Belarus vs Slovakia: Belarus is in action on Friday when they face Slovakia at the Stadion Karadorde in their UEFA Nations League opening match.
Match Details:
Teams: Belarus vs Slovakia
Venue: Stadion Karadorde, Novi Sad, Serbia
Date: Saturday 4th June, 2022
Time: 12:15 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Belarus come into this after a 1-0 win over Bahrain in a friendly clash last played in March 2022.
Solovei scored in first half extra time to ensure a hat-trick of friendly wins for Belarus ahead of a tough run of fixtures.
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan make up the remainder of this group due to which gaining the perfect start is imperative.
On the other hand, Slovakia beat Finland 2-0 to ensure a return to winning ways as Duda and Jirka scored for the visitors.
With just 2 wins and 2 draws from their last 5 matches, Slovakia has been indifferent and hope to get momentum into their play.
This after they finished 3rd in their WCQ group and missed out on a spot in the upcoming World Cup.
Both these sides last met in the Euro 2016 Qualification rounds in 2015, where Belarus won 1-0.
Form Guide
Belarus: WWWLL
Slovakia: WLWDD
Last Matches of both teams:
Bahrain 0-1 Belarus
Finland 0-2 Slovakia
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Belarus vs Slovakia in India?
The match is live streamed on Sony LIV, Jio TV App; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 1.
Double dose of Nations League involvement for #effzeh players!
🇦🇹 Dejan Ljubicic and Austria face a tough test against Croatia.
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Team News
Selyava is the sole absentee for the hosts due to injury while Hancko withdrew from the squad due to personal reasons for Slovakia.
Belarus possible 11:
Pavlyuchenko, Shetsov, Nechaev, Yudenkov, Begunov, Antilevski, Klimovich, Yablonski, Bessmertny, Bocherov and Solovey
Slovakia possible 11:
Takac, Gyomber, Skriniar, Satka, Koscelnik, Lobotka, Suslov, Duda, Hrosovsky, Rusnak and Bozenik
Prediction: Belarus 0-2 Slovakia
The visitors look a more balanced and experience squad. Due to this, we see Slovakia picking up the points in the opening clash.
