Slovenia
Est. 1920
League position
Position 30- Promotion
- Relegation
Points trajectory
Rank 30FIFA world ranking
#48
Manager
B. Cesar
Slovenia
Season at a glance
Streaks
Last result
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UEFA Nations League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 2 |  Albania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 |  Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Statistics
Home / Away splits
Biggest results
- Biggest home win2-0
- Biggest away loss2-1
Week-by-week trends
team vs league avg (dashed)Squad
| # | Player | Pos | Club | League | Apps | G | A | Mins | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  J. OblakGoalkeeper | Goalkeeper |  Atletico Madrid |  La Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 810 | 6.86 |
| 12 |  M. VidovšekGoalkeeper | Goalkeeper |  Olimpija Ljubljana |  UEFA Champions League | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 |  Žan-Luk LebanGoalkeeper | Goalkeeper |  Celje |  UEFA Europa League | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |  Ž. KarničnikDefender | Defender | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 |  S. KuzmićDefender | Defender |  Lorient |  Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6 |  J. BijolDefender | Defender |  Leeds |  Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 6.91 |
| 13 |  E. JanžaDefender | Defender |  Gornik Zabrze |  UEFA Europa Conference League | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 |  D. ZecDefender | Defender | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 |  V. DrkušićDefender | Defender |  Espanyol | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 6.82 |
| 23 |  D. BrekaloDefender | Defender |  Orlando City SC |  Major League Soccer | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2053 | 6.65 |
| 4 |  M. ZabukovnikMidfielder | Midfielder | Celje | UEFA Europa League | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 |  T. BegićMidfielder | Midfielder | — | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 8 |  S. LovrićMidfielder | Midfielder |  Udinese |  Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.45 |
| 10 |  T. ElšnikMidfielder | Midfielder |  FK Crvena Zvezda | UEFA Europa Conference League | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 |  T. SvetlinMidfielder | Midfielder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 |  D. ŠturmMidfielder | Midfielder |  Slavia Praha |  Czech Liga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 627 | 6.80 |
| 19 |  T. HorvatMidfielder | Midfielder |  Bristol City |  Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 6.42 |
| 20 |  A. MatkoMidfielder | Midfielder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 |  A. ČerinMidfielder | Midfielder |  Panathinaikos | UEFA Champions League | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 |  A. ŠporarAttacker | Attacker |  Slovan Bratislava | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 6.58 |
| 11 |  Ž. CelarAttacker | Attacker | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 6.46 |
| 18 |  Z. VipotnikAttacker | Attacker |  Swansea | Championship | 11 | 2 | 1 | 401 | 6.73 |
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