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England vs Slovakia: result 2-1 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 8Kick-off on September 4, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Wembley Stadium, London

England
2-1
Slovakia

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What was the result of England vs Slovakia?

England won 2-1 on September 4, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 3′S. LobotkaSlovakia
  • 37′E. DierEngland
  • 59′M. RashfordEngland

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, England have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Slovakia have 7, 1 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

England
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 1, 2017Malta(away)4-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 13, 2017France(away)2-3Friendlies
Jun 10, 2017Scotland(away)2-2World Cup - Qualification Europe
Mar 26, 2017Lithuania(home)2-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Mar 22, 2017Germany(away)0-1Friendlies
Slovakia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 1, 2017Slovenia(home)1-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 10, 2017Lithuania(away)2-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Mar 26, 2017Malta(away)3-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jan 12, 2017Sweden(away)0-6Friendlies
Jan 8, 2017Uganda(home)1-3Friendlies

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 England win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Slovakia win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 4, 2016Slovakia 0-1 EnglandWorld Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 20, 2016Slovakia 0-0 EnglandEuro Championship

Last archived meeting: Slovakia vs England on Sep 4, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

England score 1.4 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Slovakia score 1.4 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
England1.40.886/157/15
Slovakia1.41.547/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

England sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Europe (24 points from 8 matches) and Slovakia sit 2nd (12 points from 6 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1England880022024
2Slovakia64026812

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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