battle, Ukraine will pip this one and take all three points home on the night.
To find more information on all the other Slovakia vs Ukraine betting markets we have available for you, including what the correct score will be or which player might land the first goal, be sure to review our main match betting page itself, or if prefer, keep reading on to see what other Euros betting tips we’ve made ahead of the group games as they play out before the last 16 matches starting on the 29th June.
