Slovakia - Romania. Predicted line-ups and latest news, – June 26, 2024
Yasmine Green
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
One of the final matches of the UEFA Euro 2024 group stage will be a meeting between Slovakia and Romania.
Both teams, as well as Ukraine and Belgium, who will also play a parallel match, have 3 points each, but the Romanians are leading the quartet thanks to a better goal difference, while the Slovaks are third.
Therefore, it is publicly believed that the teams can draw to make the play-offs, but a win will give them a chance to top the quartet and not worry about a place in the top sixteen.
Slovakia have no injury problems ahead of Wednesday's match, and it will be surprising if manager Francesco Calzona makes any changes to the squad that lost to Ukraine.
In fact, the Slovakian head coach has fielded the same squad in both matches at Euro 2024, so it is expected that he will continue to trust the same players.
As for Romania, in the last game against Belgium on Saturday, Valentin Mihaila came into the starting line-up, replacing Florinel Coman.
However, Mihaila was substituted in the game against Belgium for Ianis Hagi, so while he may be back in the starting lineup on Wednesday, there is no guarantee that he will finish the game.
Goalkeeper Florin Nitsu is expected to be covered by centre-back partners Radu Dragusin and Andrej Burcea.
In midfield, Marius Marin is likely to be accompanied by Razvan Marin and Nicolae Stanciu, while Denis Dregus is expected to take the field as a striker.
Based on these facts, the Dailysports team has prepared predicted line-ups for the match Slovakia vs Romania.
Slovakia predicted line-up
Dubravka; Pekarik, Vavro, Škriniar, Hancsko; Kucka, Lobotka, Duda; Šrantz, Bozhenik, Haraslin.
Romania predicted line-up
Nitsa; Ratiu, Dragusin, Burca, Banciu; R. Marin, M. Marin, Stanciu; Man, Dregus, Mihaila.
The match between Slovakia and Romania will take place on 26 June in Frankfurt. Kick-off is at 18:00 CET.