Match preview

Slovenia host Switzerland in the UEFA Nations League (League B, Group 1 · Matchday 5). Kick-off is at 19:45 UTC on Friday 13 November at Ljudski vrt.

Slovenia come into the game 2nd in the table with 7 points, while Switzerland are 1st with 12.

Kick-off times and where to watch

Region	Local time
UTC	Fri 13 Nov, 19:45
Nairobi / East Africa	Fri 13 Nov, 22:45
Lagos / West Africa	Fri 13 Nov, 20:45
Cairo / North Africa	Fri 13 Nov, 21:45
London (UK)	Fri 13 Nov, 19:45
Rome (Italy)	Fri 13 Nov, 20:45
New York (US Eastern)	Fri 13 Nov, 14:45
India	Sat 14 Nov, 01:15
China	Sat 14 Nov, 03:45

TV and streaming

Country	Broadcaster
United Kingdom	Prime Video (UK)
United States	ViX
Egypt	beIN SPORTS 6
Morocco	beIN SPORTS 6

Listings can change, so check with your provider before kick-off.

Team news

Slovenia

• Benjamin Šeško (Injured: Leg Injury)
• David Zec (Suspended: Yellow card accumulation suspension)
• Erik Janža (Suspended: Yellow card accumulation suspension)

Switzerland

• Granit Xhaka (Injured: Muscle Injury)

Injury information comes from third-party data and can change before kick-off.

Predicted line-ups

These are predicted line-ups, not official team news. The confirmed XI is released about an hour before kick-off.

Slovenia (5-4-1)

• Goalkeeper: Jan Oblak
• Defenders: Jaka Bijol, Vanja Drkušić, David Brekalo, Žan Karničnik
• Midfielders: Danijel Šturm, Sandi Lovrić, Adam Gnezda Čerin, Timi Max Elšnik, Aljoša Matko
• Forwards: Žan Vipotnik

Prediction confidence: 71%.

Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

• Goalkeeper: Gregor Kobel
• Defenders: Ricardo Rodríguez, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji
• Midfielders: Silvan Widmer, Remo Freuler, Johan Manzambi, Dan Ndoye, Fabian Rieder, Christian Fassnacht
• Forwards: Breel Embolo

Prediction confidence: 77%.

Recent form

Slovenia: L D W L W

Slovenia have won 2 of their last 5 games (W2 D1 L2), scoring 6 and conceding 5 in all competitions.

Most recent result last.

• 2026-06-07: L 1-2 away to Croatia (International Friendly Games)
• 2026-09-26: D 0-0 home to Scotland (UEFA Nations League)
• 2026-09-29: W 2-0 home to North Macedonia (UEFA Nations League)
• 2026-10-03: L 1-2 away to Switzerland (UEFA Nations League)
• 2026-10-06: W 2-1 away to Scotland (UEFA Nations League)

Switzerland: D W W W W

Switzerland have won 4 of their last 5 games (W4 D1 L0), scoring 12 and conceding 2 in all competitions.

Most recent result last.

• 2026-07-12: D 1-1 away to Argentina (World Cup 2026)
• 2026-09-26: W 3-0 away to North Macedonia (UEFA Nations League)
• 2026-09-29: W 3-0 away to Scotland (UEFA Nations League)
• 2026-10-03: W 2-1 home to Slovenia (UEFA Nations League)
• 2026-10-06: W 3-0 home to North Macedonia (UEFA Nations League)

Form covers competitive matches only (qualifiers, Nations League and tournaments). Friendlies are not included.

Head to head

In the 5 meetings on record, Slovenia have won 0, Switzerland have won 4 and 1 have been drawn, with an average of 1.8 goals per game.

Latest meetings:

• 2026-10-03: Switzerland 2-1 Slovenia
• 2025-10-13: Slovenia 0-0 Switzerland
• 2025-09-08: Switzerland 3-0 Slovenia
• 2013-10-15: Switzerland 1-0 Slovenia
• 2012-09-07: Slovenia 0-2 Switzerland

Table position

Slovenia are 2nd with 7 points from 4 games (2 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat), scoring 5 and conceding 3.

Switzerland are 1st with 12 points from 4 games (4 wins, 0 draws, 0 defeats), scoring 11 and conceding 1.

Match facts

• Venue: Ljudski vrt (Maribor, capacity 12,702)
• Slovenia manager: Bostjan Cesar (defensive, usually plays 5-4-1)
• Switzerland manager: Murat Yakin (attacking, usually plays 4-2-3-1)
• Weather forecast: unknown, 6°C

Prediction

Outcome	Probability
Slovenia win	18.0%
Draw	26.2%
Switzerland win	55.8%

The model expects about 0.94 goals from Slovenia and 1.48 from Switzerland.

The most likely result is a win for Switzerland at 55.8%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1, which is not the same as the most likely result because the probability is spread across many different scorelines.

The model gives a 44.0% chance of more than 2.5 goals and a 45.7% chance that both teams score.