We have reached the final round of games in Group C of the 2024 European Championship and all four teams in the group still have a chance of qualifying for the round of 16.
The match between England and Slovenia will be played on the 25th of June at the Rhein Energie Stadion, Cologne.
The English are top of the group on 4 points while the Slovenians are in third place on 2 points.
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England come into the match having been held to a 1-1 draw by Denmark in their second group game of the tournament.
England took the lead in the 18th minute but failed to capitalise and they conceded the equaliser in the 34th minute. There were no further goals and England were poor for much of the second half.
The draw with Denmark means England are undefeated in 4 of their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions. There have been wins over Serbia in Euro 2024 and Bosnia in a friendly match. England have been held to a draw by Belgium and lost 1-0 at home to Iceland, both of which were friendlies.
The stats show England have seen under 2.5 goals and have failed to score more than a single goal in each of their last 3 games in all competitions.
They have won only 1 of their last 4 European Championship fixtures inside 90 minutes and have seen under 2.5 goals in each of their last 3 games in the tournament.
Slovenia make the trip to the Rhein Energie Stadion on the back of a 1-1 draw with Serbia in Group C. With the score 0-0 at half time, it was Slovenia who took the lead in the 69th minute but they could not hold on to the advantage and conceded the equaliser in the 95th minute.
The draw with Serbia means Slovenia are undefeated in their 8 most recent fixtures in all competitions. However, Slovenia have failed to win any of their 3 most recent games and have seen under 2.5 goals scored in each of those 3 matches.
Trends show Slovenia are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 European Championship matches but have failed to win any of those games. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in each of Slovenia’s last 3 fixtures in the European Championship and they have scored only 2 goals in those 3 games.
Team news and Luke Shaw remains unavailable for England due to injury. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Phil Foden could both lose their places in the team, with Connor Gallagher and Cole Palmer coming into the starting XI.
Slovenia are expected to name the same starting lineup for the third match in succession, meaning Benjamin Sesko will start in attack alongside Andra Sporar.
England have been poor in their previous 2 games and they have not been easy on the eye in recent matches. Slovenia have shown enough in this competition to suggest they could make life difficult for England.
We predict under 2.5 goals but with their abundance of talent, it could be England who claim a narrow 1-0 victory.