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Republic of Ireland U21 vs Slovakia U21: result 2-2 and analysis

UEFA U21 Championship - QualificationGroup Stage - 5Kick-off on October 10, 2025 at 06:30 PM (UTC)Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Republic of Ireland U21
2-2
Slovakia U21

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What was the result of Republic of Ireland U21 vs Slovakia U21?

Republic of Ireland U21 and Slovakia U21 drew 2-2 on October 10, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 3′M. MeliaSlovakia U21 (o.g.)
  • 4′Jamie MullinsRepublic of Ireland U21
  • 44′N. MarcelliSlovakia U21
  • 60′J. HakikiRepublic of Ireland U21

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Republic of Ireland U21 have 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeats; Slovakia U21 have 9, 1 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Republic of Ireland U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 9, 2025Andorra U21(home)1-0UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Sep 4, 2025Moldova U21(away)2-1UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Oct 15, 2024Italy U21(away)1-1UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Oct 11, 2024Norway U21(home)1-1UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Sep 10, 2024Latvia U21(home)2-2UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Slovakia U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 9, 2025Moldova U21(away)3-2UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Sep 5, 2025Andorra U21(home)3-0UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Jun 17, 2025Romania U21(away)2-1UEFA U21 Championship
Jun 14, 2025Italy U21(home)0-1UEFA U21 Championship
Jun 11, 2025Spain U21(home)2-3UEFA U21 Championship

How many goals should we expect?

Republic of Ireland U21 score 2.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Slovakia U21 score 1.9 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Republic of Ireland U212.11.069/1510/15
Slovakia U211.91.339/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Republic of Ireland U21 sit 3rd in UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification (11 points from 7 matches) and Slovakia U21 sit 2nd (16 points from 7 matches).

2025-26 standings
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2Slovakia U217511151016
3Republic of Ireland U21732271011

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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