Northern Ireland host Slovakia in the World Cup Qualification Europe on 10 October 2025, Friday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 19:45 UK Time.
Northern Ireland’s winning start to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers was halted in their recent game. They lost 3-1 to Germany. The hosts played catch-up in that game as they were outplayed on all fronts by the Germans. Having learned their lessons, Northern Ireland will look to return to winning ways. They look to participate in the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
Northern Ireland are unbeaten in seven matches at home (6W, 1D). They recorded their last defeat in October 2023 when they lost 1-0 to Slovenia. Defensively, Northern Ireland have been impressive on home soil, keeping six clean sheets in their last seven matches.
Meanwhile, Slovakia enjoyed a dream start to their World Cup qualifying campaign. They defeated Germany and Luxembourg respectively, without conceding a goal. These impressive performances ensured that they sit on top of the table with six points, leading the nearest nation with three points.
Slovakia will hope that their struggles on the road don’t appear here. They lost four of their last five away matches. They will bank on their dominant performance in recent head-to-head meetings between the two nations. Slovakia looks to record three successive wins for the first time since June 2024.
We back Northern Ireland to win because they are unbeaten in their last seven home matches. They won six and drew one. Meanwhile, Slovakia won one of their last five away games, losing four.
This match is expected to produce three goals at least. Northern Ireland’s last five games averaged 3.6 goals per game. Slovakia’s last four games averaged 2.3 goals per game. These numbers indicate that over 2.5 goals is a probable outcome.
| Northern Ireland | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 5 | 5 |
| Wins | 2 | 4 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 3 | 1 |
| Goals For | 6 | 6 |
| Goals Against | 6 | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 1 | 1 |
| Goals For | 2 | 1 |
| Goals Against | 1 | 2 |
|
14.11.25
|
Slovakia Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
13.10.25
|
Northern Ireland Germany |
0-1 |
|
10.10.25
|
Northern Ireland Slovakia |
2-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Germany Northern Ireland |
3-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Luxembourg Northern Ireland |
1-3 |
|
10.06.25
|
Northern Ireland Iceland |
1-0 |
|
07.06.25
|
Denmark Northern Ireland |
2-1 |
|
25.03.25
|
Sweden Northern Ireland |
5-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Northern Ireland Switzerland |
1-1 |
|
18.11.24
|
Luxembourg Northern Ireland |
2-2 |
|
15.11.24
|
Northern Ireland Belarus |
2-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Northern Ireland Bulgaria |
5-0 |
|
12.10.24
|
Belarus Northern Ireland |
0-0 |
|
08.09.24
|
Bulgaria Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
05.09.24
|
Northern Ireland Luxembourg |
2-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Northern Ireland Andorra |
2-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Spain Northern Ireland |
5-1 |
|
26.03.24
|
Scotland Northern Ireland |
0-1 |
|
22.03.24
|
Romania Northern Ireland |
1-1 |
|
20.11.23
|
Northern Ireland Denmark |
2-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Finland Northern Ireland |
4-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Northern Ireland Slovenia |
0-1 |
|
14.10.23
|
Northern Ireland San Marino |
3-0 |
|
10.09.23
|
Kazakhstan Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
07.09.23
|
Slovenia Northern Ireland |
4-2 |
|
19.06.23
|
Northern Ireland Kazakhstan |
0-1 |
|
16.06.23
|
Denmark Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
26.03.23
|
