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England U21 vs Slovakia U21 prediction and preview

2 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Over 2.5 GoalsOdds 1.40Market probability 66%Final score 0–0

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

England U21 host Slovakia U21 in the UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification (International) on 2 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 2.5 Goals — more than 2.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.40, which the bookmaker market rated at about 66% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: England U21 0–0 Slovakia U21.

Going into the match, England U21 had won 1, drawn 0 and lost 0 of their last 1 matches, scoring 4 and conceding 2. Slovakia U21 had won 0, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 1, with 0 scored and 2 conceded.

Both teams scored in 1 of England U21's last 1 and 0 of Slovakia U21's last 1; 1 and 0 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home England U21 averaged 4.00 goals scored and 2.00 conceded across 1 matches; away from home Slovakia U21 averaged 0.00 scored and 0.00 conceded across 0.

The 1X2 prices imply about 77% for England U21, 15% for the draw and 8% for Slovakia U21 once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between England U21 (green) and Slovakia U21 (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form59% – 41%
Attack68% – 32%
Defence67% – 33%
Head-to-head100% – 0%
Goals100% – 0%
Overall strength65% – 35%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
England U21W4.002.00100%100%
Slovakia U21L0.002.000%0%

Averages over each side's last 1 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals76%1.22
Over 2.5 Goals66%1.40
England U21 1st Half Win59%1.53
England U21 HT & FT58%1.62
BTTS No54%1.73
Under 3.5 Goals54%1.73
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals54%1.73
Over 3.5 Goals46%2.00

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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