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Northern Ireland vs SloveniaResult, Lineups & H2H

Northern Ireland

0–1
FTOct 17, 2023

Slovenia

    Windsor Park, Belfast

    Northern Ireland vs Slovenia in numbers

    FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right

    Northern Ireland1W 0D 4L
    1. Lost 0-1 vs Denmark (away), 2023-06-16
    2. Lost 0-1 vs Kazakhstan (home), 2023-06-19
    3. Lost 2-4 vs Slovenia (away), 2023-09-07
    4. Lost 0-1 vs Kazakhstan (away), 2023-09-10
    5. Won 3-0 vs San Marino (home), 2023-10-14
    Slovenia3W 1D 1L
    1. Lost 0-2 vs Finland (away), 2023-06-16
    2. Drew 1-1 vs Denmark (home), 2023-06-19
    3. Won 4-2 vs Northern Ireland (home), 2023-09-07
    4. Won 4-0 vs San Marino (away), 2023-09-10
    5. Won 3-0 vs Finland (home), 2023-10-14
    Northern IrelandSlovenia
    3Pointsof 1510
    5Goals scored12
    7Goals conceded5
    1Clean sheets2
    1Scored in a row4
    1Unbeaten in a row4

    Head to head3 meetings · Mar 2011 – Sep 2023

    Northern Ireland wins
    1
    Draws
    1
    Slovenia wins
    1
    2.33goals per meeting
    33%both teams scored
    33%3+ goals
    67%won by the host

    Meetings

    1. Euro QualificationSlovenia4-2Northern Ireland
    2. Friendly InternationalNorthern Ireland1-0Slovenia
    3. Euro QualificationNorthern Ireland0-0Slovenia

    League table before kickoffRebuilt from 22 earlier results

    Northern IrelandSlovenia
    #5Position#1
    6Points7 v 7 games16
    -1Goal difference+10
    1Scored per gameleague avg 1.412.29
    1.14Conceded per game0.86
    #5Form table position#2

    How we calculate this

    Match Timeline

    Northern IrelandSlovenia
    1. Yellow Card · Northern Ireland · Jonny Evans
      87'
    2. Substitution · Northern Ireland · Conor McMenamin · InOut: Bradley Lyons
      86'
    3. 84'
      Substitution · Slovenia · Benjamin Verbič · InOut: Erik Janza 
    4. 76'
      Substitution · Slovenia · Jasmin Kurtic · InOut: Andraž Šporar
    5. 75'
      Substitution · Slovenia · Sandi Lovrić · InOut: Jan Mlakar
    6. Substitution · Northern Ireland · Isaac Price · InOut: Jordan Thompson
      63'
    7. Substitution · Northern Ireland · Dion Charles · InOut: Paul Smyth
      63'
    8. Substitution · Northern Ireland · George Saville · InOut: Dale Taylor
      62'
    9. Yellow Card · Northern Ireland · Paul Smyth
      60'
    10. Yellow Card · Northern Ireland · Jordan Thompson
      59'
    11. Second Yellow · Northern Ireland · Shea CharlesSecond Yellow
      58'
    12. 56'
      Yellow Card · Slovenia · Andraž Šporar
    13. Substitution · Northern Ireland · Conor Washington · InOut: Josh Magennis
      46'
    14. 37'
      Yellow Card · Slovenia · Timi Max Elsnik
    15. 31'
      VAR Decision · Slovenia · Benjamin ŠeškoVAR Decision · Goal Disallowed
    16. 5'
      Goal · Slovenia · Adam Gnezda Čerin0-1
    17. Yellow Card · Northern Ireland · Shea Charles
      4'

    Match Statistics

    Match stats

    Northern IrelandSlovenia
    42%Ball Possession58%
    6Shots Total8
    2Shots On Target4
    6Corners2
    11Fouls11
    5Yellow Cards2
    1Offsides1
    3Saves2
    343Passes496
    23Throw-ins24
    95Attacks86
    42Dangerous Attacks23
    2Shots Off Target3
    5Shots Inside Box3
    1Shots Outside Box5
    0Goals1
    2Shots Blocked1
    5Substitutions3
    10Tackles13
    277Accurate Passes406
    1Red Cards0
    80.76%Pass Accuracy81.85%

    Team Lineups

    Lineups

    4-1-4-1 · 4-4-2

    Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland
    Manager: A. Sadler

    Starting XI

    Substitutes

    Slovenia
    Slovenia
    Manager: M. Kek

    Starting XI

    Substitutes

    Matchday 8 — Euro Qualification

    1. 15 Oct 2023Georgia4-0Cyprus
    2. 12 Oct 2025Faroe Islands2-1Czech Republic
    3. 15 Oct 2023Switzerland3-3Belarus
    4. 15 Oct 2023Norway0-1Spain
    5. 15 Oct 2023Turkey4-0Latvia
    6. 15 Oct 2023Wales2-1Croatia
    7. 6 Jun 2025Poland2-0Moldova
    8. 15 Oct 2023Romania4-0Andorra
    9. 16 Oct 2023Azerbaijan0-1Austria
    10. 16 Oct 2023Gibraltar0-4Republic of Ireland