Match Events
- 1′Slovenia, yellow card:Foul
- 13′Russia, VAR review:Penalty cancelled
- 27′Slovenia, yellow card:Foul
- 28′Russia, goal:0–1assist
- 32′Russia, goal:0–2assist
- 36′Russia, substitution:off
- 40′Slovenia, goal:1–2assist
- 42′Russia, yellow card:Aleksei SutorminFoul
- Half-time1 – 2
- 51′Slovenia, yellow card:Argument
- 53′Slovenia, substitution:off
- 72′Slovenia, substitution:off
- 77′Slovenia, yellow card:Argument
- 78′Russia, substitution:off
- 78′Russia, substitution:
- 86′Slovenia, substitution:off
- 86′Slovenia, substitution:off
- 86′Russia, substitution:off
- 86′Russia, substitution:off
- 90+2′Slovenia, yellow card:Foul
- 90+6′Slovenia, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time1 – 2
Lineups
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Slovenia
4-2-3-1
6.82
Average match ratingRussia +0.32
7.14
Russia
4-3-3
Ljudski vrt
Key Stats
54%Possession46%
–Expected Goals–
15Shots11
5Shots on Target6
1Corners8
76%Pass Accuracy72%
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Match report
Slovenia vs Russia — the facts
Russia won 2–1 away against Slovenia (half-time 1–2).
Slovenia met Russia in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 8). Kick-off was Monday, 11 October 2021, 18:45 UTC at Ljudski vrt. Referee: Artur Soares Dias.
Team pages: Slovenia · Russia · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Key moments
- 28' Goal: Igor Diveev (assist: Daniil Fomin) — 0–1
- 32' Goal: Georgi Dzhikiya (assist: Fedor Smolov) — 0–2
- 40' Goal: Josip Iličić (assist: Andraž Šporar) — 1–2
Starting line-ups
Slovenia (4-2-3-1)
Russia (4-3-3)
- 12 Matvey Safonov
- 13 Fedor Kudryashov
- 14 Georgi Dzhikiya
- 3 Igor Diveev
- 18 A. Sutormin
- 23 Daler Kuzyaev
- 6 Dmitri Barinov
- 8 Daniil Fomin
- 10 Zelimkhan Bakaev
- 9 Fedor Smolov
- 15 Aleksey Miranchuk
About this match
On this page: the Slovenia vs Russia final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Slovenia and Russia team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Europe page.