Slovenia v San Marino Betting Tips [26 March 2023]

The second round of matches in the Euro 2024 qualifiers is set to get underway this weekend, and in a crucial clash in Group H, we will see Slovenia host San Marino at Stadion Stozice on Sunday. The hosts seem to have carried their UEFA Nations League form into this tournament, winning their first match 2-1 away to Kazakhstan. Slovenia showed their fighting spirit in that match after conceding an early goal by leveling proceedings early in the second half and then going on to seal the win with a goal by Z. Vipotnik in the 78th minute. Slovenia is now unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions and will be confident that they can secure another three points in this one against a significantly lower-ranked side. 

Ranked 211th in the world according to Fifa, San Marino is one of the biggest outsiders to qualify in this tournament. The visitors lost their opening match against Northern Ireland 2-0, which marked their 77th match in all competitions without a win, dating back to 2014 in a hybrid friendly against Bellaria Igea. For San Marino’s last win in a competitive match, you would have to go back a further decade to 2004. The visitors will know that they are seen as the whipping boys in this group and are likely to struggle to take anything from this one.

Big score lines have become a common occurrence in matches involving San Marino. The visitors are always a spirited opposition but usually lack the technical ability required to put up a fight against most of the bigger football nations. The hosts will see this as the perfect opportunity to register their second win of the tournament and keep the pressure on the likes of Denmark and Northern Ireland, who have been tipped to qualify from this group. Our Slovenia v San Marino prediction is on the half-time/full-time market for the hosts to win both.