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Slovenia national football team
Euro Champ Qualifying | Group Stage
Sep 7, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Stadion Stozice
Northern Ireland national football team

Slovenia
4 - 2
N. Ireland

Sporar (3', 56'), Evans (17' og.), Sesko (42')
Brekalo (90+5')
FT(HT: 3-1)
Price (7'), Evans (53')
Price (48'), Charles (57'), McCann (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Euro Champ Qualifying clash between Slovenia and Northern Ireland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Euro Champ Qualifying
Last Game: Slovenia 1-1 Denmark
Monday, June 19 at 7.45pm in Euro Champ Qualifying
All competitions
Euro Champ Qualifying
Last Game: N. Ireland 0-1 Kazakhstan
Monday, June 19 at 7.45pm in Euro Champ Qualifying

We said: Slovenia 2-0 Northern Ireland

Having lost each of their last three matches without scoring, Northern Ireland look set to suffer another damaging defeat on Thursday, strengthening Slovenia's qualification hopes in the process. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Slovenia win with a probability of 43.49%. A win for Northern Ireland had a probability of 29.98% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Slovenia win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.85%) and 2-0 (7.91%). The likeliest Northern Ireland win was 0-1 (8.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.6%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Slovenia would win this match.

Result
SloveniaDrawNorthern Ireland
43.49% (1.681 1.68) 26.53% (-0.413 -0.41) 29.98% (-1.268 -1.27)
Both teams to score 50.8% (0.698 0.7)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.21% (1.154 1.15)53.79% (-1.154 -1.15)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.74% (0.962 0.96)75.26% (-0.962 -0.96)
Slovenia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.45% (1.382 1.38)24.55% (-1.382 -1.38)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.97% (1.902 1.9)59.03% (-1.903 -1.9)
Northern Ireland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.33% (-0.31399999999999 -0.31)32.67% (0.314 0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.78% (-0.355 -0.36)69.22% (0.355 0.36)
Score Analysis
    Slovenia 43.49%
    Northern Ireland 29.98%
    Draw 26.52%
SloveniaDrawNorthern Ireland
1-0 @ 11.26% (-0.06 -0.06)
2-1 @ 8.85% (0.225 0.23)
2-0 @ 7.91% (0.268 0.27)
3-1 @ 4.14% (0.263 0.26)
3-0 @ 3.7% (0.265 0.27)
3-2 @ 2.32% (0.128 0.13)
4-1 @ 1.46% (0.146 0.15)
4-0 @ 1.3% (0.14 0.14)
Other @ 2.55%
Total : 43.49%
1-1 @ 12.6% (-0.17 -0.17)
0-0 @ 8.02% (-0.37 -0.37)
2-2 @ 4.95% (0.084000000000001 0.08)
Other @ 0.95%
Total : 26.52%
0-1 @ 8.97% (-0.494 -0.49)
1-2 @ 7.05% (-0.161 -0.16)
0-2 @ 5.02% (-0.322 -0.32)
1-3 @ 2.63% (-0.083 -0.08)
0-3 @ 1.87% (-0.137 -0.14)
2-3 @ 1.85% (0.016 0.02)
Other @ 2.59%
Total : 29.98%

How you voted: Slovenia vs N. Ireland

Slovenia
74.2%
Draw
16.1%
Northern Ireland
9.7%
62
Head to Head
Mar 28, 2016 7.45pm
International Friendlies
N. Ireland
1-0
Slovenia
Washington (41')
Ward (43'), Washington (52'), Evans (65')

Oblak (52'), Kirm (88')
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