Northern Ireland vs Slovenia match stats & report

0–1 Full time

Euro Championship - Qualification · Qualifying Round - 8 · Windsor Park, Belfast · Ref I. Kovács

Northern Ireland stats & fixtures · Slovenia stats & fixtures

Northern Ireland lost to Slovenia 0–1 in the Euro Championship - Qualification (Qualifying Round - 8) on 17 October 2023. Slovenia had 58% of the ball.

Northern Ireland vs Slovenia match statistics

Northern IrelandSlovenia

42% Ball possession 58%
6 Total shots 8
2 Shots on target 4
2 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 1
5 Shots inside the box 3
6 Corners 2
11 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 1
5 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
343 Passes 496
81% Pass accuracy 82%
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

4' Yellow card S. Charles Northern Ireland
5' Goal A. Čerin Slovenia
37' Yellow card Timi Max Elšnik Slovenia
56' Yellow card A. Šporar Slovenia
58' Yellow card S. Charles Northern Ireland
58' Red card S. Charles Northern Ireland
59' Yellow card J. Thompson Northern Ireland
60' Yellow card P. Smyth Northern Ireland
87' Yellow card Jonny Evans Northern Ireland

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Northern Ireland

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 M. O'Neill

1 B. Peacock-Farrell

3 J. Lewis 5 Jonny Evans 22 E. Toal 2 T. Hume

19 S. Charles

13 D. Taylor 15 J. Thompson 18 B. Lyons 8 P. Smyth

21 J. Magennis

Bench Conor Washington , G. Saville , D. Charles , I. Price , C. McMenamin , M. Kennedy , L. Southwood , C. Hazard , M. Forbes , B. Spencer , C. Marshall , P. Lane

Slovenia

Confirmed 4-4-2 M. Kek

1 J. Oblak

13 Erik Janža 6 J. Bijol 4 Miha Blažić 2 Ž. Karničnik

15 Jan Mlakar 21 Timi Max Elšnik 22 A. Čerin 20 P. Stojanovic

11 B. Sesko 9 A. Šporar

Bench S. Lovrić , Jasmin Kurtić , B. Verbič , J. Balkovec , M. Zajc , V. Belec , M. Turk , J. Gorenc Stankovič , Z. Vipotnik , Ž. Celar , V. Drkušić , L. Zahovic

Form guide

Northern Ireland at home

3–2–1 in 6 matches

Scored: 0.7 per game
Conceded: 0.2 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 6
Corners: 4.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.7 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Slovenia away

2–2–3 in 7 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 7
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 2.8 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Northern Ireland vs Slovenia head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
7 Sep 23	Slovenia v Northern Ireland	4–2

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Northern Ireland vs Slovenia head-to-head record