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Slovakia vs Northern Ireland Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Slovakia National Football Team were up against Northern Ireland National Football Team in the Group Round of the Qualification of the Europe on November 14. The match finished with Slovakia victorious, 1-0.

Tomas Bobcek scored the only goal of the game on the 90th minute of the match, handing Slovakia the advantage and eventually securing the win.

A month after their last match in Europe Qualification Group round, Slovakia and Northern Ireland meet again. In their last face-off, Northern Ireland secured a 2-0 win. Following their win against Luxembourg in Europe Qualification Group round on October 13, Slovakia National Football Team head into this clash with renewed confidence. Lately, their defensive efforts have been solid, achieving five clean sheets in succession in home games.

Northern Ireland, on the other hand, are entering this game after suffering a loss to Germany in the Europe Qualification Group round on October 13. Their backline has lacked consistency, conceding goals in their last five away matches in a row.

This Europe Qualification Group round clash shines a light on the players who have played crucial roles in creating and converting chances for Slovakia National Football Team and Northern Ireland National Football Team in this campaign. David Hancko and David Strelec have been pivotal for Slovakia’s attack, crafted under Francesco Calzona’s leadership, combining to deliver important goals and assists. Hancko has emerged as Slovakia’s leading scorer in Europe Qualification Group round this season, netting one goal, and is also the team’s top assist provider, with one key pass leading to a goal so far this term. Tomas Rigo, Adam Obert and Ivan Schranz have also played key roles, contributing with goals and assists to fuel Slovakia’s attack.

Meanwhile, Northern Ireland’s attacking options, with Michael O'Neill at the helm, have been bolstered by Justin Devenny, the team’s top scorer, and Jamie Reid, both of whom have contributed crucial goals and assists. Devenny has emerged as Northern Ireland’s leading scorer in Europe Qualification Group round this season, netting one goal, while also excelling as their primary creator, registering one assist in the competition so far. Northern Ireland’s attacking depth is further showcased by Shea Charles, Isaac Price and Trai Hume, who have each made valuable contributions this season.

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AI Prediction

Our system first delivers a pre-match prediction for Slovakia–Northern Ireland, and then continues to track the action live, updating its forecast every minute as the game unfolds. As for this match-up, AI analysis ahead of kickoff correctly anticipated Slovakia National Football Team's win. AI projections, calculated before kick-off, indicated Slovakia’s victory was the forecast’s top scenario at 51%, while a draw was at 27% and Northern Ireland’s victory was at 22%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Slovakia - Northern Ireland in real time.

Slovakia kicked off the game with Martin Dubravka, David Hancko, Adam Obert, Milan Skriniar, Norbert Gyomber who got substituted by Tomas Bobcek on the 88th minute, Tomas Rigo who got substituted by Laszlo Benes on the 84th minute, Stanislav Lobotka, Matus Bero, Lukas Haraslin who got substituted by Lubomir Tupta on the 84th minute, David Strelec who got substituted by Robert Bozenik on the 88th minute and David Duris who got substituted by Leo Sauer on the 69th minute as starters, with Dominik Takac, Marek Rodak, Ivan Mesik, Peter Pekarik, Denis Vavro, Laszlo Benes, Ivan Schranz, Leo Sauer, Patrik Hrosovsky, Robert Bozenik, Tomas Bobcek and Lubomir Tupta on the bench.

Northern Ireland's starting eleven were Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Paddy McNair who got substituted by Josh Magennis on the 73rd minute, Dan Ballard, Ruairi McConville, Justin Devenny, George Saville, Conor Bradley, Trai Hume who got substituted by Ciaron Brown on the 90th minute, Isaac Price, Brad Lyons and Dion Charles who got substituted by Jamie Reid on the 46th minute, with Luke Southwood, Conor Hazard, Ciaron Brown, Joe Lewis, Terry Devlin, Jamie Donley, Jamie McDonnell, Paul Smyth, Patrick Kelly, Josh Magennis, Jamie Reid and Callum Marshall on the bench.

Stats

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Expected Goals: 1.18 - 0.3
Ball Possession: 63 - 37
Big Scoring Chances: 3 - 1
Total Attempts: 16 - 9
Shots On Target: 2 - 2
Blocked Shots: 7 - 2
Shots in the Box: 9 - 6
Shots from Outside the Box: 7 - 3
Woodwork Hits: 1 - 0
Fouls: 14 - 20
Corners: 3 - 2
Throw-Ins: 25 - 21
Saves: 2 - 1
Free Kicks: 20 - 14
Offsides: 3 - 1
Passes into Final Third: 109 - 123
Completed Passes in Final Third: 71 - 75
Touches in Opponent's Box: 21 - 18
Tackles: 11 - 14
Completed Tackles: 6 - 10
Total Crosses: 20 - 16
Successful Crosses: 8 - 4
Interceptions: 12 - 13
Clearances: 27 - 26

Referee showed the yellow card four times throughout the game. Dan Ballard, Trai Hume, Norbert Gyomber and George Saville were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

Over three meetings since June 2016, the teams have each had their moments. Both Slovakia and Northern Ireland have one win to their name, while the other match ended in a draw. The last time these teams met was on October 10, 2025, in the Group Round of the Qualification of the Europe, and Northern Ireland emerged victorious with a 2-0 scoreline. Slovakia have managed two goals in these three matches, while Northern Ireland have scored three in total. In their recent history, Slovakia and Northern Ireland have been evenly balanced in head-to-head meetings.

In Europe Qualification Group round, Slovakia have played six matches, winning four, drawing zero and losing two, netting six goals (1.00 per match) and conceding eight (1.33 per match). Northern Ireland have won three of their six matches in Europe Qualification Group round this season, with zero draws and three defeats, scoring seven goals at an average of 1.17 per match and conceding six at a rate of 1.00 per match.

Recent Form

Slovakia's most recent outing ended in a win against Luxembourg, while Northern Ireland are coming off a loss in their last match against Germany. Overall, Slovakia have won ten of their last twenty matches, losing six and drawing four, while Northern Ireland have won nine of their last twenty matches, losing seven and drawing four.

Slovakia haven't lost in their previous 8 home matches.
Slovakia have gone 7 consecutive matches without a draw.
Northern Ireland have gone 7 consecutive matches without a draw.
Northern Ireland have gone 5 consecutive away matches without a clean sheet.

Live Standings

As always, Europe Qualification Group round's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Slovakia are 2nd with twelve points from their six games, while Northern Ireland are currently 3rd in the table with nine points from six matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Slovakia and Northern Ireland in real time. You can watch the goal by Tomas Bobcek as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Slovakia - Northern Ireland are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.