Northern Ireland vs Slovakia
Ref: G. Nyberg
Match recap
Northern Ireland beat Slovakia 2–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Hrošovský and Hume scored for Northern Ireland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.57 for Northern Ireland versus 1.07 for Slovakia.
First Half
⚽
Hrošovský (OG)
Assist: Galbraith
Second Half
Ballard
Yellow Card
63'
⇄
Duda
63'
⇄
Schranz
⇄
Reid
Bradley
Yellow Card
⚽
Hume
82'
⇄
Sauer
⇄
Galbraith
89'
⇄
Hrošovský
89'
⇄
Strelec
⇄
Bradley
Match Statistics
Northern IrelandSlovakia
5Won
Statistical edge
5–8
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.57VS1.07
Attack5 · 0 won
11
Shots
7
4
Shots on target
2
4
Shots in the box
4
7
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
1
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
38%
Possession
62%
298
Total passes
502
210
Accurate passes
409
70%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline0 · 3 won
14
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
0
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
4
Northern Ireland
3-5-2
Slovakia
4-3-3
Northern Ireland
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1B. Peacock-FarrellG
- 2C. BradleyM
- 4D. BallardD
- 5T. HumeD
- 7E. GalbraithF
- 14I. PriceM
- 15J. DevennyM
- 16A. McCannM
- 17P. McNairD
- 18J. ReidF
- 19S. CharlesM
Substitutes
- 3E. ToalD
- 6G. SavilleM
- 8C. MarshallF
- 9D. CharlesF
- 10J. DonleyM
- 11P. SmythF
- 12C. HazardG
- 13Ruairi McConvilleD
- 20B. SpencerD
- 21J. MagennisF
- 22Jamie Carson McDonnellM
- 23L. SouthwoodG
Slovakia
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1M. DúbravkaG
- 4A. ObertD
- 5Ľ. ŠatkaD
- 6N. GyömbérD
- 7L. SauerF
- 8O. DudaM
- 13P. HrošovskýM
- 14M. ŠkriniarD
- 15D. StrelecF
- 18I. SchranzF
- 21M. BeroM
Substitutes
- 2P. PekaríkD
- 3I. MesíkD
- 9R. BoženíkF
- 10L. BénesM
- 11Ľ. TuptaF
- 12M. RodákG
- 16S. KozlovskýD
- 17L. HaraslínM
- 19T. RigoM
- 20D. ĎurišF
- 22S. MrázF
- 23D. TakáčG
Northern Ireland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea Charles | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/4 |
| Trai Hume | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Justin Devenny | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Galbraith | F | 85 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Alistair McCann | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Daniel Ballard | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Price | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Paddy McNair | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jamie Reid | F | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Conor Bradley(C) | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5/12 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Paul Smyth | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Hazard | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eoin Toal | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Donley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie McDonnell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruairi McConville | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Marshall | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Southwood | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Saville | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Magennis | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Charles | F | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brodie Spencer | D | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
Slovakia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Obert | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ľubomír Šatka | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Dúbravka | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Škriniar(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Ondrej Duda | M | 63 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Leo Sauer | F | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/6 |
| Norbert Gyömbér | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Matúš Bero | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Ivan Schranz | F | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| David Strelec | F | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/4 |
| Patrik Hrošovský | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Peter Pekarík | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Kozlovský | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Róbert Boženík | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Takáč | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Mesík | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dávid Ďuriš | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marek Rodák | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 27 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lukáš Haraslín | M | 27 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Ľubomír Tupta | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| László Bénes | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Mráz | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |