Euro 2020

Euro Champ Qualifying | Playoff Semi-Finals Route B

Oct 8, 2020 at 7.45pm UK

Národný Futbalový Štadión

Slovakia
0 - 0
Rep. Ireland

Duda (101'), Hamsik (114')

FT
(aet)

Hourihane (20'), McClean (48'), Duffy (68')

Slovakia win 4-2 on penalties

Stephen Kenny "really felt" for unavailable duo Aaron Connolly, Adam Idah

The pair had been sitting too close to a member of staff who later tested positive for coronavirus on the flight to Bratislava.

Oct 11, 00:02

Stephen Kenny: 'We will have to live with Euro 2020 playoff defeat'

Ireland lost Aaron Connolly and Adam Idah before kick-off in Bratislava.

Oct 10, 20:02

Republic of Ireland's Matthew Doherty is consoled by Robbie Brady and Shane Long following the Euro 2020 qualification playoff defeat to Slovakia on October 8, 2020

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Stephen Kenny's men went out on penalties in Bratislava.

Oct 9, 12:52

Stephen Kenny explains Aaron Connolly, Adam Idah withdrawals

Alan Browne and Matt Doherty missed from the spot in Bratislava.

Oct 9, 08:40

Stephen Kenny hails "phenomenal" Republic of Ireland workrate in Slovakia loss

Aaron Connolly and Adam Idah were withdrawn at the last minute.

Oct 9, 08:31

The Match

Match Report

Stephen Kenny's men were denied by an upright in extra-time.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Euro 2020 qualifying playoff between Slovakia and Republic of Ireland, including team news and predicted lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Slovakia win with a probability of 44.62%. A draw had a probability of 28.4% and a win for Republic of Ireland had a probability of 26.95%.

The most likely scoreline for a Slovakia win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.01%) and 2-1 (8.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.04%), while for a Republic of Ireland win it was 0-1 (10.15%).

Result
Slovakia	Draw	Republic of Ireland
44.62%	28.42%	26.95%

Both teams to score 43.79%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

38.11%

61.88%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

18.35%

81.65%

Slovakia Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.31%

27.69%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.75%

63.24%

Republic of Ireland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.55%

39.44%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.86%

76.14%

Score Analysis

Slovakia 44.62%

Republic of Ireland 26.94%

Draw 28.42%

Slovakia	Draw	Republic of Ireland
1-0 @ 14.02% 2-0 @ 9.01% 2-1 @ 8.38% 3-0 @ 3.86% 3-1 @ 3.59% 3-2 @ 1.67% 4-0 @ 1.24% 4-1 @ 1.15% Other @ 1.71% Total : 44.62%	1-1 @ 13.04% 0-0 @ 10.92% 2-2 @ 3.9% Other @ 0.56% Total : 28.42%	0-1 @ 10.15% 1-2 @ 6.07% 0-2 @ 4.73% 1-3 @ 1.88% 0-3 @ 1.47% 2-3 @ 1.21% Other @ 1.44% Total : 26.94%