Slovakia to beat Hungary in opening Euro 2020 qualifier

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Slovakia and Hungary go head-to-head in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier on Thursday night in Trnava, in a game the home side are favourites to win.

Slovakia head into this game on the back of a poor run of form that has seen the home side claim just one win from their last five international matches, while suffering three defeats in the process. Last time out, the home side suffered a 1-0 defeat against neighbours the Czech Republic.

The Slovaks have also won just one of their last four European Championship qualifiers. The home side has also suffered just two defeats in 11 qualifiers, though, so they have not been pushovers.

Slovakia have a very strong record in recent home games, having won seven of their last nine matches on home soil while suffering just one defeat. Their recent home matches have been high scoring with over 2.5 goals scored in five of their last six games on home soil. The fact that Slovakia has scored two or more goals in four of their last six home matches has been vital to their good recent record.

Hungary head into this game in relatively decent recent form, having won three of their last five internationals while suffering one defeat in the process. Last time out, Hungary defeated Finland 2-0.

The visitors have been potent in front of goal of late, scoring over 2.5 goals in four of their last five international outings.

Despite a decent recent run of form, Hungary have a woeful recent away form. In fact, the visitors have failed to win in eight away games, having suffered six defeats in the process. The fact that the visitors have failed to keep a clean sheet in eight games has contributed to that poor recent away form.

Forebet predicts that Slovakia will kick-off their Euro 2020 qualifier campaign with a victory in a low scoring encounter.