Our prediction for this match:
Slovenia
Match Time & Date:
11/11/2020
02:45 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Azerbaijan
Slovenia will be aiming to extend their winning run to five games when they take on Azerbaijan in Ljubljana on Wednesday. The Zmajceki were impressive in the October fixtures even though Josip Ilicic was out of contention due to personal reasons. The Atalanta ace returns to contention for the November games, and, no doubt, all eyes will be on the 32-year-old when Slovenia face Azerbaijan in a friendly.
Yet another good news for the hosts is that Sporting attacker Andraz Sporar has overcome his injury. Azerbaijan, on the other hand, failed to find the net in the previous two group games in the Nations League, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered. It has to be noted that the two national teams have never met before on the international stage. The good news for the visitors is that Mahir Emreli returns from injury.
Highlighted Player (Andraz Sporar):
Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia on February 27, 1994, Andraz Sporar is a striker who plays for Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava. Sporar spent his youth career at the likes of Olimpija, MNK Ljubljana and Interblock and he continued playing for the last mentioned club at senior level.
After scoring 10 goals in 21 appearances for the club, the Slovenian attacker moved to his hometown club Olimpija Ljubljana where he earned the captaincy. Andraz Sporar was scoring goals for fun in the Slovenian top flight, netting 46 goals in 95 appearances in the league, but he then decided to take a step forward in his career.
In the 2015/2016 season he moved to Swiss outfit Basel, but he made no more than 19 appearances in the league for the RotBlau. During his spell with Basel Sporar played for Arminia Bielefeld on loan as well and in the winter of 2018 he joined Slovan Bratislava. Speaking of his international career, he made his debut with Slovenia in November 2016 against Malta.
Highlighted Team (Azerbaijan):
Azerbaijan footballers were playing for Soviet Union national team from 1920 to 1991. In 1991 Azerbaijan gained its independence and they have been competing on the international stage ever since. The Azeri have yet to qualify for the finals of a major tournament, but they have been producing fine performances ever since Robert Prosinecki took over the reins.
On September 17, 1992 the Milli suffered a 6-3 loss to Georgia in their first international match and seven years later they recorded their biggest win, with the team beating Liechtenstein 4-0 in front of home fans in Baku. The Azerbaijan national football team wear blue shirts and blue shorts when playing at home ground, while the colour of their away kit is red.
Gurban Gurbanov is the most capped played (68) and the legendary attacker, who played for Azerbaijan from 1992 to 2005), scored 14 goals for the national team. It has to be noted that the former Soviet republic play their home matches at Baku Olympic Stadium, which was opened on March 6, 2015.
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