Yes, Slovakia have taken 19 points over their last 8 UEFA Nations League games, 4.46 more than the 14.54 expected points (xPts) their chances were worth, so their results are running ahead of their performances.
Slovakia create 1.61 expected goals (xG) per game over their last 8 UEFA Nations League games, 12.90 in all, and have scored 14 goals from those chances, 1.10 more than that xG would expect.
Slovakia allow 0.99 expected goals against (xGA) per game over their last 8 UEFA Nations League games, 7.94 in all, and have conceded 6 goals from those chances, 1.94 fewer than that xGA would expect.
David Strelec has the most expected goals (xG) for Slovakia over their last 8 UEFA Nations League games, 2.74 xG in 7 appearances, and has scored 4 goals; Ondrej Duda is next with 2.01 xG.
Slovakia have taken 4.5 points more than their chances warranted over 8 games: +1.1 goals against their xG, and +1.9 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. Finishing and goalkeeping at that level rarely hold, so the table is the optimistic reading of this side.
| Window | Games | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xGA | Conceded | xGA minus conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 8 | 8 | 12.90 | 14 | +1.10 | 7.94 | 6 | +1.94 | 14.54 | 19 | +4.46 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 7.25 | 9 | +1.75 | 4.92 | 4 | +0.92 | 8.60 | 12 | +3.40 |
| Home | 5 | 9.28 | 9 | -0.28 | 3.80 | 3 | +0.80 | 10.66 | 13 | +2.34 |
| Away | 3 | 3.62 | 5 | +1.38 | 4.14 | 3 | +1.14 | 3.88 | 6 | +2.12 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | xG | xGA | xPts | Points | Deserved result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | UEFA Nations League | Kazakhstan (H) | 2-1 | 1.44 | 0.20 | 2.34 | 3 | W |
| 26 Sep | UEFA Nations League | Moldova (H) | 2-0 | 1.91 | 0.49 | 2.34 | 3 | W |
| 19 Nov | UEFA Nations League | Estonia (H) | 1-0 | 2.39 | 0.45 | 2.56 | 3 | W |
| 16 Nov | UEFA Nations League | Sweden (A) | 2-1 | 0.59 | 2.32 | 0.39 | 0 | L |
| 14 Oct | UEFA Nations League | Azerbaijan (A) | 1-3 | 0.92 | 1.46 | 0.97 | 3 | L |
| 11 Oct | UEFA Nations League | Sweden (H) | 2-2 | 1.42 | 2.34 | 0.87 | 1 | L |
| 8 Sep | UEFA Nations League | Azerbaijan (H) | 2-0 | 2.12 | 0.32 | 2.55 | 3 | W |
| 5 Sep | UEFA Nations League | Estonia (A) | 0-1 | 2.11 | 0.36 | 2.52 | 3 | W |
| Player | Position | Apps | Minutes | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xG per 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Strelec | attacker | 7 | 528 | 2.74 | 4 | +1.26 | 0.47 |
| Dávid Hancko | defender | 7 | 612 | 0.78 | 2 | +1.22 | 0.12 |
| Ivan Schranz | attacker | 4 | 124 | 0.95 | 1 | +0.05 | 0.69 |
| Ondrej Duda | midfielder | 6 | 484 | 2.01 | 2 | -0.01 | 0.37 |
| Leo Sauer | attacker | 3 | 123 | 1.06 | 1 | -0.06 | 0.77 |
| Lukas Haraslin | attacker | 5 | 413 | 1.18 | 1 | -0.18 | 0.26 |
| László Bénes | midfielder | 5 | 344 | 0.51 | 0 | -0.51 | 0.13 |
| Tomas Suslov | midfielder | 7 | 597 | 1.54 | 0 | -1.54 | 0.23 |
| # | Team | MP | xG | Goals | xGA | Conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 3.2 | 3 | 4.2 | 1 | 2.4 | 6 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Greece | 2 | 3.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| 3 | Sweden | 2 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.9 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 1.4 | 4 | +2.6 |
| 6 | Spain | 2 | 3.1 | 7 | 2.1 | 3 | 3.5 | 6 | +2.5 |
| 7 | Northern Ireland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | +1.8 |
| 8 | Austria | 2 | 4.6 | 6 | 1.7 | 2 | 4.3 | 6 | +1.7 |
| 9 | Montenegro | 2 | 4.6 | 5 | 1.9 | 3 | 4.3 | 6 | +1.7 |
| 10 | Albania | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 4.5 | 6 | +1.5 |
| 11 | Slovakia | 2 | 3.4 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 4.7 | 6 | +1.3 |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.8 | 4 | +1.2 |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 3.1 | 4 | 1.8 | 3 | +1.2 |
| 14 | Slovenia | 2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.9 | 4 | +1.1 |
| 15 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 2 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.2 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | +0.8 |
| 17 | Belgium | 2 | 2.9 | 2 | 3.5 | 1 | 2.3 | 3 | +0.7 |
| 18 | Malta | 1 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.9 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | +0.4 |
| 19 | Croatia | 2 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.4 | 5 | 2.8 | 3 | +0.2 |
| 20 | Italy | 2 | 3.8 | 4 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.8 | 3 | +0.2 |
| 21 | Estonia | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.8 | 2 | +0.2 |
| 22 | Gibraltar | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 1 | +0.2 |
| 23 | Lithuania | 2 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.4 | 1 | 3.9 | 4 | +0.1 |
| 24 | Armenia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.9 | 3 | 2.9 | 3 | +0.1 |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | -0.1 |
| 26 | Iceland | 2 | 3.7 | 4 | 1.6 | 1 | 4.2 | 4 | -0.2 |
| 27 | Denmark | 2 | 3.2 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.2 | 3 | -0.2 |
| 28 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | -0.3 |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.4 | 1 | -0.4 |
| 30 | England | 2 | 3.2 | 4 | 2.2 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | -0.5 |
| 31 | Latvia | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | -0.5 |
| 32 | Belarus | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | -0.5 |
| 33 | Netherlands | 2 | 6.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 2 | 4.6 | 4 | -0.6 |
| 34 | San Marino | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 5.6 | 10 | 0.6 | 0 | -0.6 |
| 35 | Finland | 2 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 4.7 | 4 | -0.7 |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | -0.7 |
| 37 | Kosovo | 2 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.9 | 3 | 3.9 | 3 | -0.9 |
| 38 | Faroe Islands | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 2 | -0.9 |
| 39 | Serbia | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 6.7 | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | -0.9 |
| 40 | Norway | 2 | 4.4 | 4 | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -1 |
| 41 | Israel | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 42 | Andorra | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 2.1 | 1 | -1.1 |
| 43 | Moldova | 2 | 2.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.3 | 1 | -1.3 |
| 44 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 3.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| 45 | Scotland | 2 | 1.6 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 2.4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| 46 | Cyprus | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| 47 | Wales | 2 | 2.3 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 0 | -1.6 |
| 48 | Germany | 2 | 3.1 | 1 | 3.4 | 2 | 2.8 | 1 | -1.8 |
| 49 | Poland | 2 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| 50 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.9 | 6 | 2.1 | 0 | -2.1 |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2 | 3.2 | 1 | -2.2 |
| 52 | Hungary | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 3.5 | 1 | -2.5 |
| 53 | Georgia | 2 | 2.7 | 0 | 1.4 | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | -2.7 |
| 54 | Turkey | 2 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 5 | 2.7 | 0 | -2.7 |