Northern Ireland Finland |
0-1 |
|
23.03.23
|
San Marino Northern Ireland |
0-2 |
|
27.09.22
|
Greece Northern Ireland |
3-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Northern Ireland Kosovo |
2-1 |
|
12.06.22
|
Northern Ireland Cyprus |
2-2 |
|
09.06.22
|
Kosovo Northern Ireland |
3-2 |
|
05.06.22
|
Cyprus Northern Ireland |
0-0 |
|
02.06.22
|
Northern Ireland Greece |
0-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Northern Ireland Hungary |
0-1 |
|
25.03.22
|
Luxembourg Northern Ireland |
1-3 |
|
15.11.21
|
Northern Ireland Italy |
0-0 |
|
12.11.21
|
Northern Ireland Lithuania |
1-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
Bulgaria Northern Ireland |
2-1 |
|
09.10.21
|
Switzerland Northern Ireland |
2-0 |
|
08.09.21
|
Northern Ireland Switzerland |
0-0 |
|
05.09.21
|
Estonia Northern Ireland |
0-1 |
|
02.09.21
|
Lithuania Northern Ireland |
1-4 |
|
03.06.21
|
Ukraine Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
30.05.21
|
Malta Northern Ireland |
0-3 |
|
31.03.21
|
Northern Ireland Bulgaria |
0-0 |
|
28.03.21
|
Northern Ireland USA |
1-2 |
|
25.03.21
|
Italy Northern Ireland |
2-0 |
|
18.11.20
|
Northern Ireland Romania |
1-1 |
|
13.10.25
|
Northern Ireland Germany |
0-1 |
|
10.10.25
|
Northern Ireland Slovakia |
2-0 |
|
10.06.25
|
Northern Ireland Iceland |
1-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
Northern Ireland Switzerland |
1-1 |
|
15.11.24
|
Northern Ireland Belarus |
2-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Northern Ireland Bulgaria |
5-0 |
|
05.09.24
|
Northern Ireland Luxembourg |
2-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Northern Ireland Andorra |
2-0 |
|
20.11.23
|
Northern Ireland Denmark |
2-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Northern Ireland Slovenia |
0-1 |
|
14.10.23
|
Northern Ireland San Marino |
3-0 |
|
19.06.23
|
Northern Ireland Kazakhstan |
0-1 |
|
26.03.23
|
Northern Ireland Finland |
0-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Northern Ireland Kosovo |
2-1 |
|
12.06.22
|
Northern Ireland Cyprus |
2-2 |
|
02.06.22
|
Northern Ireland Greece |
0-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Northern Ireland Hungary |
0-1 |
|
15.11.21
|
Northern Ireland Italy |
0-0 |
|
12.11.21
|
Northern Ireland Lithuania |
1-0 |
|
08.09.21
|
Northern Ireland Switzerland |
0-0 |
|
31.03.21
|
Northern Ireland Bulgaria |
0-0 |
|
28.03.21
|
Northern Ireland USA |
1-2 |
|
18.11.20
|
Northern Ireland Romania |
1-1 |
|
12.11.20
|
Northern Ireland Slovakia |
1-2 |
|
11.10.20
|
Northern Ireland Austria |
0-1 |
|
07.09.20
|
Northern Ireland Norway |
1-5 |
|
16.11.19
|
Northern Ireland Netherlands |
0-0 |
|
09.09.19
|
Northern Ireland Germany |
0-2 |
|
05.09.19
|
Northern Ireland Luxembourg |
1-0 |
|
24.03.19
|
Northern Ireland Belarus |
2-1 |
|
21.03.19
|
Northern Ireland Estonia |
2-0 |
|
18.11.18
|
Northern Ireland Austria |
1-2 |
|
11.09.18
|
Northern Ireland Israel |
3-0 |
|
08.09.18
|
Northern Ireland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-2 |
|
02.06.17
|
Northern Ireland New Zealand |
1-0 |
|
14.11.25
|
Slovakia Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Germany Northern Ireland |
3-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Luxembourg Northern Ireland |
1-3 |
|
07.06.25
|
Denmark Northern Ireland |
2-1 |
|
25.03.25
|
Sweden Northern Ireland |
5-1 |
|
18.11.24
|
Luxembourg Northern Ireland |
2-2 |
|
12.10.24
|
Belarus Northern Ireland |
0-0 |
|
08.09.24
|
Bulgaria Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Spain Northern Ireland |
5-1 |
|
26.03.24
|
Scotland Northern Ireland |
0-1 |
|
22.03.24
|
Romania Northern Ireland |
1-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Finland Northern Ireland |
4-0 |
|
10.09.23
|
Kazakhstan Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
07.09.23
|
Slovenia Northern Ireland |
4-2 |
|
16.06.23
|
