UEFA Nations League · Tue, 29 Sept 2026 ·
Slovenia vs FYR Macedonia — 2 - 0
Stožice Stadium · Referee: Andrea Colombo
Match report
Slovenia beat FYR Macedonia 2-0
Slovenia beat FYR Macedonia 2-0 in UEFA Nations League (League B) matchday 2 on Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at Stožice Stadium. Sandi Lovric (55') and Aljosa Matko (82') scored for Slovenia. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Slovenia had 52% of the ball and 16 shots (5 on target) against FYR Macedonia’s 9 (1 on target). S. Lovrić (Slovenia) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Slovenia 2nd in the League B Group A table on 4 points and FYR Macedonia 4th on 0.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Scotland | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | FYR Macedonia | 2 | -5 | 0 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Mon, 16 Nov 2026, FYR Macedonia – Slovenia
Match events
- 51'yellow cardAndrej StojchevskiYellow Card
- 55'goalSandi LovricAssist: Tjas Begic
- 57'yellow cardJani AtanasovYellow Card
- 61'substitutionDimitar MitrovskiOff: Hristijan Maleski
- 61'substitutionAgon EleziOff: Enis Bardhi
- 71'substitutionTjas BegicOff: Aljosa Matko
- 71'substitutionZan VipotnikOff: Žan Celar
- 71'substitutionSandi LovricOff: Mark Zabukovnik
- 71'substitutionAnes MeljichiOff: Visar Musliu
- 71'substitutionJani AtanasovOff: Luka·Stankovski
- 78'yellow cardAljosa MatkoYellow Card
- 80'substitutionDin AlomerovicOff: Bojan Miovski
- 82'goalAljosa MatkoAssist: Danijel Sturm
- 85'substitutionAdam Gnezda ČerinOff: Timi Elsnik
- 85'substitutionVanja DrkusicOff: David Zec
Lineups
Slovenia
Formation 5-4-1 · Coach B. Cesar
Starting XI
- 1J. OblakG
- 2Ž. KarničnikD
- 23D. BrekaloD
- 6J. BijolD
- 21V. DrkušićD
- 13E. JanžaD
- 7T. BegićM
- 8S. LovrićM
- 22A. ČerinM
- 15D. ŠturmM
- 18Z. VipotnikF
Substitutes
- 11Ž. CelarF
- 17D. ZecD
- 4M. ZabukovnikM
- 12M. VidovšekG
- 14T. SvetlinM
- 9A. ŠporarF
- 20A. MatkoF
- 3J. BalkovecD
- 10T. ElšnikM
- 19T. HorvatM
- 5S. KuzmićD
- 16Žan-Luk LebanG
FYR Macedonia
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach G. Sedloski
Starting XI
- 23S. DimitrievskiG
- 4A. StojchevskiD
- 14M. MladenovskiD
- 13Anes MeljichiD
- 3S. AlomeroviсD
- 16M. GashtarovM
- 21J. AtanasovM
- 20D. MitrovskiM
- 15A. EleziM
- 7E. ElmasM
- 17A. OmeragikjF
Substitutes
- 1D. TaleskiG
- 10E. BardhiM
- 12D. ShishkovskiG
- 11E. RastoderF
- 6V. MusliuD
- 9B. MiovskiF
- 22H. MaleskiF
- 19L. DorievF
- 18G. DzhekovD
- 2Bojan IlievskiD
- 5G. ZajkovD
- 8L. StankovskiM
Match statistics
- 52%Possession48%
- 16Total shots9
- 5Shots on target1
- 5Shots off target4
- 6Blocked shots4
- 13Shots inside the box7
- 3Shots outside the box2
- 6Corners3
- 1Offsides1
- 8Fouls8
- 1Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards0
- 1Goalkeeper saves3
- 502Passes478
- 433Accurate passes392
- 8Free Kicks8
Player statistics
Slovenia
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1J. OblakG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12M. VidovšekG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 16Žan-Luk LebanG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2Ž. KarničnikD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3J. BalkovecD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 5S. KuzmićD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 6J. BijolD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 13E. JanžaD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 17D. ZecD | 5 | 6.5 | ||
| 21V. DrkušićD | 85 | 7.0 | ||
| 23D. BrekaloD | 90 | 6.8 | ||
| 4M. ZabukovnikM | 19 | 6.5 | ||
| 7T. BegićM | 71 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 8S. LovrićMTop rated | 71 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 10T. ElšnikM | 5 | 6.3 | ||
| 14T. SvetlinM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 15D. ŠturmM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 19T. HorvatM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 22A. ČerinM | 85 | 6.7 | ||
| 9A. ŠporarF | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 11Ž. CelarF | 19 | 6.4 | ||
| 18Z. VipotnikF | 71 | 6.7 | ||
| 20A. MatkoF | 19 | 7.2 | 1 |
FYR Macedonia
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1D. TaleskiG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 12D. ShishkovskiG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 23S. DimitrievskiG | 90 | 6.1 | ||
| 3S. AlomeroviсD | 80 | 5.8 | ||
| 4A. StojchevskiD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 5G. ZajkovD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 6V. MusliuD | 19 | 6.4 | ||
| 13Anes MeljichiD | 71 | 6.6 | ||
| 14M. MladenovskiD | 90 | 6.4 | ||
| 18G. DzhekovD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 7E. ElmasM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8L. StankovskiM | 19 | 5.9 | ||
| 10E. BardhiM | 29 | 6.7 | ||
| 15A. EleziM | 61 | 5.8 | ||
| 16M. GashtarovM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 20D. MitrovskiM | 61 | 6.0 | ||
| 21J. AtanasovM | 71 | 6.6 | ||
| 9B. MiovskiF | 10 | 6.8 | ||
| 11E. RastoderF | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 17A. OmeragikjF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 19L. DorievF | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 22H. MaleskiF | 29 | 6.2 | ||
| Bojan Ilievski | 0 | 0.0 |
