Slovenia vs Slovakia Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | UEFA Nations League

Slovenia vs Slovakia Preview

• Tournament: UEFA Nations League
• Date: 23rd March, 2025
• Kick-off Time: 05:00 PM GMT

• Venue: Stozice Stadium

  Slovenia vs Slovakia is set to take place on 23rd March in Stozice stadium as the second leg of their League B/C play-offs in the UEFA Nations League is nearby. The first leg ended 0-0 at Slovakia's home stadium and now Slovenia will look to take advantage of this. Slovakia were quite unfortunate to not receive automatic qualification to League B since they managed to finish second in their group. Slovakia were drawn alongside Sweden, Estonia and Azerbaijan in League C Group 1 in which they won four matches, drew one and lost one to get 13 points out of a possible 18 points. This led to them finishing in second place leading to their matchup against Slovenia for a spot in League B. As for their previous five matches, Slovakia have been in decent form winning two, drawing two and losing one.

  As for Slovenia, they had an underwhelming performance in the group stage. They were drawn alongside Norway, Austria and Kazakhstan in League B Group 3. Slovenia had an average run of games in which they won two, drew two and lost two giving them eight points as they finished in third place to avoid relegation. However, their spot in League B is on the line as they face Slovakia once again but at their home stadium. Slovenia's run in the previous five games has not been pleasant as they have lost two matches, drawn two matches and won only one match.

Slovenia Team News

The first leg against Slovakia saw some different players in the line-up which might have been because of a tactical adjustment. There is no team news regarding Slovenia as such since a majority of the squad is fit. It is likely to see a change upfront namely seeing Sesko and Vipotnik instead of Sesko and Petrovic.

Slovakia Team News

Similarly, for Slovakia, there is no team news since a majority of the squad is fit. Some new faces might be played against Slovenia to get different and better results. The first leg saw a 4-3-3 formation with Bero, Lobotka and Duda in the midfield, the second leg might be in a 4-4-2 with Bero, Lobotka and Benes with Duda playing as an attacking midfielder to support Suslov and Bozenik.

Slovenia vs Slovakia Predicted Lineups

Slovenia Predicted Lineup (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Oblak

Defenders: Janza, Bijol, Drkusic, Karnicnik

Midfielders: Mlakar, Elsnik, Lovric, Stojanovic

Forwards: Sesko, Vipotnik

Slovakia Predicted Lineup (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Dubravka

Defenders: Hancko, Skriniar, Vavro, Gyomber

Midfielders: Bero, Lobotka, Duda, Benes

Forwards: Suslov, Bozenik

Slovenia vs Slovakia H2H Record

Slovenia and Slovakia have faced each other nine times in their history with Slovenia winning thrice and Slovakia winning only once whereas the remaining five matches have ended in a draw.

Key Players To Watch In Slovenia vs Slovakia

Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia)

Sesko is having an amazing season both for his club and country as well. For RB Leipzig, the centre-forward has scored 17 goals and assisted seven times in 36 appearances across all competitions in the 2024-2025 season. Moreover, he did an excellent job in the Group Stage of the UEFA Nations League scoring five goals in six games which includes a stellar hat-trick against Kazakhstan.

Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia)

It is a bit different to put a central defensive midfielder's name here instead of a striker's however Lobotka has a lot of experience particularly playing for Napoli in the Serie A. Slovakia is likely to play a defensive game against Slovenia in the second leg and Lobotka being a defensive midfielder is responsible for guarding the backline alongside Benes and Boro since Duda is likely to play as an attacking midfielder.

Slovenia vs Slovakia Prediction

Although the first leg ended 0-0, it was expected that Slovakia would take the lead and capitalize early on. However, they failed to do so despite performing well in their recent matches. On the other hand, Slovenia now has the advantage of playing at their home stadium and with lethal attackers like Sesko, and Vipotnik for Slovenia, they will force Slovakia to play defensively.

Prediction: Slovenia 2-0 Slovakia

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