Denmark Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
23.03.23
|
San Marino Northern Ireland |
0-2 |
|
27.09.22
|
Greece Northern Ireland |
3-1 |
|
09.06.22
|
Kosovo Northern Ireland |
3-2 |
|
05.06.22
|
Cyprus Northern Ireland |
0-0 |
|
25.03.22
|
Luxembourg Northern Ireland |
1-3 |
|
12.10.21
|
Bulgaria Northern Ireland |
2-1 |
|
09.10.21
|
Switzerland Northern Ireland |
2-0 |
|
05.09.21
|
Estonia Northern Ireland |
0-1 |
|
02.09.21
|
Lithuania Northern Ireland |
1-4 |
|
03.06.21
|
Ukraine Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
30.05.21
|
Malta Northern Ireland |
0-3 |
|
25.03.21
|
Italy Northern Ireland |
2-0 |
|
15.11.20
|
Austria Northern Ireland |
2-1 |
|
14.10.20
|
Norway Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
08.10.20
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Northern Ireland (Penalties:3 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
04.09.20
|
Romania Northern Ireland |
1-1 |
|
19.11.19
|
Germany Northern Ireland |
6-1 |
|
14.10.19
|
Czech Republic Northern Ireland |
2-3 |
|
10.10.19
|
Netherlands Northern Ireland |
3-1 |
|
11.06.19
|
Belarus Northern Ireland |
0-1 |
|
08.06.19
|
Estonia Northern Ireland |
1-2 |
|
15.11.18
|
Ireland Northern Ireland |
0-0 |
|
15.10.18
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Northern Ireland |
2-0 |
|
12.10.18
|
Austria Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
14.11.25
|
Slovakia Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
13.10.25
|
Slovakia Luxembourg |
2-0 |
|
10.10.25
|
Northern Ireland Slovakia |
2-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Luxembourg Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Slovakia Germany |
2-0 |
|
10.06.25
|
Israel Slovakia |
1-0 |
|
07.06.25
|
Greece Slovakia |
4-1 |
|
23.03.25
|
Slovenia Slovakia |
1-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Slovakia Slovenia |
0-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Slovakia Estonia |
1-0 |
|
16.11.24
|
Sweden Slovakia |
2-1 |
|
14.10.24
|
Azerbaijan Slovakia |
1-3 |
|
11.10.24
|
Slovakia Sweden |
2-2 |
|
08.09.24
|
Slovakia Azerbaijan |
2-0 |
|
05.09.24
|
Estonia Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
30.06.24
|
England Slovakia |
2-1 |
|
26.06.24
|
Slovakia Romania |
1-1 |
|
21.06.24
|
Slovakia Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
17.06.24
|
Belgium Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
09.06.24
|
Slovakia Wales |
4-0 |
|
05.06.24
|
Slovakia San Marino |
4-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
Norway Slovakia |
1-1 |
|
23.03.24
|
Slovakia Austria |
0-2 |
|
19.11.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Slovakia |
1-2 |
|
16.11.23
|
Slovakia Iceland |
4-2 |
|
16.10.23
|
Luxembourg Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
Portugal Slovakia |
3-2 |
|
11.09.23
|
Slovakia Liechtenstein |
3-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Slovakia Portugal |
0-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Liechtenstein Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
17.06.23
|
Iceland Slovakia |
1-2 |
|
26.03.23
|
Slovakia Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-0 |
|
23.03.23
|
Slovakia Luxembourg |
0-0 |
|
20.11.22
|
Slovakia Chile |
0-0 |
|
17.11.22
|
Montenegro Slovakia |
2-2 |
|
25.09.22
|
Slovakia Belarus |
1-1 |
|
22.09.22
|
Slovakia Azerbaijan |
1-2 |
|
13.06.22
|
Kazakhstan Slovakia |
2-1 |
|
10.06.22
|
Azerbaijan Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
06.06.22
|
Slovakia Kazakhstan |
0-1 |
|
03.06.22
|
Belarus Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Finland Slovakia |
0-2 |
|
25.03.22
|
Norway Slovakia |
2-0 |
|
14.11.21
|
Malta Slovakia |
0-6 |
|
11.11.21
|
Slovakia Slovenia |
2-2 |
|
11.10.21
|
Croatia Slovakia |
2-2 |
|
08.10.21
|
Russia Slovakia |
1-0 |
|
07.09.21
|
Slovakia Cyprus |
2-0 |
|
04.09.21
|
