Slovenia vs Russia

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 11 Oct 2021, 18:45
Slovenia
Slovenia
1–2
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Russia
Russia
🏟 Ljudski vrt (Maribor) 👤 Artur Soares Dias Round 8

Match report

Russia edged past Slovenia 2-1 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 11 October 2021.

Slovenia had 14 shots to Russia's 11.

The match was played at Ljudski vrt (Maribor), with Artur Soares Dias in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 14 - 11 On target 5 - 6 Corners 1 - 8 Fouls 16 - 24 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Josip Ilicic
Slovenia · 1 goal
8 Igor Diveev 1 goal
8 Georgiy Dzhikiya 1 goal
8 Aleksei Miranchuk captained the side
8 Fedor Smolov 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–8 7–3
Shots On Goal 4–5 1–1
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 1–2 0–6
Attacks 61–39 83–54
Match statistics
4 Substitution 5
144 Attacks 93
63 Dangerous Attacks 62
6 On Target 6
8 Off Target 5
14 Shots Total 11
5 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 9
2 Shots Outside Box 2
16 Fouls 24
1 Corners 8
2 Offsides 2
54% Ball Possession 46%
5 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 4
464 Passes Total 397
356 Passes Accurate 289
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Slovenia · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Oblak
2 Z. Karnicnik 6 J. Bijol 17 M. Mevlja 3 J. Balkovec
22 A. Cerin 14 J. Kurtic
7 J. Ilicic 8 S. Lovric 21 B. Verbic
9 A. Sporar
Russia · 4-3-3
12 M. Safonov
18 A. Sutormin 3 I. Diveev 14 G. Dzhikiya 13 F. Kudryashov
8 D. Fomin 6 D. Barinov 23 D. Kuzyaev
15 A. Miranchuk 9 F. Smolov 10 Z. Bakaev
Slovenia
Coach
M. Kek
Substitutes
  • 12 Vid Belec
  • 16 Igor Vekic
  • 4 Miha Blazic
  • 20 Zan Kolmanic
  • 13 Domen Crnigoj
  • 18 Timi Max Elsnik
  • 5 Zan Rogelj
  • 23 Jon Gorenc Stankovic
  • 15 Leo Stulac
  • 10 David Tijanic
  • 11 Benjamin Sesko
  • 19 Luka Zahovic
Russia
Coach
V. Karpin
Substitutes
  • 1 Guilherme Marinato
  • 16 Andrey Lunev
  • 4 Arsen Adamov
  • 2 Dmitri Chistyakov
  • 5 Maksim Osipenko
  • 17 Ilzat Akhmetov
  • 21 Aleksandr Erokhin
  • 11 Daniil Glebov
  • 19 Rifat Zhemaletdinov
  • 22 Sergey Terekhov
  • 7 Anton Zabolotnyi
  • 20 Arsen Zakharyan
Substitutions
  • 36' ↑ M. Osipenko ↓ I. Diveev Russia
  • 53' ↑ B. Šeško ↓ B. Verbič Slovenia
  • 72' ↑ D. Črnigoj ↓ A. Šporar Slovenia
  • 78' ↑ A. Zakharyan ↓ F. Smolov Russia
  • 78' ↑ A. Zabolotny ↓ A. Miranchuk Russia
  • 86' ↑ Ž. Rogelj ↓ Ž. Karničnik Slovenia
  • 86' ↑ L. Zahovič ↓ A. Čerin Slovenia
  • 86' ↑ D. Chistyakov ↓ Z. Bakaev Russia
  • 86' ↑ A. Erokhin ↓ D. Fomin Russia
Cards
  • 1' A. Sporar Slovenia
  • 27' A. Gnezda Cerin Slovenia
  • 42' A. Sutormin Russia
  • 51' J. Kurtic Slovenia
  • 77' J. Bijol Slovenia
  • 90+2' Z. Rogelj Slovenia
  • 90+6' S. Lovric Slovenia
Head-to-head
Slovenia 0 0 draws 2 Russia
2021-10-11 Slovenia vs Russia 1 - 2
2021-03-27 Russia vs Slovenia 2 - 1
Recent form
Slovenia D D W W L
Russia W W W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Slovenia vs Russia?
Slovenia lost 1-2 against Russia on 11 October 2021.
Who won Slovenia vs Russia?
Russia won the match 2-1.
Where was Slovenia vs Russia played?
The match was played at Ljudski vrt (Maribor).
Who had more possession in Slovenia vs Russia?
Slovenia had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.