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Slovenia vs Russia: result 1-2 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup Stage - 8Kick-off on October 11, 2021 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Ljudski vrt, Maribor

Slovenia
1-2
Russia

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What was the result of Slovenia vs Russia?

Russia won 1-2 on October 11, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 28′I. DiveevRussia
  • 32′G. DzhikiyaRussia
  • 40′J. IličićSlovenia

Official lineup for Slovenia vs Russia

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Slovenia

4-2-3-1
  1. 9A. Šporar
  1. 21B. Verbič
  2. 8S. Lovrić
  3. 7J. Iličić
  1. 14J. Kurtič
  2. 22A. Čerin
  1. 3J. Balkovec
  2. 17M. Mevlja
  3. 6J. Bijol
  4. 2Ž. Karničnik
  1. 1J. Oblak

Russia

4-3-3
  1. 10Z. Bakaev
  2. 9F. Smolov
  3. 15A. Miranchuk
  1. 23D. Kuzyaev
  2. 6D. Barinov
  3. 8D. Fomin
  1. 13F. Kudryashov
  2. 14G. Dzhikiya
  3. 3I. Diveev
  4. 18A. Sutormin
  1. 12M. Safonov
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Slovenia have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Russia have 7, 3 and 5.

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

Slovenia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 8, 2021Malta(away)4-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 7, 2021Croatia(away)0-3World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 4, 2021Malta(home)1-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 1, 2021Slovakia(home)1-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 4, 2021Gibraltar(home)6-0Friendlies
Russia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 8, 2021Slovakia(home)1-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 7, 2021Malta(home)2-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 4, 2021Cyprus(away)2-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 1, 2021Croatia(home)0-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 21, 2021Denmark(home)1-4Euro Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Slovenia wins, 0 draws, 1 Russia win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 27, 2021Russia 2-1 SloveniaWorld Cup - Qualification Europe

Last archived meeting: Russia vs Slovenia on Mar 27, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Slovenia score 1.7 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Russia score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Slovenia1.70.694/157/15
Russia1.11.376/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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