Euro 2024: Slovakia Vs Romania, Compete For A Chance To The Last 16

Romania still leads Group E Euro 2024 (Instagram/@echipannationala).

JAKARTA - The third matchday of Group E Euro 2024 will bring together Slovakia vs Romania. The match on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at the Deutsche Bank Stadium at 23.00 WIB is predicted to be hot. Both teams are fighting for the chance to qualify for the last 16.

Fierce competition will color this match as Slovakia and Romania become two of the four teams in Group E who are now both collecting three points. Romania ranks first in Group E, while Slovakia is in third place.

For Slovakia, to qualify for the round of 16, victory over Romania is absolute. The reason is, the three points from this match will boost their position to the top two of the standings without having to rely on the results of the Belgian vs Ukraine match.

If Slovakia fails to win over Romania, the difficult situation will overshadow them. Even if they can't pick up the three points, Slovakia can't lose by a big difference. If this happens, they have to hope Belgium loses badly to Ukraine.

On the opposing side, Romania is also eyeing a win with a big score over Slovakia. If this situation succeeds they create then Romania has the productivity of goals to come out as winners of Group E with six points.

Romania currently has three goals and is better than Belgium (2 goals) in second place despite losing head-to-head. Romania must hope Belgium fail to improve goal productivity or even fall from Ukraine in order to remain group winners.

If Romania can only draw against Slovakia, they may go down to second place, with Belgium's record of winning vs Ukraine.

In the last match of Group E, Romania must really avoid defeat. If that happens, Romania's scenario of qualifying for the last 16 will be even longer because they could be thrown into the best third-placed line.

Romania vs Slovakia are clearly chasing victory. They both need positive results in order to lift the mentality of the team who have just lost the latest match. Slovakia fell from Ukraine 1-2, while Romania was beaten by Belgium 0-2.

Both need revival, the Slovakia vs Romania match will be an interesting spectacle. In terms of players, both teams are in a combat-ready situation. No players are predicted to be absent due to their qualified fitness.