Azerbaijan vs Slovakia betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the UEFA Nations League match on October 14th, 2024

Azerbaijan and Slovakia will play on Monday, October 14th, 2024 in a UEFA Nations League game, check the Azerbaijan vs Slovakia betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

UEFA created the Nations League competition in 2018, played on Fifa dates to increase the number of matches and boost European national football teams competitivity level. With four divisions and qualifying slots to the UEFA Euro and the World Cup. This tournament has already become a great attraction, especially in the so-called “League A”.

Stadium and City where Azerbaijan vs Slovakia will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Ədliyyə stadionu stadium, in the city of Baku, with a capacity for 3000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Azerbaijan vs Slovakia betting tip 2024/2025

Azerbaijan is currently ranked number 121 in the FIFA Ranking, while the Slovakia is placed at number 54 in the world soccer's premier team ranking.

Azerbaijan come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Slovakia, valid for the UEFA Nations League, ended with a 2-0. The team coached by F. Fernandes da Costa Santos lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Amin Seydiyev had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for UEFA Nations League, Slovakia, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Azerbaijan team with a final score of 2-0.

The Slovakia team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Azerbaijan team, which won only 1 match.

In the last 20 years, the teams have met on 5 occasions. Slovakia has the advantage in terms of record, having won 4 times and lost only 1 time. There has also been 0 draws in this period.

The last face-to-face between these two nations was on 08-09-2024 in a UEFA Nations League match of the 2024/2025 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-0 win for Slovakia.

Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan is coming from a defeat in the last match they played. The team of coach Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos failed to stand up to Slovakia and ended up losing by 2-0. In light of this, the team arrives for this duel in 3rd place of Group 1.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Azerbaijan would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in the 3rd place of the group. However, with 4 games still to play, Azerbaijan can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 12 points if they win their remaining matches.

Azerbaijan analysis

The primary objective of Azerbaijan in this edition of the Nations League is to exceed their past performance in the tournament. In the previous tournament, they were placed in the 2 position in the group they competed in.

After round number 3 in UEFA Nations League, Azerbaijan has 1 goals scored and 5 conceded.

The average ball possession of Azerbaijan in this league is 43.5%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Slovakia they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

Slovakia

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On the other hand, his team is looking for another victory since they left the field with 3 points in the previous match. In the previous round, his team faced Azerbaijan and managed to win by 2-0. So for this game, the team arrives in 2nd place in the group.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Slovakia would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in 2nd place of the group. However, with 4 games still to play, Slovakia can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 18 points if they win their remaining matches.

Slovakia analysis

Slovakia main goal in this Nations League is to surpass their performance in the previous edition of the tournament. In that edition, they occupied the spot 3 in the group in which they participated.

Slovakia counted 3 goals scored and 0 conceded at the end of UEFA Nations League day number 3.

As we approach the League C, Slovakia is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.5 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. This is the reason why the Slovakia team usually guns for an average ball possession of 56.5% to control the game.

Slovakia is a more offensive team than Azerbaijan, having 196 attacks vs. 147 from Azerbaijan, having scored 3 times, in comparison, Azerbaijan converted into goal 1 time.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Azerbaijan 1 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Slovakia 1 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.75 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.67 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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