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The fifth round of the qualifying for the European Championship sees Slovenia and Northern Ireland fighting for three points in a thrilling group stage match on Thursday at Stozice Stadium, Ljubljana, with much on the line for both sides.

The most recent meeting between the two sides ended in a 1-0 triumph for Northern Ireland, who are looking to stay on top this coming Thursday at Stozice Stadium, Ljubljana. No doubt, Slovenia are planning a comeback, though.

Before the fifth round of the group stage, Slovenia are positioned as number four with seven points, while Northern Ireland, having picked up three points, rank as number five.

Slovenia are number 61, while Northern Ireland are number 64 in the FIFA world ranking.

Winning their group is probably too much to expect, however it would be a surprise to see Slovenia fail in qualifying for the upcoming tournament from this group.

It looks like Northern Ireland won't be able to escape the group stage, but they could still manage to snatch a few points here and there, which would be considered a success for them.

Slovenia vs Northern Ireland Prediction

Slovenia Form

Slovenia added four points to the standings in their previous three matches, where they first beat San Marino 2-0. They were then defeated 2-0 against Finland, before drawing 1-1 against Denmark. Slovenia claimed four wins from their past six internationals, while drawing one and losing one as well. They scored eight times and let five in.

Northern Ireland Form

Northern Ireland lost their previous three matches by 0-1 against Finland, 1-0 against Denmark and 0-1 against Kazakhstan. Northern Ireland claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six internationals. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and five scored.

Slovenia have been making good strides lately, and Northern Ireland don't look like a team strong enough of getting in their way of adding another win to their account at Stozice Stadium, Ljubljana.

Northern Ireland are on a sorry streak of three defeats on the bounce in recent matches.

Slovenia vs Northern Ireland Stats

• Slovenia have not lost 16 of the last 18 home matches
• In 13 of the last 15 Slovenia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In 12 of the last 14 Slovenia home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• Slovenia have scored in 14 of the last 16 home matches
• Slovenia have not lost 9 of the last 10 matches

• Northern Ireland have lost the last 3 matches in a row without scoring a goal
• Northern Ireland have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 1.5
• Northern Ireland have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
• In the last 3 Northern Ireland matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
• Northern Ireland have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5

Slovenia vs Northern Ireland Team News

Northern Ireland have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Thursday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Names like Jamal Lewis and Conor Bradley most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Slovenia.

Slovenia vs Northern Ireland H2H

The latest match between Slovenia and Northern Ireland was a close affair with Northern Ireland grapping a small 1-0 away win.

Slovenia vs Northern Ireland Results

Slovenia vs Northern Ireland Betting Tips

Andraz Sporar has been the most productive European Championship scorer for the home side, having scored two in recent games. Slovenia no doubt hope he will continue to be a threat in their upcoming match, while Northern Ireland will be expecting Dion Charles to add to his tally of two European Championship goals in his latest game.

In their last 10 matches at Stozice Stadium, Ljubljana across all tournaments Slovenia won five times, drew three and lost two times. Northern Ireland claimed four wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Stozice Stadium, Ljubljana since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Slovenia. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Northern Ireland.

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Slovenia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Northern Ireland, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.