FYR Macedonia vs Slovenia prediction, team news and preview

FYR Macedonia vs Slovenia: what the match decides

This UEFA Nations League League B, Group A fixture is played on Monday 16 November 2026 at the Nacional Arena Todor Proeski. It is matchday 6, and the two sides are in very different positions.

Slovenia are second with 8 points from 5 games (two wins, two draws, one defeat) and sit in the Promotion Play-offs zone. Leaders Switzerland have 13 points. FYR Macedonia are bottom with no points from five games and a goal difference of -11, which puts them in the Relegation Playoffs zone.

The main question is whether Macedonia can find a first goal-scoring home performance and a first point, or whether Slovenia can protect their play-off position. On the numbers, Slovenia are clear favourites.

FYR Macedonia and Slovenia recent form

FYR Macedonia have lost all five of their games (LLLLL), scoring 1 goal and conceding 12. That is 0.2 scored and 2.4 conceded per game. They have no clean sheets and have failed to score in four of the five matches.

Their home record is no better: two games, two defeats, no goals scored and five conceded (2.5 per game). Those were a 0-3 loss to Switzerland and a 0-2 loss to Scotland. Their only goal came in a 1-2 defeat at Scotland on 13 November.

Slovenia's form reads DWLWD, with five goals scored and three conceded (1.0 and 0.6 per game). They have kept three clean sheets and failed to score twice. Away from home they have won one and lost one, with 1.5 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game, and both of those matches had more than 2.5 goals. Their latest result was a 0-0 draw at home to Switzerland on 13 November.

FYR Macedonia vs Slovenia team news

No absences are reported for either side in our data so far, so we cannot name any player as out or doubtful.

Line-ups are not yet published. They are normally confirmed about an hour before kick-off, and this preview will reflect them once they are available.

Both teams played on 13 November, so a quick turnaround could lead to rotation. We cannot confirm that from the facts given.

No absences reported so far.

Storylines for FYR Macedonia and Slovenia

For FYR Macedonia the story is a winless group campaign: five defeats and a goal difference of -11. A 1-2 loss at Scotland on 13 November at least brought their only goal of the campaign, but they have scored in just one of five games.

Slovenia are unbeaten in their last two (D-W-L-W-D reads oldest to newest, so the run is a win then a draw). They beat Scotland 2-1 away on 6 October and held Switzerland 0-0 at home on 13 November.

This match can change a lot for Slovenia. Switzerland are 5 points ahead, so the focus is on holding their play-off place. For Macedonia, a result would be the first points of the group and would ease the pressure of a campaign with no wins.

Where FYR Macedonia vs Slovenia will be decided

The central contrast is Slovenia's defence against Macedonia's attack. Slovenia concede 0.6 goals per game and have three clean sheets, while Macedonia average 0.2 goals scored. A Macedonian goal looks like the less likely outcome.

The other side of it is more open. Macedonia concede 2.4 per game, 2.5 at home, but Slovenia score only 1.0 per game and failed to score in two of five. The visitors may take control without creating many chances, so their finishing is the key variable.

Slovenia's two away games both produced more than 2.5 goals, but Macedonia's weak attack makes that pattern hard to rely on. Early goals would matter, as Macedonia have not yet shown they can recover from conceding first.

FYR Macedonia vs Slovenia head-to-head

The sides have met four times: one Macedonia win, two draws and one Slovenia win. Those games averaged 2.25 goals, both teams scored in three of the four and only one went over 2.5 goals.

The most recent meeting was in this group, on 29 September 2026, when Slovenia won 2-0 at home. Before that, the sides drew 1-1 in a friendly on 1 June 2021 and Macedonia won 2-1 at home in a Euro Championship qualifier on 10 October 2019. The first meeting in that qualifying campaign finished 1-1 on 24 March 2019.

The history is more balanced than the current table suggests, but the recent form gap is wide.

FYR Macedonia vs Slovenia prediction

Our lean is a Slovenia win. Three facts drive it: Macedonia's 0.2 goals scored per game, Slovenia's 0.6 conceded per game, and the 2-0 result when the sides met in September. Macedonia have also conceded 2.5 per game at home.

On goals, we lean towards a low to moderate total of around two or three. Slovenia's modest attack of 1.0 per game, and Macedonia's inability to score, point away from a high-scoring game.

This is a lean, not a certainty. An early Macedonian goal, a rotated Slovenia side or another goalless afternoon for the visitors, as against Switzerland, could keep this closer. MATCH PULSE's three AI engines (GPT, Claude and Gemini) publish their independent analysis of the match before kick-off.

How to watch FYR Macedonia vs Slovenia

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