Slovakia secured a 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland in World Cup qualifying on 14 November, with the hosts' defensive structure proving decisive in a low-shot encounter. Deployed in a 3-4-3 formation, Slovakia dominated territorially and created more threatening opportunities, registering 16 shots compared to Northern Ireland's nine, though both sides managed only two efforts on target. The expected goals metric favoured the hosts at 1.29 to 0.76, reflecting their superior control and chance creation despite the narrow scoreline. Slovakia's goalkeeper made a 50 per cent save rate from limited direct threats, while Northern Ireland's 3-4-2-1 setup offered little attacking penetration. Istvan Kovacs oversaw a disciplined match with minimal controversy. The result strengthens Slovakia's qualifying campaign momentum.
Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.
Slovakia GK
PSxG conceded0.00
Goals conceded0
Goals saved0.00
Save %100.0%
Northern Ireland GK
PSxG conceded1.00
Goals conceded1
Goals saved0.00
Save %50.0%
Both keepers had a routine night, with little to separate them.
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Attack vs DefensexG, shots & goals — Home/Away per competition
Form Index & ReboundL5 momentum bar with rebound state per team
Goal Geolocation MapWhere the team scores & concedes — pitch heat
Cards IntelligenceYellow/Red filtered by referee & formation
Corner MasteryDistribution per opponent & tactical context
Top Scorers Cross-RefSquad ranked vs opponent & double-scorer combos
Referee TendencyTeam output under each referee they played for
Goalkeeper WeaknessWhere the keeper concedes — by zone & foot
