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Russia will look to build on their late comeback against England when they meet Slovakia in their second group game in Lille on Wednesday. Vasili Berezutskis stoppage-time goal which gave the Russians a 1-1 draw with England in Marseille at the weekend was greeted like a winner and they will take confidence from that.They will come up against a Slovakian side which needs points, however, after they lost their first fixture 2-1 to Wales. With four third-placed teams going through, a failure to win would not necessarily be fatal for Jan Kozaks side but the need to start collecting points has undoubtedly increased.Slovakia will take heart from the fact they have not lost back-to-back games for more than two and a half years. Vasili Berezutskis late goal gave Russia a point in their tournament opener against England They will also be encouraged by the fact Russia have kept just two clean sheets in their last 16 European Championship finals outings - and won just one of their last six matches.With heavy rain falling in Lille on Wednesday, the retractable roof at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy could be closed for the match.Team newsRussia midfielder Denis Glushakov may start if deemed to be fully-fit following a calf strain after featuring in the last 10 minutes against England.Back-up goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin missed training on Tuesday with a knock.Following a 2-1 loss to Wales on Saturday, Slovakia coach Jan Kozak may decide to make changes to his side, with Ondrej Duda pushing for a start after scoring against Wales shortly after coming on a substitute.Opta statsThis will be the ninth time these sides have faced each other. Russia have claimed three wins to Slovakias two, with three draws.Neither of these teams have been able to score more than once across their last six meetings, with just seven goals scored in total in these matches.This will be the first time Russia have taken on Slovakia in the European Championships, although they have met twice previously in qualifying for the tournament - each claiming a 1-0 away victory. Ondrej Duda scored for Slovakia against Wales but it wasnt enough to spare them from a 2-1 defeat in Bordeaux Slovakia are without a goal in 243 minutes against Russia and have scored only one goal in their last four games with them.Three of Russias last four goals scored in the European Championships have come in the final 11 minutes of games.Russia have only managed to score twice in their last four meetings with Slovakia but the scorers - Alexander Kerzhakov (2014) and Alan Dzagoev (2011) - were left out of Russias Euro 2016 pool.Mersons predictionMuch has been made of Russia being poor against England but I thought Roy Hodgsons side were outstanding. Saying that I dont think Russia are as bad as people think. Slovakia may have lost against Wales but they did have their moments against Chris Colemans side. At 1-1 I thought there would be only one winner so fair play to Wales for coming back. 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