National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sarajevo or Velez that keep their silverware dream alive.
This has all the signs of an exciting game with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well rested since they last played a game. Let's start!
Sarajevo form and stats
Sarajevo have played 16 Premier Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Sarajevo lost their last game at Siroki Brijeg after a 0-2 scoreline.
Before that, Sarajevo drew at home versus Zeljeznicar.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sloboda Tuzla are coming to town in three days.
The Sarajevo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 16 matches. Sarajevo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Bilino Polje in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Velez form and stats
They also participated in Bosnia Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.5 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Velez playing as the away team in the Premier Liga this season.
Velez go into this game after a win, the home game against Tuzla City that ended 1-0. Haskić came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Tuzla City last time out, making the manager Dudic feel like a tactical genius.
Before that, Velez travelled to Zrinjski and returned home with a draw after the Premier Liga game finished 1-1.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier Liga trip to Borac Banja Luka.
Velez have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 20 goals have been scored. 18 goals have been conceded by Velez in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Sarajevo victories, three draws and two Velez wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Zajmović 6 goals |  A. Suljić 5 goals | N. Anđušić 5 goals |
Sarajevo missing players
Velez missing players
| Sarajevo | Velez | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 23 | Scored | S | 23 | 44 | ||
| 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 14 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 16% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 3.1 | 1.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 39% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 40% | ||
| 6.8 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 7.3 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zrinjski | 31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 57 | 78 |
| 2 | Tuzla City | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 56 |
| 3 | Borac Banja Luka | 31 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 42 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 51 |
| 4 | Sarajevo | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
| 5 | Velez | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 41 |
| 6 | Zeljeznicar | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -1 | 41 |
| 7 | Siroki Brijeg | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 37 |
| 8 | Leotar | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -20 | 33 |
| 9 | Sloboda Tuzla | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 32 |
| 10 | Posusje | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 36 | -22 | 31 |
| 11 | Rudar Prijedor | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 26 | -15 | 26 |
| 12 | Radnik Bijeljina | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 32 | -22 | 23 |
