Slovenia U21 2-4 Netherlands U21: result and report
Netherlands U21 won 4-2 away at Slovenia U21 at Ljudski vrt in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying on 2 October 2026. Scorers — Slovenia U21: David Pejicic (15'), Miha Matjasec (47'); Netherlands U21: Ayoub Oufkir (19'), Lequincio Zeefuik (28'), Ernest Poku (54'), Kees Smit (57'). Netherlands U21 had more of the ball (71.3% possession) and shots finished 13 to 10. Player of the match by Play Score rating: Kees Smit (8). In the table, Slovenia U21 are 5th on 5 points and Netherlands U21 2nd on 12.
Key events
Match stats
Line-ups
Slovenia U21 3-5-2
- 1Lovro ŠtubljarG5.3
- 4Relja ObricCD5.6
- 5Nino MilicCD-L5.6
- 15Marko RisticCD-R5.1
- 17David PejicicCM-L7.1
- 8Miha MatjasecCM-R7.2
- 16Nejc ViherAM6
- 19Markus CimermancicLM6
- 2Mitja IlenicRM6.2
- 10Luka TopalovicCF-L6
- 9Dino KojicCF-R6.8
Substitutes
- 14Kristjan BendraSUB6.2
- 13Tian Nai KorenSUB6.3
- 11Matej MalensekSUB
- 23Kenan KurtovicSUB
- 21Niko KasaloSUB6.2
- 20Rok StormanSUB6.2
- 18Aldin JakupovicSUB6
- 12Žan MauricioSUB
- 7Matic IvansekSUB
Netherlands U21 4-2-3-1
- 1Bernt KlaverboerG6.6
- 4Dies JanseCD-L6.3
- 3Thijmen BlokzijlCD-R6.3
- 5Elijah DijkstraLB6.1
- 2Givairo ReadRB6.8
- 10Thom Van BergenAM6.7
- 6Sean SteurLM6.3
- 8Dave KwakmanRM6.2
- 9Lequincio ZeefuikF7.9
- 11Kees SmitAM-L8
- 7Ayoub OufkirAM-R7.2
Substitutes
- 21Ernest PokuSUB7.5
- 19Devin HaenSUB6.7
- 15Mats RotsSUB
- 13Rav van den BergSUB
- 12Jorg SchreudersSUB6.6
- 14Ruud NijstadSUB
- 17Aymen SlitiSUB6.6
- 20Tygo LandSUB
- 23Niek SchiksSUB
Play Score ratings from 0 to 10, calculated from each player’s statistics.
Form and head-to-head
StandingsFull standings →
| # | Team | J | SG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | +13 | 17 | |
| 2 | 8 | +5 | 12 | |
| 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 | |
| 4 | 8 | -8 | 7 | |
| 5 | 8 | -10 | 5 |