TRNAVA. Slovakia finds the way to recover against Slovenia with a goal on the M. Zajc 18′ and a goal on the M. Mevlja 62′. Slovakia was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%)
The match was played at the Štadión Antona Malatinského stadium in Trnava on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Mattias Gestranius with the help of Jan Peter Aravirta and Mikko Alakare. The 4th official was Antti Munukka. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Slovakia had a strong ball possession 65% while Slovenia was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Slovakia was was more aggressive with 91 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Slovakia to win the match.
Slovakia shot 21 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Slovenia shot 5 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Slovakia received 2 yellow cards (L. Almasi and P. Pekarik). Regarding the opposition, Slovenia received 2 yellow cards (P. Stojanovic and M. Blazic).
Also, Slovenia didn’t end the match with 11 players after M. Blazic (Slovenia) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (57′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After this match, Slovakia will have 11 points like Slovenia to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Slovenia will have 11 points like Slovakia to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Slovakia will play away with Malta on the 14th of November with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Slovakia (1 draw).
Slovenia will host Cyprus on the 14th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Slovenia (0 draws).
Slovakia – Formation
Slovakia
88'
30'
58'
Slovakia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Stefan Tarkovic decided to play with the following team: Marek Rodák , Peter Pekarík , Ľubomír Šatka , Milan Škriniar , Jakub Holúbek , Stanislav Lobotka , Róbert Mak , Matúš Bero , Marek Hamšík , Lukáš Haraslín and Ladislav Almási .
The home team had on the bench: Tomáš Suslov , Erik Jirka , David Strelec , A. Rusnák, Ondrej Duda , M. Koscelník, V. De Marco, D. Kuciak, J. Hromada, M. Dúbravka and Róbert Boženík.
Substitutions
Slovakia made 5 changes: M. Hamsik for O. Duda (46′), L. Haraslin for E. Jirka (65′), R. Mak for T. Suslov (71′), M. Bero for D. Strelec (71′) and P. Pekarik for R. Bozenik (88′).
Best player: David Strelec
The most impressive player for Slovakia was David Strelec.
His rating is with 1 goal, 7 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 71′.
Slovenia – Formation
Slovenia
57'
Slovenia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Matjaž Kek played with: Jan Oblak , Petar Stojanović , Miha Blažič , Miha Mevlja , Jure Balkovec , Sandi Lovrić , Leo Štulac , Josip Iličić , Miha Zajc , Benjamin Verbič and Andraž Šporar .
The following players were sitting on the bench: S. Karič, T. Elšnik, D. Tijanič, I. Vekič, Žan Karničnik , V. Belec, Žan Rogelj , H. Vučkič, Blaž Vrhovec , Ž. Celar and N. Kouter.
Substitutions
Slovenia made 3 changes: B. Verbic for Z. Karnicnik (59′), M. Zajc for B. Vrhovec (71′) and J. Ilicic for Z. Rogelj (85′).
Best player: Andraž Šporar
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Slovenia was Andraž Šporar.
His rating is with 26 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Azerbaijan – Luxembourg – 1-3
- Russia – Cyprus – 6-0
- Armenia – North Macedonia – 0-5
- Georgia – Sweden – 2-0
- Republic of Ireland – Portugal – 0-0
- Malta – Croatia – 1-7
- Slovakia – Slovenia – 2-2
- Germany – Liechtenstein – 9-0
- Romania – Iceland – 0-0
- Greece – Spain – 0-1
