Slovenia lost 3-0 on the road the last match-day, against Croatia. In the meantime, the Russians won 2-0 at home against Malta.
Going on, Slovenia have won just twice in their previous seven games, and the two wins had come against Malta and Gibraltar – two of the worst teams in the world.
They have been on a rather good run at home, though it could be argued that it was almost exclusively against minnows. Whenever a good team has challenged them, they have failed to rise to the occasion.
On the other hand, the Russians have lost just twice in their previous eight games, and one of these defeats had come against Belgium – the first-ranked team in the world, while the other had come against Denmark – semifinalists of Euro 2020.



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斯洛文尼亚在最后一个比赛日以0 - 3输给了克罗地亚。与此同时，俄罗斯队在主场2-0战胜马耳他队。
在过去的七场比赛中，斯洛文尼亚只赢了两场，而这两场胜利都是对阵马尔他和直布罗陀这两支世界上最差的球队。
他们在主场的表现相当不错，尽管可以说他们的对手几乎都是小鱼。每当有一支强队挑战他们时，他们总是不能应付自如。
另一方面，俄罗斯在前八场比赛中只输了两场，其中一场是输给了世界排名第一的比利时队，另一场是输给了2020年欧洲杯半决赛的丹麦队。