Slovakia Croatia |
0-1 |
|
01.09.21
|
Slovenia Slovakia |
1-1 |
|
14.11.25
|
Slovakia Northern Ireland |
1-0 |
|
13.10.25
|
Slovakia Luxembourg |
2-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Slovakia Germany |
2-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Slovakia Slovenia |
0-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Slovakia Estonia |
1-0 |
|
11.10.24
|
Slovakia Sweden |
2-2 |
|
08.09.24
|
Slovakia Azerbaijan |
2-0 |
|
26.06.24
|
Slovakia Romania |
1-1 |
|
21.06.24
|
Slovakia Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
09.06.24
|
Slovakia Wales |
4-0 |
|
05.06.24
|
Slovakia San Marino |
4-0 |
|
23.03.24
|
Slovakia Austria |
0-2 |
|
16.11.23
|
Slovakia Iceland |
4-2 |
|
11.09.23
|
Slovakia Liechtenstein |
3-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Slovakia Portugal |
0-1 |
|
26.03.23
|
Slovakia Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-0 |
|
23.03.23
|
Slovakia Luxembourg |
0-0 |
|
20.11.22
|
Slovakia Chile |
0-0 |
|
25.09.22
|
Slovakia Belarus |
1-1 |
|
22.09.22
|
Slovakia Azerbaijan |
1-2 |
|
06.06.22
|
Slovakia Kazakhstan |
0-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Slovakia Slovenia |
2-2 |
|
07.09.21
|
Slovakia Cyprus |
2-0 |
|
04.09.21
|
Slovakia Croatia |
0-1 |
|
23.06.21
|
Slovakia Spain |
0-5 |
|
01.06.21
|
Slovakia Bulgaria |
1-1 |
|
30.03.21
|
Slovakia Russia |
2-1 |
|
27.03.21
|
Slovakia Malta |
2-2 |
|
15.11.20
|
Slovakia Scotland |
1-0 |
|
14.10.20
|
Slovakia Israel |
2-3 |
|
08.10.20
|
Slovakia Ireland (Penalties:4 - 2) |
0-0 |
|
04.09.20
|
Slovakia Czech Republic |
1-3 |
|
19.11.19
|
Slovakia Azerbaijan |
2-0 |
|
13.10.19
|
Slovakia Paraguay |
1-1 |
|
10.10.19
|
Slovakia Wales |
1-1 |
|
06.09.19
|
Slovakia Croatia |
0-4 |
|
07.06.19
|
Slovakia Jordan |
5-1 |
|
21.03.19
|
Slovakia Hungary |
2-0 |
|
16.11.18
|
Slovakia Ukraine |
4-1 |
|
10.10.25
|
Northern Ireland Slovakia |
2-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Luxembourg Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Israel Slovakia |
1-0 |
|
07.06.25
|
Greece Slovakia |
4-1 |
|
23.03.25
|
Slovenia Slovakia |
1-0 |
|
16.11.24
|
Sweden Slovakia |
2-1 |
|
14.10.24
|
Azerbaijan Slovakia |
1-3 |
|
05.09.24
|
Estonia Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
30.06.24
|
England Slovakia |
2-1 |
|
17.06.24
|
Belgium Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
26.03.24
|
Norway Slovakia |
1-1 |
|
19.11.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Slovakia |
1-2 |
|
16.10.23
|
Luxembourg Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
Portugal Slovakia |
3-2 |
|
20.06.23
|
Liechtenstein Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
17.06.23
|
Iceland Slovakia |
1-2 |
|
17.11.22
|
Montenegro Slovakia |
2-2 |
|
13.06.22
|
Kazakhstan Slovakia |
2-1 |
|
10.06.22
|
Azerbaijan Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
03.06.22
|
Belarus Slovakia |
0-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Finland Slovakia |
0-2 |
|
25.03.22
|
Norway Slovakia |
2-0 |
|
14.11.21
|
Malta Slovakia |
0-6 |
|
11.10.21
|
Croatia Slovakia |
2-2 |
|
08.10.21
|
Russia Slovakia |
1-0 |
|
01.09.21
|
Slovenia Slovakia |
1-1 |
|
18.06.21
|
Sweden Slovakia |
1-0 |
|
14.06.21
|
Poland Slovakia |
1-2 |
|
06.06.21
|
Austria Slovakia |
0-0 |
|
24.03.21
|
Cyprus Slovakia |
0-0 |
|
18.11.20
|
Czech Republic Slovakia |
2-0 |
|
12.11.20
|
Northern Ireland Slovakia |
1-2 |
|
11.10.20
|
Scotland Slovakia |
1-0 |
|
07.09.20
|
Israel Slovakia |
1-1 |
|
16.11.19
|
Croatia Slovakia |
3-1 |
|
09.09.19
|
Hungary Slovakia |
1-2 |
|
11.06.19
|
Azerbaijan Slovakia |
1-5 |
|
24.03.19
|
Wales Slovakia |
1-0 |
|
19.11.18
|
Czech Republic Slovakia |
1-0 |
|
10.10.2025
|
Northern Ireland Slovakia |
2-0
|
|
12.11.2020
|
Northern Ireland Slovakia |
1-2
|
|
10.10.2025
|
Northern Ireland Slovakia |
2-0
|
|
12.11.2020
|
Northern Ireland Slovakia |
1-2
|