It's a fresh start in Premier Liga - the first match of the season. Read our full preview and see how Zeljeznicar and Borac Banja Luka did in their pre-season friendly games!
This looks to be an interesting match with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Zeljeznicar form and stats
Last season, Zeljeznicar's league statistics were 15 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses, leading to 3rd position in the Premier Liga. Over these 33 matches they scored {42 goals} and conceded 35. Playing as the home team in the former season Zeljeznicar delivered 9-5-3 (win-draw-lost) with {26 goals} and 14 conceded.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Zeljeznicar friendly games in pre-season: Zeljeznicar played two friendlies, won 2, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Zeljeznicar scored {4 goals} and conceded 0 in these two games.
Borac Banja Luka form and stats
Let's have a look at how Borac Banja Luka performed last season in the Premier Liga: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 4 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 39 and conceded {32 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 8 with 14/19 goals scored/conceded.
It's a day of discovery for Borac as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Borac Banja Luka have played three with the results W0-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Borac Banja Luka has scored {1 goals} and conceded 5 times.
Head 2 Head
Borac Banja Luka have managed a streak of 8 consecutive games without defeat (5-3-0) when facing Zeljeznicar.Zeljeznicar missing players
Borac Banja Luka missing players
| Zeljeznicar | Borac Banja Luka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeljeznicar | Last season | Borac Banja Luka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 17 | Played | P | 16 | 33 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 42 | 26 | Scored | S | 14 | 39 | ||
| 35 | 14 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 67% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 58% | ||
| 42% | 35% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 39% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 19% | 18% | ||
| 6% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 6% | ||
| 55% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 33% | ||
| 27% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 39% | ||
| 21% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | ||
| 5.5 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.9 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 28% | ||
| 7.6 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Velez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | Sloga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Igman Konjic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Siroki Brijeg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sloga Doboj | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | GOSK Gabela | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| 7 | Zeljeznicar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Zrinjski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Borac Banja Luka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Posusje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Sarajevo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Zvijezda '09 Brgule | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 66 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 45 | 78 |
| 2 | Borac Banja Luka | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 58 |
| 3 | Zeljeznicar | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 53 |
| 4 | Sarajevo | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 52 |
| 5 | Siroki Brijeg | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 48 |
| 6 | Velez | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| 7 | Sloga | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -3 | 37 |
| 8 | Igman Konjic | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -6 | 37 |
| 9 | Sloga Doboj | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 55 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 36 | -15 | 37 |
| 10 | Posusje | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 29 | -18 | 37 |
| 11 | Leotar | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 34 | -17 | 34 |
| 12 | Sloboda Tuzla | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -9 | 32 |