Slovenia vs North Macedonia: live score, stats and AI analysis

Nations League · · Status: Full time

Slovenia and North Macedonia met on 29 September 2026 (Nations League); the match ended 2-0.

Final score: Slovenia 2-0 North Macedonia · Half-time: 0-0

Goals: Slovenia — Lovric 55', Matko 82'

AI preview and result

Published: · 91 h before kick-off

What the pre-match AI preview said

A low-tempo match with limited scoring opportunities is expected between Slovenia and North Macedonia. According to the analysis, the under 2.5 goals prediction holds an 88% probability, while under 8.5 corners has a 66% probability.

How the pre-match analyses turned out

1 of 2 pre-match analyses were correct. Public accuracy record of all AI analyses

Match events

Team statistics

Full match

SloveniaNorth Macedonia
Ball possession53%47%
Expected goals (xG)1.610.45
Total shots179
Shots on target61
Shots inside the box137
Blocked shots65
Corners63
Offsides11
Yellow cards12
Total passes512481
Accurate passes433393
Goalkeeper saves13

1st half

SloveniaNorth Macedonia
Ball possession53%47%
Expected goals (xG)1.050.16
Total shots92
Shots on target10
Shots inside the box71
Big chances31
Corners51
Fouls53
Total passes271251
Accurate passes239208
Goalkeeper saves01

2nd half

SloveniaNorth Macedonia
Ball possession50%50%
Expected goals (xG)0.920.51
Total shots77
Shots on target41
Shots inside the box66
Big chances21
Corners12
Offsides11
Fouls35
Yellow cards12
Total passes231227
Accurate passes194184
Goalkeeper saves12

Lineups

SloveniaFormation: 5-4-1

Starting XI

  • 1J. Oblak
  • 2Z. Karnicnik
  • 23D. Brekalo
  • 6J. Bijol
  • 21V. Drkusic
  • 13E. Janza
  • 7T. Begic
  • 8S. Lovric
  • 22A. Gnezda Cerin
  • 15D. Sturm
  • 18Z. Vipotnik

Substitution

  • 71'In: M. Zabukovnik · Out: S. Lovric
  • 71'In: Z. Celar · Out: Z. Vipotnik
  • 71'In: A. Matko · Out: T. Begic
  • 85'In: D. Zec · Out: V. Drkusic
  • 85'In: T. Elsnik · Out: A. Gnezda Cerin

Substitutes

  • 12M. Vidovsek
  • 16Z. Leban
  • 3J. Balkovec
  • 5S. Kuzmic
  • 14T. Svetlin
  • 19T. Horvat
  • 9A. Sporar

North MacedoniaFormation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 23S. Dimitrievski
  • 4A. Stojcevski
  • 14M. Mladenovski
  • 13A. Meljichi
  • 3D. Alomerovic
  • 16M. Gashtarov
  • 21J. Atanasov
  • 20D. Mitrovski
  • 15A. Elezi
  • 7E. Elmas
  • 17A. Omeragic

Substitution

  • 61'In: E. Bardhi · Out: A. Elezi
  • 61'In: H. Maleski · Out: D. Mitrovski
  • 71'In: V. Musliu · Out: A. Meljichi
  • 71'In: L. Stankovski · Out: J. Atanasov
  • 80'In: B. Miovski · Out: D. Alomerovic

Substitutes

  • 1D. Taleski
  • 12D. Siskovski
  • 2B. Ilievski
  • 18G. Djekov
  • 5G. Zajkov
  • 19L. Doriev
  • 11E. Rastoder

Player ratings

Referee

Story of the match

Shots and corners in 15-minute spells · Slovenia–North Macedonia

SpellShotsOn targetCorners
1–15'3–10–01–1
16–30'4–11–02–0
31–45'2–00–02–0
46–60'3–02–01–0
61–75'2–20–00–0
76–90'2–52–10–2

Match info

Last 5 matches

Slovenia

  • D0-0vs Scotland26 Sept 2026
  • L1-2vs Croatia7 Jun 2026
  • D1-1vs Cyprus4 Jun 2026
  • W3-2vs Montenegro31 Mar 2026
  • L0-1vs Hungary28 Mar 2026

North Macedonia

  • L0-3vs Switzerland26 Sept 2026
  • L0-4vs Turkey1 Jun 2026
  • D0-0vs Bosnia & Herzegovina29 May 2026
  • D0-0vs Ireland31 Mar 2026
  • L0-4vs Denmark26 Mar 2026

Head-to-head

Standings — Nations League

PosPPts
1Switzerland412
2Slovenia47
3Scotland44
4North Macedonia40

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