Slovenia – Gibraltar : Preview & Prediction
Slovenia and Gibraltar face at ŠRC Bonifika, in a friendly. This will be the 2º friendly match of the year for Slovenia, after the previous one against North Macedonia. In the case of Gibraltar, this will be their 1st friendly of the year. According to our data, there are no recent records of matches between the two teams. It is necessary to pay special attention to the home/away condition, as Slovenia has different results at home and abroad.
The home team plays its 2º friendly match of the year, after having faced North Macedonia, in a match that ended with the final score: North Macedonia (1‑1) Slovenia. This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in their stadium. Slovenia has won 7, tied 2 and lost 1 of their last 10 home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, as they have managed to score in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, as 7 of their last 10 matches ended with Under 2.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have only turned the score around in 6 matches in which they have conceded the first goal.
Slovenia comes for this match after a 1-1 draw against Northern Macedonia in a friendly to prepare for their next official matches – the only goal of the team was scored by Domen Crnigoj. In this friendly against Gibraltar, coach Matjaz Kek is likely to maintain his usual strategy of keeping the ball and attacking with support. Slovenians have had difficulties in set pieces and aerial play. The coach can call up all his players for this match.
This will be the first friendly match of the year for the visiting team, who played 2 last year. He has registered the following final results in these friendlies: Bulgaria (3‑0) Gibraltar and Malta (2‑0) Gibraltar. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they have similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses in away matches, with a total of 3 goals scored and 44 conceded. At home, they won 3 wins, 1 draw and 11 defeats, with a total of 10 goals scored and 47 conceded. In their last match, for the World Cup Qualifiers – Europe, they lost at home to the Netherlands by (0‑7). In the last 10 away matches Gibraltar has won 1, tied 1 and lost 8. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so there are defensive processes that need to be improved. This is a team that rarely scores first and that only managed to open the score in 3 of their last 12 games, of these 3 they reached halftime ahead in 2 and won in the late 90′ in 2. In 12 games, they never managed to give the back on the scoreboard in the 8 games in which they conceded the first goal.
The Gibraltar national team comes to this match after a heavy 7-0 loss to the Netherlands, in a qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup. In this friendly against Slovenia, coach Julio Ribas will probably opt for a very defensive strategy, exploiting only the spaces in the back of Slovenia’s defense. The visitors have big problems in their game, especially in defence. All players are available for this match.
Slovenia – Gibraltar : Betting Tips
Slovenia – Win Odds: 1.05
Both teams to score / NO – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.30
