Slovakia vs Northern Ireland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th November 2025
The penultimate round of the World Cup Qualification season presents an interesting battle between Slovakia and Northern Ireland. The match takes place on Friday at Kosice Football Arena. Slovakia were defeated by 2-0 in their last encounter with Northern Ireland, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though.
Looking at the current standings in the World Cup Qualification, the two teams are separated by three points.
Slovakia step into their next home match this coming Friday having scored a nice average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 17 goals, while also allowing eight goals against. That is an average of 0.8 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet five times in those matches.
Northern Ireland managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded ten goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded one goals an average per game.
Slovakia vs Northern Ireland Prediction
Slovakia Form
Slovakia added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Luxembourg by 0-1. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat against Northern Ireland, followed up by a 2-0 win against Luxembourg. Slovakia won four of their previous six World Cup Qualification games at the Kosice Football Arena. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded four and scored ten goals.
Northern Ireland Form
It is all or nothing with Northern Ireland following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 3-1 in an encounter with Germany to which, they replied by beating Slovakia2-0. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-1 against Germany. Northern Ireland claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the World Cup Qualification. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and nine scored.
Northern Ireland will be looking for a good result at Kosice Football Arena, but backing Slovakia in current form looks the value bet this coming Friday.
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Slovakia vs Northern Ireland Stats
- In 8 of the last 9 Slovakia matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Slovakia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Slovakia home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Slovakia home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Slovakia matches in the World Cup Qualification, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 Northern Ireland away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Northern Ireland away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Northern Ireland matches in the World Cup Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Northern Ireland away matches in the World Cup Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Northern Ireland have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Slovakia vs Northern Ireland Team News
Northern Ireland seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Kosice Football Arena to face Slovakia.
Daniel Ballard is too injured to face Northern Ireland.
Slovakia vs Northern Ireland H2H
Slovakia lost to 2-0 Northern Ireland in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Slovakia dished out the match before that. Slovakia have a 60% win rate against Northern Ireland, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 3-1-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Slovakia vs Northern Ireland Results
The scenario of both teams to score came out two times in the last five matches between Slovakia and Northern Ireland.
Slovakia vs Northern Ireland Betting Tips
Look no further than David Hancko, when searching for a marksman who is currently in good shape. He hit the target two times lately for Slovakia, while Isaac Price managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Northern Ireland across tournaments. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Slovakia claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing one. Northern Ireland won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Slovakia managed to open the scoring in no less than eight of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Northern Ireland have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.
Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last five encounters between these two teams. Slovakia managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Northern Ireland averaging 0.8 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Slovakia, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Northern Ireland's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.