Slovakia vs Northern Ireland
Ref: I. Kovacs
Match recap
Slovakia beat Northern Ireland 1–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Bobček scored for Slovakia. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.29 for Slovakia versus 0.76 for Northern Ireland.
First Half
23'
Ballard
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Charles
57'
Hume
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Ďuriš
73'
⇄
McNair
Gyömbér
Yellow Card
78'
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Rigo
⇄
Haraslín
⇄
Strelec
⇄
Gyömbér
90+7'
⇄
Hume
90+8'
Saville
Yellow Card
90+9'
Ballard
Red Card
90+9'
Ballard
Yellow Card
⚽
Bobček
Assist: Bénes
Match Statistics
SlovakiaNorthern Ireland
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.29VS0.76
Attack5 · 0 won
16
Shots
9
2
Shots on target
2
9
Shots in the box
6
7
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
533
Total passes
319
425
Accurate passes
219
80%
Pass accuracy
69%
Discipline3 · 1 won
14
Fouls
20
1
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
7
Blocked shots
2
Slovakia
3-4-3
Northern Ireland
3-4-2-1
Slovakia
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1M. DúbravkaG
- 4A. ObertD
- 6N. GyömbérD
- 14M. ŠkriniarD
- 15D. StrelecF
- 16D. HanckoM
- 17L. HaraslínF
- 19T. RigoM
- 20D. ĎurišF
- 21M. BeroM
- 22S. LobotkaM
Substitutes
- 2P. PekaríkD
- 3D. VavroD
- 5I. MesíkD
- 7L. SauerF
- 8T. BobčekF
- 9R. BoženíkF
- 10L. BénesM
- 11Ľ. TuptaF
- 12M. RodákG
- 13P. HrošovskýM
- 18I. SchranzF
- 23D. TakáčG
Northern Ireland
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1B. Peacock-FarrellG
- 2C. BradleyF
- 4D. BallardD
- 5T. HumeM
- 6G. SavilleM
- 9D. CharlesF
- 13Ruairi McConvilleD
- 14I. PriceF
- 15J. DevennyM
- 16B. LyonsM
- 17P. McNairD
Substitutes
- 3J. LewisD
- 7T. DevlinM
- 8C. MarshallF
- 10J. DonleyM
- 11P. SmythF
- 12C. HazardG
- 18J. ReidF
- 19Patrick KellyM
- 20Jamie Carson McDonnellM
- 21J. MagennisF
- 22C. BrownD
- 23L. SouthwoodG
Slovakia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Dúbravka | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanislav Lobotka | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lukáš Haraslín | F | 84 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Milan Škriniar(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Adam Obert | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matúš Bero | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/5 |
| Dávid Hancko | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Norbert Gyömbér | D | 88 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dávid Ďuriš | F | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| David Strelec | F | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Denis Vavro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrik Hrošovský | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Schranz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marek Rodák | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Mesík | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peter Pekarík | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Takáč | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Bobček | F | 12 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| László Bénes | M | 16 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Róbert Boženík | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Sauer | F | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Ľubomír Tupta | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Northern Ireland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruairi McConville | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Justin Devenny | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Isaac Price | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Bradley Lyons | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| George Saville | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Daniel Ballard | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Trai Hume | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Conor Bradley(C) | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Paddy McNair | D | 73 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Charles | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Callum Marshall | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Kelly | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie McDonnell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Smyth | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ciaron Brown | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Hazard | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Southwood | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamal Lewis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Devlin | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Magennis | F | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Reid | F | 33 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Jamie Donley | M | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |